Tupac Shakur

Relationships

The public relationship between Tupac Shakur and Jada Pinkett Smith has long been a subject of curiosity and speculation. This explainer outlines what is reliably documented, se...

Guides And Explainers

Tupac Shakur died on September 13, 1996, six days after a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. On September 7, 1996, he was riding in a car with Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight aft...

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On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was shot four times in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He sustained gunshot wounds to the chest, abdomen, and thigh, and was grazed...

Celebrity Profiles

The Shakur estate refers to the legal and financial structure established around the name and legacy of Tupac Shakur, primarily managed to preserve artistic works, honor his mem...

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Tupac Shakur’s daughter is Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, born on November 15, 1997, nearly two years after his death in September 1996. She is one of two children legally recogniz...

Celebrity Profiles

Darryl Baum was a close associate of Tupac Shakur who died in a targeted shooting in New York City on February 9, 1996. He was shot multiple times outside a Manhattan residence,...

Biography & Profile

Afeni Shakur, born Afeni Shakur Davis on January 10, 1947, and later known as Afeni Shakur Khalil, was the mother of rapper Tupac Shakur and a prominent activist, Black Panther,...

biography

Where did Tupac grow up? The answer spans multiple cities and neighborhoods that together shaped one of the most consequential voices in hip-hop. Tupac moved among New York City...

Relationships

When The Notorious B.I.G., widely known as Biggie Smalls, died in March 1999, many fans and journalists revisited the question: was Biggie sad when Tupac died in September 1996?...

Status Updates

Yes, Tupac Shakur’s half-sister, Sekyiwa ‘Set’ Shakur, is still alive as of the latest public records. She is the younger of two children born to Afeni Shakur, making her...