The Life of Tupac Shakur

"I want to be a revolutionary." Said a young Tupac Shakur. From the earliest age, Tupac wanted greatness and nothing less. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born June 16, 1971 at New York University Hospital. His name, Tupac Amaru was an Inca name meaning "Shining Serpent" and Shakur meant "Thankful to God". Tupac had a rough childhood. From the day he was born, things were rough. His mother, Afeni Shakur, was a member of the Black Panther Party. …

…was very rough for him, but it taught him about life and the way things are. (Tupac’s Thugland) Tupac’s works caused a great movement in the world of rap. Suddenly more people were expressing their emotions freely through music. Tupac couldn’t have paved the way for other writers had he not been influenced be the Digital Underground, Public Enemy, Chuck D, and Ice-T. Fore, they paved the road for him. (White p.219)