Timeline of Shakur's life
Significant events in the life of Tupac Shakur:
1971
Tupac Amaru Shakur is born in NYC to Afeni Shakur, a member of the Black Panther Party who was pregnant with him while in jail on bombing charges. Tupac Amaru comes from the Incas meaning "shining serpent" and Shakur is Arabic meaning "thankful to God."
1986
Shakur's family moves to Baltimore where Tupac enrolled in the Baltimore School for the Arts. Here Tupac writes his first rap under the name MC New York.
1988
June: Tupac's family moves to Marin City, CA. Shortly after, Tupac moves in with a neighbor and starts selling drugs.
August: Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's stepfather, is sentenced to 60 years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 armored-car robbery.
1990
Tupac joins Digital Underground as a roadie/dancer/rapper.
1991
Shakur achieves individual recognition with the album "2Pacalypse Now," which spawned the successful singles "Trapped" and "Brenda's Got A Baby."
As a member of the Grammy-nominated group Digital Underground he appeared on the track "Same Song" from "This is an EP Release" and on the album "Sons Of The P."
1992
Shakur appeared in the Ernest Dickerson film "Juice."
1993
Appeared in John Singleton's release "Poetic Justice" with Janet Jackson.
1994
Release of "Thug Life." Appeared in "Above The Rim".
November: Shakur's New York sex assault trial opens.
November: Shakur is shot during apparent robbery attempt outside a music studio in New York.
December: One day after being shot, Shakur is convicted of sexually abusing a woman he had invited to his hotel room. He is acquitted of sodomy and weapons charges.
1995
Release of "Me Against The World," a multi-million-selling album.
February: Sentenced in New York to 4 1/2 years in prison for sex abuse.
May: Shakur married longtime girlfriend, Keisha Morris.
October: After nearly eight months in prison, Shakur is released on bail while he appeals.
1996
Shakur's fourth solo album, "All Eyez on Me," debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart, goes on to sell about 5 million copies. The song "How Do You Want It California Love" was a top 20 single on Billboard magazine's charts.
Acted as a detective in Orion's urban crime thriller "Gang Related."
Sept. 7: Shakur shot in Las Vegas.
Sept. 13: Shakur pronounced dead at 4:03 p.m.
R.I.P.