Remembering br Tupac Shakur.br Lesane Parish Crooks, also known as br Tupac Amaru Shakur, was born on June 16, 1971.br The rapper was born in br Harlem, New York.br Tupac is considered one of the br greatest artists ever and has sold br over 75 million records worldwide.br He released his debut album, br '2Pacalypse Now,' in 1991.br The rapper was br heavily involved in br the East Coast-West Coast br hip-hop rivalry.br Tupac’s album, 'All Eyez on Me,' became one of the best-selling U.S. albums.br It was also considered br the first double album br in hip-hop.br Tupac acted in the films 'Juice' and 'Poetic Justice.'.br He was shot multiple times by br an unknown gunman on br September 7, 1996.br and later died on September 13, 1996, br at the age of 25.