Tupac Shakur
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Death | 28 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 16,1971 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | East Harlem |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Assassinated | University Medical Center, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, United States |
| University Medical Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Height | 176 (cm) |
| Awards | Soul Train Music Award for Best Rap Album |
| American Music Award for Favorite Artist Rap/Hip-Hop | |
| Soul Train Music Award for Best Album of the Year | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Spouse | Keisha Morris |
| Parents | Afeni Shakur |
| Billy Garland | |
| Songs | All Eyez on Me |
| Albums | All Eyez on Me |
| Me Against the World | |
| Tupac: Resurrection | |
| The Don Killuminati: The 7 D... | |
| Until the End of Time | |
| Siblings | Sekyiwa Shakur |
| Mopreme Shakur | |
| Chinua Shakur | |
| Nzingha Shakur | |
| Takerra Allen | |
| Landon Garland | |
| List | California LoveAll Eyez on Me · 1996 |
| 1996 | |
| Full name | Tupac Amaru Shakur |
| Downwards | Tupac |
| The Killing of Tupac Shakur | |
| Inside a Thug's Heart | |
| Died | University Medical Center |
| Las Vegas | |
| Nevada | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 13,1996 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 408657 |
Tupac Shakur Life story
Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential and successful rappers of all time. Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
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Snoop Dogg acquires Death Row Records
... Death Row began to decline in the late 90s after the death of one of its stars Tupac Shakur, and the imprisonment of Suge Knight, as well as the departures of Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre...
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Snoop Dogg acquires Death Row Records
US rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg has acquired Death Row Records, the label that launched his career.
The Californian hip-hop star shot to fame following the Death Row -release of his 1993 hit debut album, Doggystyle.
It featured hits singles such as Gin & Juice, Doggy Dogg World and Murder Was The Case.
Snoop Dogg said The Move was an " extremely meaningful moment for me" and he was Looking Forward to " building The Next chapter" of the Record Label .
'Future value'" I Am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire The Iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value, " He Said in a statement.
" It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at The Beginning of my career and As One of the founding members.
He later posted an image on Instagram, alongside the caption " Bacc on Death Row ".
Death Row Records was founded in 1992 by Dr Dre, Suge Knight , the DOC and Dick Griffey .
Snoop Dogg was signed after one of his early mixtapes impressed NWA co-founder Dre, who invited him to an audition And Then appear on his own debut record, 1992's The Chronic .
Both Debut Records went multi-platform and set Death Row on its way to becoming a multi-million dollar business.
Prior to that a teenage Snoop Dogg had spent Time In prison for a drug offence.
Doggystyle sold millions of copies around The World and was followed up by Tha Doggfather in 1996.
But he left the Record Label in 1998, after a row about the terms of his contract and the alleged withholding of royalty payments, and went on to enjoy further success as musician, actor and media personality.
Death Row began to decline in the late 90s after the Death of one of its stars Tupac Shakur , and the imprisonment of Suge Knight , as well as the departures of Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre.
Controversy and legal cases followed before the label filed for bankruptcy in 2006 and was auctioned to WIDEawake Entertainment for $18m (£13. 2m) in 2009.
The Infamous label was later sold to Entertainment One , after the owner of WIDEawake went bankrupt in 2012, And Then became a division of Hasbro, until Last Year when One Music was sold to The Blackstone Group.
It's now back in The Hands of one its original stars, who was awarded a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 2018.
Snoop Dogg , whose real name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, was previously appointed creative chairman of Priority Records in 2009.
His other business ventures include the release of the Snoopify app, as well as cannabis products called Leafs by Snoop. In 2019 he moved into esports, creating the Gangsta Gaming League.
Source of news: bbc.com
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