Tupac Shakur was born on June 16, 1971 in Harlem, New York and raised by his mother who was a member of the black panther party. Tupac was an American rapper who rapped about the injustices that many African Americans face everyday. He became an artist many people could look up to because he used to sell drugs on the same street his mother use to buy from. He then changed his life around because of hip hop. He use to write a lot poetry and decided that he wanted to share it with the world through music. This lead to him becoming one of the top-selling artist of all time selling over 75 million albums to date. His music did not only resonate with his generation but with other minority groups who were fighting and facing inequalities. Unfortunately, on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas Tupac was shot in the hand pelvis, and chest. He died on September 13, 1996 because of gang related violence. This inspires me because even though Tupac was at rock bottom he still over came his struggles. He then became an icon people can loop up to. Someday I want to be a role model for someone and inspire them to do better.
