Tupac Shakur (English Wikipedia)

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2paclegacy.com

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2paclegacy.net

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9news.com

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abc.net.au

"Tupac was one of the greatest rappers of all time, and here's why". ABC News. September 6, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

academia.edu

Vaught, Seneca (Spring 2014). "Tupac's Law: Incarceration, T.H.U.G.L.I.F.E., and the Crisis of Black Masculinity". Spectrum: A Journal on Black Men. 2 (2): 93–94. doi:10.2979/spectrum.2.2.87. S2CID 144439620. Archived from the original on March 6, 2017. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

albumism.com

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alleyezonme.com

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allhiphop.com

"Exclusive: Mopreme Shakur Talks Tupac; Rapper's B-Day Celebrated". AllHipHop. Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
Watkins, Greg (June 15, 2011). "Exclusive: Jimmy Henchman Associate Admits to Role in Robbery/Shooting of Tupac; Apologizes To Pac & B.I.G.'s Mothers". Allhiphop.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
Crates, Jake (February 3, 2015). "YG Says Tupac Has Inspired His Return To School; Calls Pac A Father Figure For Many (AUDIO)". AllHipHop.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015.
Thomas, Chris "Milan" (editor), with Erik Gilroy (reporter), and AllHipHop interviewers, "Tupak Shakur: A roundtable discussion", featuring Pudgee that Phat Bastard, Buckshot, Chino XL, Adisa Bankjoko, Cormega, and DJ Fatal, AllHipHop.com, March 5, 2007: "Cormega: A lot of people think that it was about Biggie on the East Coast and 'Pac on the West Coast. It wasn't like that. Big ran New York. 'Pac ran America. I was in a club with Mobb Deep in North Carolina and n***as in the crowd were shouting "Makaveli!" This is on the East Coast! That shows you how powerful his influence was" archived January 7, 2012].

allmusic.com

Huey, Steve (n.d.). "2Pac – All Eyez on Me". AllMusic. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
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ambrosiaforheads.com

"New Details Emerge About Tupac Ambushing A Tribe Called Quest's Source Awards Speech (Video)Ambrosia For Heads". ambrosiaforheads.com. June 2, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Paine, Jake (December 1, 2017). "Michael Rapaport Reveals Tupac, Leo & More Were Part Of The Original "Higher Learning" Cast (Video)". Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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andscape.com

Tinsley, Justin (March 22, 2019). "A look back at 'Above the Rim' on its 25th anniversary". Andscape. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
Tinsley, Justin (January 21, 2022). "New Tupac Shakur exhibit, 'Wake Me When I'm Free,' looks at the revolution that created the revolutionary". Andscape. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

apnews.com

"Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge". AP News. September 29, 2023.

archive.org

Hoye, Jacob; Ali, Karolyn, eds. (2003). Tupac: Resurrection 1971–1996. New York: Atria Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-7434-7434-1.
Shakur, Tupac (1999). The rose that grew from concrete. New York: Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-02844-2.
Monjauze, Molly (2008). "Tupac remembered". San Francisco Chronicle. p. 69. ISBN 9781932855760. OCLC 181069620.

archive.today

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arstechnica.com

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atlantapost.com

"Remebering Tupac: His Musical Legacy and His Top Selling Albums". Atlantapost.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2012.

avclub.com

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baltimoremagazine.com

Lewis, John (September 6, 2016). "Tupac Was Here". Baltimore Magazine. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

baltimoresun.com

Case, Wesley (March 31, 2017). "Tupac Shakur in Baltimore: Friends, teachers remember the birth of an artist". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019.
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bbc.co.uk

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bbc.com

"Tupac blamed race in Madonna breakup letter". BBC News. July 6, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

bet.com

"Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur To Be Inducted Into Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame". BET. December 30, 2006. Archived from the original on December 30, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
Reese, Alexis (December 15, 2021). "Tupac Talks Quad Studios Shooting in Kevin Powell Interview". BET. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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billboard.com

"2Pac – Album chart history". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
Ramirez, Erika (April 1, 2015). "Tupac's 'Me Against the World' Topped Billboard 200 20 Years Ago Today: A Retrospective". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
Corpuz, Kristin (June 16, 2020). "Tupac's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
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Donahue, Ann (June 23, 2010). "Tupac, Willie Nelson, R.E.M. among inductees to National Recording Registry". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013.
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biography.com

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books.google.com

Golus, Carrie (August 1, 2010). Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol. Twenty-First Century Books. pp. 62, 92. ISBN 978-0-7613-5473-4.
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Prestholdt, Jeremy (2019). Icons of Dissent: The Global Resonance of Che, Marley, Tupac and Bin Laden. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-1906-3214-4.
Cullen, Jim (2017). Democratic Empire: The United States Since 1945. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley & Sons. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-119-02735-5.
Golus, Carrie (December 28, 2006). Tupac Shakur. Lerner Publications. ISBN 9780822566090. Archived from the original on December 8, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
"Shakur Estate Settles With Chopmaster J; Lil Mo's 'True Story' Finally Comes To Light". Billboard. June 9, 2001. p. 24. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
Brown, Jake (2005). Tupac Shakur, (2-Pac) in the Studio: The Studio Years (1989–1996). Amber Books Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-9767735-0-4.
Parker, Derrick; Diehl, Matt (2007). Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and Jam Master Jay Investigations from the NYPD's First "Hip-Hop Cop". New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 113–116. ISBN 9781429907781. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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McQuillar, Tayannah Lee; Johnson, Fred L. (January 26, 2010). Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon. Hachette Books. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-7867-4593-7.
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Alexander, Frank; Cuda, Heidi Siegmund (January 10, 2000). Got Your Back: Protecting Tupac in the World of Gangsta Rap. Macmillan. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-312-24299-2.
"Sweatin' Bullets: Tupac Shakur Dodges Death but Can't Beat the Rap". Vibe: 23. February 1995. Archived from the original on February 6, 2022.
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boom92houston.com

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britannica.com

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casetext.com

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cathyscott.com

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cbc.ca

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cbsnews.com

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charlesfwalker.com

Walker, Charles F. (February 26, 2014). "Tupac Shakur and Tupac Amaru". Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2019.

chicagotribune.com

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chuckphilipspost.com

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cnn.com

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colorlines.com

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complex.com

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courant.com

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