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Tupac has become a legend in hip-hop and rap circles for his talent, his violent behavior, and his brutal death. The son of Black Panther activists, Shakur was raised by his mother Afeni Shakur. She was actually in jail on bombing charges during her pregnancy with Tupac. She was later acquitted in the case. He had no contact with his father, until he was an adult.

He had a difficult childhood, moving frequently around in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and the Bronx. Shakur received an education in radical politics from his mother, but he also saw some of life's hardships through her struggles with substance abuse.

Growing up, he moved to the west coast and joined a gangsta rap group digital underground before he went solo. He appeared to be living up to his aggressive gangster rap persona with several arrests for violent offenses in the 90s. In 1994, he spent several days in jail for assaulting director Allen Hughes and was later convicted of sexual assault in another case. Tupac himself fell victim to violence, getting shot five times in the lobby of a recording studio during a mugging.

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Persistent and Optimistic Tupac- DeAnthus, Albina, Isabelle, Isaiah.

By DeAnthus Howard