2PAC - "The Day Tupac Died" 5 MIN. RARE MTV VIDEO 1971-1996

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Rare MTV news clip that aired in 1996 the day that Tupac was pronounced dead. Chronicles 2Pac's hip-hop career: a strange, terrible and beautiful saga. 2Pac is the greatest of all time... Rest in peace Tupac Amaru Shakur - you are missed. Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 -- September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names: 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. He is recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best selling hip-hop artist, with over seventy-five million albums sold worldwide including over fifty million in the United States alone. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up around violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society, and sometimes qualms with other fellow rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social, and racial equality as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and conflicts with the law. Many fans, critics, and industry insiders rank him as the greatest rapper ever. In 1990, Shakur was a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative rap group Digital Underground. Shakur's debut album, 2Pacalypse Now, gained critical recognition and backlash for its controversial lyrics. Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. Later, Shakur was shot five times in a recording studio lobby in Manhattan and was robbed. Following the incident, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the shooting and did not warn him; the controversy would help spark the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. After serving eleven months of his sentence, Shakur was released from prison on an appeal financed by Marion "Suge" Knight, the CEO of Death Row Records. In exchange for Suge's assistance, Shakur agreed to release three records under the Death Row label. Shakur's fifth album, the first double-disc release in hip hop history All Eyez on Me, counted as two albums. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, and died six days later of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at University Medical Center, Las Vegas. Shakur's work has influenced many modern rap artists. Eminem, Nas, Lloyd Banks, Rick Ross, Ja Rule, The Game, and 50 Cent all acknowledge his influence on their work. The likes of Snoop Dogg, Diddy, Pharrell, Ghostface Killa, Lil' Scrappy, DMX, Lil' Jon, Mary J. Blige, Juvenile, Outkast, Jermaine Dupri, WC, Sean Paul, Ice Cube, Missy Elliot, Mike Tyson and Nelly have all named songs by Shakur that they personally enjoyed. Studio albums 1991: 2Pacalypse Now 1993: Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z. 1994: Thug Life: Volume 1 1995: Me Against the World 1996: All Eyez on Me 1996: The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory Posthumous studio albums 1997: R U Still Down? (Remember Me) 1999: Still I Rise 2001: Until the End of Time 2002: Better Dayz 2004: Loyal to the Game 2006: Pac's Life Top 10 Billboard singles 1991: "Brenda's Got a Baby" 1991: "If My Homie Calls" 1993: "I Get Around" 1993: "Keep Ya Head Up" 1995: "Dear Mama" 1995: "Old School" 1995: "So Many Tears" 1996: "California Love" 1996: "How Do You Want It" 1997: "To Live & Die in L.A." 1997: "Made Niggaz" 1997: "Do For Love" 1998: "Changes" 2002: "Thugz Mansion" 2003: "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" 2005: "Ghetto Gospel" 2006: "Pac's Life" Video, text, and artwork copyright to respective owners / creators. I am merely acting as a fan of Tupac and want to keep the legacy of Pac movin' & growing. Peace & Bay Luv. -t aka emcee t www.myspace.com/emceet | www.emceet.com | 2007

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Uploaded: August 16, 2007 at 7:27 pm
Author: EmceeTStaff

Length: 0:04:57
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xxhoparikxx (Tuesday 8th of July 2008 11:04:42 PM)
evytime i listen 2 this i wana cry man rest in peace 2pac 2pac4eva
spick134 (Tuesday 8th of July 2008 05:05:49 PM)
Tupac died on my birthday September 13
lsufa (Tuesday 8th of July 2008 01:41:49 PM)
he died 10 days before me and my twin brother's 2nd birthday, it's ashame that i didn't get to grow up listening to his music or biggies music.
DiorKiss89 (Tuesday 8th of July 2008 10:31:15 AM)
rip pac
ifuckinghatemylife (Tuesday 8th of July 2008 06:52:21 AM)
something else that is unfactual and a lie is that your father did actually have sex with your mom the truth is he wanked it in a cup at a sperm donor clinic and your real "fake dad" (your moms boy friend at the time)was infertile and they didnt even marry beforhand which im pretty sure that makes you a fucking bastard child as well as well as being one big unwanted heap of psychological issues .your unworhty of human exsistence . might as well kill yourself you purposeless twit.
butterfeetskatecrew (Monday 7th of July 2008 09:48:27 PM)
yo juice was a sickkk movie
DirtaaysouTH (Monday 7th of July 2008 09:48:16 PM)
your fucking stupid stop talking. ignorant fucker.
weeniesaurus (Monday 7th of July 2008 07:06:25 PM)
rip tupac...
weeniesaurus (Monday 7th of July 2008 07:03:19 PM)
he died two days b4 my b-day
D4NIBOY (Monday 7th of July 2008 10:51:28 AM)
i feel sorry for you not sad and i do feel sorry for you for the fact even though tupac did do what you said atleast he could could write unlike you mother fucker get raped by a sheep hope your family burns in fucking hell for raising a mother fucker like you