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Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971–September 13, 1996) was an American hip hop artist. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling rap/hip-hop artist ever. He has had 17 Top Ten singles in the U.S. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Most of Shakur's songs are about the hardships of growing up around violence in United States ghettos, poverty, racism, and sometimes his feuds with fellow rappers. He is known for the messages of political, economic, and racial equality that pervade his work.
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