Expository Essay

Tupac Amaru Shakur was born on June 16, 1971, known by his stage name "2pac" & Makaveli. Tupac was an american rapper. he has sold 75 mil. albums to date & is one of the "best selling music artists in the world. Tupac wasnt only an artist he was a promising actor and a social activist. most of the songs that Tupac made were about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. Tupac's work is known for advocating equal. Shakur was initially a roadie & back-up dancer for a alternative hip-hop group "Digital Underground". Shakur became the target of lawsuits and expiernced other legal problems. He was later shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City. Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and didnt warn him. The controversy helped spark the East coast West coast hip-hop rivarly. Tupac was later convited of sexual assault and sentenced to one to four and half years of prison. After serving elevn months of his sentence he was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion"Suge"Knight. The CEO of Death Row Records. In exchange for Suges assistance, Shakur agreed to release 3 albums for Death Row Records label. Tupac died on September 13, 1996. His ashes were scattered into the sea at Malibu