Known as 2Pac, this American rapper is considered to be one of the best selling music artists in the world. Having sold 75 million albums worldwide, his message is so universal that he has been ranked as the 86th Greatest Artist of All time. In 1994, he was shot 5 times and robbed in the lobby of a New York recording studio. This incident fuelled the East Coast vs. West Coast rap rivalry as Shakur believed most had knowledge of the shooting. In 1996 in Nevada he died from respiratory failure & cardiac arrest due to a drive by shooting.
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