I won't deny ya'/I'mma straight ridah'/you don't wanna' fuck with me. Got the police bustin' at me/but they can't do nothin' to a G.
Tupac Shakur was a man of paradoxes. A belligerent mediator, a misogynist feminist and an educated thug. He's mainly known for being one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time, but there's more to him than that. Despite his persona as a thug, he was also a great appreciator of art, literature, and the classics. After setting the precedent for gangsta' rap, (Acquire wealth, buy materials, stomp police, shoot rivals, perform braggadocio, back said braggadocio up, party hard with the homies, weed & drinks, sex with prostitutes, damn it's good to be a good gangster), he saw sent to prison. During his stay there, he read up on Machiavelli's The Prince, influencing him so much that he changed his stage name from '2Pac' to 'Makaveli'. At this time, he was also feuding with contemporary rapper The Notorious B.I.G., whom Tupac claimed to be responsible for two armed men that attempted to kill him. At the height of their feud, Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. were both gunned down in mysterious and similar circumstances. At the time of his death, Tupac's house contained many books, revealing his behavior as a voracious reader.
Tupac's "Hit 'Em Up" did for the Hip-Hop Diss Track what Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" did for the Rock Opera. Tupac not only achieved success in life, but also in death; he may hold the record for the number of studio albums released posthumously, at a staggering 7. He's also the only artist to perform on-stage posthumously in hologram form.
I'll reserve joining for now actually.