2Pac, also known as Makaveli, and of course Tupac Shakur, lives in hip-hop lore with a legacy of powerful albums that shaped the genre and enhanced perspective on both personal storytelling and ...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of a remarkable year in music: In 1993, more than a dozen rap artists released albums that helped change the sound of America. Among them was Tupac Shakur, who at ...

Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...

Tupac Shakur is widely revered as a legend and an icon. In less than five years, the thoughtful-yet-volatile rapper became a flashpoint for rage and awareness, in equal measure. With Shakur's ...

In a recording career that spanned barely five years, 2Pac released four solo albums that made him an icon of the burgeoning West Coast rap scene, topping the charts in a blur of controversies, court ...