Tupac Shakur Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2002, he was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame
• He was inducted into the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2010
• On September 7, 1996, he was involved in a drive-by shooting that led to his death six days later
• He began his career with hip hop group Digital Underground as a backup dancer
• As a child, he enjoyed Shakespeare's work and dreamt of becoming a Shakespearean actor
• At the Coachella music festival in 2012, Digital Domain created a virtual projection of him that performed two of his hit songs
• He was named after 18th-century South American revolutionary Tupac Amaru