2pac
...dividual recognition. He was also nominated for a Grammy award as a member of Digital Underground. In 1992, 2pac makes his movie debut in a film by Earnest Dickerson called “Juice,” followed by a film with Janet Jackson called “Poetic Justice” in 1993. His second album also hit stores the name year. This was a very controversial album titled “Strictly for my N.I.G.G.A.Z.” This album went platinum. In 1994, he was at it again with another album, “Thug Life,” and another movie, “Above the Rim.” In ’94, 2pac went through some hard times. In September, two teens murdered a police officer in Milwaukee and said that a 2pac song called “Souljah’s Story” inspired them. Two months later, 2pac went to trial for sexual assault. He was also shot five times when thieves attempted to rob him outside of a studio in New York. One day after being shot, 2pac is convicted of sexual abuse, but acquitted of sodomy and weapons’ charges. Until his death he claimed he was innocent. In 1995 he released his fourth album named “Me Against the World”, which was a multi-million selling record. And later that year was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison for sexual abuse. He spent 8 months in prison before being released on bail. In 1996, 2pac released his fifth album called “All Eyez on Me.” This record debuted at number 1 on the Billboard’s album chart. He also starred in the crime thriller, “Gang Related.” But when September came his world came crashing down. On September 6, 1996, 2pac was shot 5 times in Las Vegas after coming out of a Mike Tyson fight. On September 13, he was pronounced dead. To this very day his murder is unsolved but police have new suspects in the crime. Before 2pac died he was set to release a new album under the alias Makavelli. The album is called “The 7 Day Theory.” This album hit stores after 2pac's death. The strange thing was that there is a unique history behind Makavelli.Since his death, 2pac’s mother, Afeni has released 5 2pac albums and one book of poetry. The book of poetry was called “The Rose That Grew From Concrete,” which contains over 70 poems that 2pac wrote between 1989-1991. On November 26th of this year, he will be releasing another album called “Better Dayz.” This CD will be double disc, and it is said to be his last album. This may be disappointing to fans. (http://2pac2k.peel.com/bio.html). Back to the story of Makavelli, 2pac gets the name from an Italian man that faked his death. His name was Niccolo Machiavelli. Is this a coincidence? Some would say yes but there are a lot of facts behind his death. After 2pac’s murder there were no pictures released and the rapper was not wearing a bulletproof vest. This may not seem strange but if you know of the rapper he always wore a bulletproof vest. Another strange fact was that 2pac was cremated the day after his death. It is illegal for someone who is murdered to be cremated, without an autopsy. On the cover of his Makavelli album there is a picture of 2pac crucified on a cross with 5 bullet holes. There are just so many coincidences to the controversial death. Some people believe he is still alive today. The only witness to the shooting was gunned down two months after the shooting. Another coincidence was the next music video released after 2pac’s death was a song called “I aint mad a...