Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur was an American rapper and actor, among the most influential figures in hip-hop history.
His work addressed poverty, racism, and violence with raw intensity.
Shot and killed in Las Vegas in 1996 at age twenty-five, his death remains officially unsolved.
Often referred to simply as Tupac or by his stage name 2Pac.
America's eastern shoreline
- West CoastAmerica's sunset shore
- Death Row RecordsNineties hip-hop powerhouse
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
- 1996Late twentieth-century year
Rhythmic spoken-word music
- emceeCeremony host
- lyricistWriter of song texts
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
verse · bars · cadence · wordplay · delivery · freestyle · storytelling · poetry
Having considerable effect
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- immortalizedMade permanently remembered
posthumous · tribute · hologram · unreleased · estate · Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · cultural impact · inspiration
Violent criminal
- poetWriter of verse
- rebelAuthority defier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
sensitivity · bravado · passionate · outspoken · charismatic · defiant · complex · troubled
Fair distribution of opportunities
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
advocacy · solidarity · liberation · oppression · racial equality · police brutality · inequality · poverty
East Coast
America's eastern shoreline
- West CoastAmerica's sunset shore
- Death Row RecordsNineties hip-hop powerhouse
- Las VegasNevada's gambling capital
hip-hop
Rhythmic spoken-word music
rhyme · verse · bars · cadence · wordplay · delivery · freestyle · storytelling · poetry · metaphor
Hail Mary
Catholic Marian invocation
- I Get AroundClaim of wide movement
influential
Having considerable effect
immortalized · posthumous · tribute · hologram · unreleased · estate · Rock and Roll Hall of Fame · cultural impact · inspiration · remembered
thug
Violent criminal
contradiction · sensitivity · bravado · passionate · outspoken · charismatic · defiant · complex · troubled · visionary
social justice
Fair distribution of opportunities
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
protest · advocacy · solidarity · liberation · oppression · racial equality · police brutality · inequality · poverty · systemic racism
- 90s IconsJulia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Hanks
- Late IconsMarilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Audrey Hepburn
- Famous DeathsAbraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Tupac ShakurWill Smith
MC Hammer · Vanilla Ice · Pat Boone · LL Cool J · Nelly
Tupac ShakurBill Cosby
Sidney Poitier · Colin Powell · Clarence Thomas · Condoleezza Rice · Barack Obama