Tupac Facts

Tupac's given name was Lesane Crooks. He was the sone of Afeni Shakur (government name Alice Fay Walker) who was one of the defendants at the Panther 21 trial.

Tupac studied drama at Baltimore's School For The Arts, where he rapped under the name MC New York.

At the Baltimore School of the arts, 2Pac met Jada Pinkett, who would become a close friend of 2pacs.

Tupac Amauru Shakur was named after an Inca Indian chief, Tupac Amaru means Shining serpent and Shakur means thankfukl to god in Arabic.

When Tupac was 12 years old, his mother enrolled him in Harlems 127th St Ensemble where he played Travis in "A Raisin in The Sun"

While he was with Digital Underground, someone once shoved a 12 gauge shotgun in 2Pacs face because of a dispute over a girl after Pac appeared with digital underground at a Martin Luther King Jr festival

The meaning of the individual letters in THUG LIFE is "The Hate U Give Little Infants Fuck Everybody"

Tupac said that because of his moms ties with the Black Panthers, the FBI was always after him and his family.

Tupacs first appearence ever was on Digital Undergrounds Same Song where he raps wearing West African war clothes in the video.

Porn Star Spontaneous XXXStacy, whos been in mags like Portfolio and Players has a tatoo on her arm with Tupacs name and the title of the song "Keep Ya Head Up."

Tupac has a huge cross on his back that says Exodus 18:11 a reference to where the bible says Now I know That the Lord is Greater Than All Gods because he delivered the people from the hands of the Egyptions when they dealt with them arrogantly.

Tupac started his career on Tommy Boy Records with Digital Underground.

Tupac was first inspired to rap when a friend of his was killed while he was playing with a gun. His first rap was about gun control.

When 2Pac first moved to California he was homeless for 2 years.

In the movie Juice, where 2Pac plays Bishop, 2pac said the now famous line "Yeah Im crazy, but you know what? I dont give a fuck."

The song to live and die in L.A. is california love part2. Tupac states that at the end of the song he says "motherfuckin california love part2 without gay ass dre"

Tupac states that M.O.B means "money over bitches" obviously but it also means "Member the Bloods"

tupac stated that the word "nigga" stands for Never Ignorant Gettin' Goals Acomplished.

Before Tupac's album "All Eyez On Me", there had never been a double album in Hip Hop history. When "All Eyez On Me" came out, it sold more than 5 million, then when Pac died, it hit the charts again and exceeded (past) 6 million. That was one of the MOST selling DOUBLE albums in "music" history..

His father (not his step father, Mutulu) is Billy Garland.