Tupac Shakur was a well-known American rapper and actor who rose to prominence during the 1990s gangsta rap trend. When he was a year old, his mother, Afeni Shakur, a Black Panther Party member, changed his birth name from Lesane Parish Crooks to Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 16, 1971.
The bustling world of entertainment was shaken to its core on a fateful evening on September 7, 1996. Tupac Shakur, a burgeoning hip-hop singer, had just returned from a Las Vegas casino where he had witnessed an exciting boxing battle starring the renowned Mike Tyson.
Unfortunately, as he proceeded into the night, an unknown assassin aimed and fired at Shakur, leaving the talented artist fighting for his life. The music business lamented the death of this extraordinary talent six agonizing days later.
Despite his premature death, his enormous talent and endeavors enabled him to earn a large net worth of $105 million at the time of his death, adjusted for inflation.