Tupac’s career really took off in the 90’s. Around this time,
Shakur made his film debut in the 1992 crime drama with Omar Epps, Samuel L.
Jackson and Queen Latifah. He showed his softer side in Poetic Justice in 1993.
Then came the albums like“Keep Ya Head Up" "I Get Around" Strictly 4 My N.****
Me Against the World, All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
After getting the public eye on himself, Shakur created a group Thug Life
including, Big Syke, Macadoshis, his stepbrother Mopreme Shakur, and Rated R.
The group released their only album Thug Life: Volume 1 on September 26, 1994.
In October 1993, in Atlanta, two brothers, Mark and Scott Whitwell, were with
their wives celebrating Mrs. Whitwell's recent passing of the state bar
examination. As they crossed the street, a car with Shakur inside passed by them
or "almost hit them." The Whitwells began an major problem with the driver, Shakur
and the other passengers, which was joined by a second car passing. Shakur shot
one officer in the buttox, and the other in the leg, abdomen, according to
the varying news reports. There were no other injuries. Mark Whitwell was charged
with firing at Shakur's car and later lying to the police during the
investigation; Shakur was charged with the shooting; the prosecutors decided to
drop all charges. On the night of November 30, 1994, the day before the verdict
in his sexual abuse trial was to be announced, Shakur was shot five times and
robbed by two armed men in army gear after entering the lobby of Quad Recording
Studios. With controversy finally behind Pac his album Me Against the World was
considered one of the most influential hip hop albums of all-time. Being the
fourth biggest selling album to date. Me Against the World won best rap album
at the 1996 Soul Train Music Awards.
Shakur made his film debut in the 1992 crime drama with Omar Epps, Samuel L.
Jackson and Queen Latifah. He showed his softer side in Poetic Justice in 1993.
Then came the albums like“Keep Ya Head Up" "I Get Around" Strictly 4 My N.****
Me Against the World, All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
After getting the public eye on himself, Shakur created a group Thug Life
including, Big Syke, Macadoshis, his stepbrother Mopreme Shakur, and Rated R.
The group released their only album Thug Life: Volume 1 on September 26, 1994.
In October 1993, in Atlanta, two brothers, Mark and Scott Whitwell, were with
their wives celebrating Mrs. Whitwell's recent passing of the state bar
examination. As they crossed the street, a car with Shakur inside passed by them
or "almost hit them." The Whitwells began an major problem with the driver, Shakur
and the other passengers, which was joined by a second car passing. Shakur shot
one officer in the buttox, and the other in the leg, abdomen, according to
the varying news reports. There were no other injuries. Mark Whitwell was charged
with firing at Shakur's car and later lying to the police during the
investigation; Shakur was charged with the shooting; the prosecutors decided to
drop all charges. On the night of November 30, 1994, the day before the verdict
in his sexual abuse trial was to be announced, Shakur was shot five times and
robbed by two armed men in army gear after entering the lobby of Quad Recording
Studios. With controversy finally behind Pac his album Me Against the World was
considered one of the most influential hip hop albums of all-time. Being the
fourth biggest selling album to date. Me Against the World won best rap album
at the 1996 Soul Train Music Awards.