Tupac Amaru Shakur

Tupac was immediately introduced to the so-called living of “Thug Life,” a phrase frequently mentioned when discussing Tupac. Although he was shaped by the many problems off inner-city youths growing up in post-civil rights America - poverty, fatherless ness, constant relocation - Tupac’s story began even before he was born. Afeni Shakur was like everyone else in the early ‘60s and watched the civil rights movement on television. A member of the notorious Disciples gang as a teenager, Afeni points to two primary factors that channeled her frustrations in a political direction: the historic Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Brooklyn, parent-stude

Apparently, this pain is not just something he works out in his music or in his acting - it’s something he carries into his relationships with women, with his peers, with authority figures. He seems incapable of separating art from life. First, there was Oakland: In 1991, Tupac was arrested for jaywalking and resisting arrest, and has a $10 million claim against the police for alleged brutality. Then, in 1992, during a confrontation with old acquaintances at a festival celebrating Marin City’s fiftieth anniversary, a 6-year-old boy was shot in the head. No criminal charges have been filed against Tupac, but a civil-suit is pending. Later that year, a Texas woman filed a multimillion dollar civil suit against him, claiming that the young black man who killed her husband - a cop - was influenced by Tupac’s music. Then there is 1002’s In Living Color incident. Tupac had just arrived at the Fox lot to tape a segment when he claims that his “limo-driver disrespected my homeboy, screaming at him like he was less than a man. Then the limo driver went to his trunk. We didn’t know if the guy was getting a gun or what.” Tupac and his friend jumped out of the car and allegedly attacked the driver. Tupac was arrested but the charges have been dropped. One of Tupac’s most intense criminal charges was the sexual assault case in New York. According to Tupac and his lawyers : Tupac and several friends went to the club Nell’s on Sunday, November 12, and it was there that he met the 20-year-old woman who post club began calling him, and “what she said happened did not happen. I never touched her. I feel like somebody’s setting me p because I’m Tupac Shakur. My mother was a Panther. It’s based on what they did and what I’m doing.”

It’s been over seven years now since Tupac Amaru Shakur died in intensive care, but since then his spirit and legacy have survived, and with the same voice it held during his life. No matter what you were doing when he died, if you were listening to him at the time, a lot has occurred since then. Tupac has amassed a large following of dedicated fans who continue to spread his message. Websites have grown in Tupac’s favor, and these tributes to a great man have continued to spark the digital flame to keep his name alive. His influence continues to stretch out amongst the millions of loyal fans; everyday reaching further and further into our very lives. Tupac continues to top the charts with each album release, and with his latest double album, Better Dayz, the fans have once again realized the hard work Tupac put into his music before his death. One would only hope that there is life after death, something to grasp onto even if it’s just a thought to comfort us, to shelter us. Such powerful sprits mustn’t vanish, nor should they wander aimlessly in Time’s past, a fading memory only kindled every so often by a few fans scattered throughout the world. I don’t see this happening anytime soon when it comes to Tupac and his legacy, however, as each album is released to the people, we get closer and closer to that final day when there will no longer be any new material released by the late Tupac Shakur. A final day of music releases perhaps, but not a final day to the fans, and definitely not a final day to his legacy. The Estate of Shakur is working extra hard into making sure that Tupac’s legacy is not forgotten. The TAS Foundation is in the works of breaking ground and constructing the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. An almost Shrine to the late Tupac Shakur. It will also come equipped with a museum of past Tupac possessions, and will include a stage for those interested in Performing Arts. This in itself is sure way to keep Pac’s memory alive in all of us.

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