Early Life: Tupac was born on June 16, 1971 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York. Shakur was raised by his mother . She was in jail on bombing charges during her pregnancy with Tupac. She was later acquitted in the case. He had no contact with his biological father, Billy Garland, 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. In his youth, he explored acting by becoming a member of the 127th Street Ensemble, a Harlem-based theater company. As a teenager, Shakur attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he took acting and dance classes, including ballet. While living in Baltimore, he discovered rap and began performing as MC New York. In the late 1980s, Shakur and his family moved to the West Coast. He joined the Oakland, California-based hip-hop group Digital Underground, which earlier had scored a hit with the song "The Humpty Dance." Shakur appeared on two of the group's recordings—1990's This Is an EP and Sons of the P before going solo. Legend: He was a Shakespearian character: Tupac loved Shakespeare. He studied him intently in performing arts school. His love of plays, in large part due to Shakespeare, led him to write a screenplay while he was locked up in Clinton Correctional. His persona, choices in life, lyrics, the characters in his songs were straight out of a Shakespearean play. All of the elements of an exciting character leading a tragic, yet exciting, life. We watched his life play out like that of the grand protagonist; an anti-hero, rooting him on in some grand street opera. Legacy: Tupac left a legacy by being the best rapper of our generation. He left a spot that will never be replaced by any rapper, ever. He was not only a rapper but a poet. He wrote about empowerment to women and how hard life can be in the streets. Tupac inspires many people even after his death. The mark he made on rapping will forever live on, and never will he be forgotten. https://youtu.be/QFfY8ARB-YA