American rapper Tupac Shakur received a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on June 7. In 2016, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Return, in pictures, on the life of the artist killed nearly thirty years ago after a career as brief as dazzling.

  • One of Tupac Shakur's last concerts in Las Vegas. The rapper was the victim of a shooting on September 7, 1996. He died, aged 25, six days later.

  • Tupac Shakur, right, and Snoop Dogg call on voters to register to vote in August 1996 in Los Angeles.

  • Another great friend of 2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G. The latter was also murdered, at the age of 24, on March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles. He was considered the Tupac of New York. Some accuse Biggie and the members of the Bad Boy label of ordering Tupac's murder.

  • Tupac all smiles alongside his mother Afeni Shakur before becoming famous. The album "Me Against the World" (1995) contains the single "Dear Mama" in tribute to his mother.

  • At the table of the greats, Madonna, Sting and Tupac Shakur, March 31, 1994.

  • After the smiles, the anger. He spat at journalists as he left the court in New York in July 1994. In November 1993, a fan accused him of rape. At the end of the trial, Tupac Shakur was convicted of sexual abuse and sentenced to one and a half years in prison. He spent eleven months in prison.

  • The track "California Love", on his fourth solo album, "All Eyez on Me" (1996), is probably 2Pac's best-known song. It also features Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman. The single marks the rapper's comeback after his release from prison in 1995.

  • Rapper but not only. 2Pac was also an actor. In his second film "Juice", he starred alongside Khalil Kain. The cast also included Samuel L. Jackson, Queen Latifah and Dr. Dre.

  • "Poetic Justice" with Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur (1993).

  • Of the ten films Tupac starred in, two were released after his death: "Gridlock'd" starring Tim Roth (1997).

  • Then "Gang Related" with James Belushi.

  • The rapper had the right to a biopic "All Eyez On Me" (2017) with in the role of Tupac Demetrius Shipp. Kat Graham plays Jada Pinkett. 2Pac said of her, "Jada is my heart. She is and will remain my friend for the rest of my life. »

  • Rap star, actor, Tupac has become a pop culture figure. In particular, he popularized the expression "Thug Life".

  • Tupac's face adorns t-shirts. French model Younes Bendjima, ex of Kourtney Kardashian, or Karim Benzema have been seen with.

  • The 2Pac wax statue at Madame Tussauds in London, 2013.

  • Tattooed, the rapper himself became a tattoo. His face adorns the leg of English professional footballer Alex Kiwomya.

  • In 2016, the singer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At the induction ceremony, Treach, YG, T.I. and Snoop Dogg (left to right) honored him at the Barclays Center in New York City in April 2017.

  • The cult around Tupac can even be morbid. The car in which he was fatally injured in Las Vegas was sold at auction in 2020. It was sold for $1,750,000.

  • On June 7, 2023, rapper Tupac Shakur, killed nearly thirty years ago after a career as brief as it is dazzling, is finally awarded a star on the Hollywood "Walk of fame".

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