The legendary African-American rapper, poet and actor will receive a star in the recording category at a public ceremony on June 7 at 6212 Hollywood Blvd. Ana Martinez says, “Tupac Shakur was a rapper, actor, activist, poet, and revolutionary.” Creator of Hollywood Walk of Fame “This iconic artist will remain an important cultural figure for many years to come”
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27 years after his death, Tupac Shakur will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On June 7, the legendary American rapper, poet and actor will receive a star in the recording category during a public ceremony at 6212 Hollywood Blvd.
“Tupac Shakur was a rapper, actor, activist, poet, and revolutionary,” says Hollywood Walk of Fame creator Ana Martinez. “This iconic artist is making part of zeitgeist He would remain an important cultural figure for decades after his death, and for many years to come. Surely, as one of the stars of Los Angeles, Tupac’s star will be added to the list of most viewed stars.
Shakur, the rapper revered as a legend
Born in New York City but raised in California through his formative years, Shakur is revered as a West Coast legend. It has been, is and most likely will continue to be a source of inspiration for artists around the world for a long time to come. Among the big VIP names in music he’s inspired, we can count Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, J.J. Cole, Drake, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber are just a few of the names on the international music scene that mean a lot to Tupac.
Tupac Shakur studied acting, poetry, jazz, and ballet at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Early in his career, the musician was known as MC New York, after which he changed his stage name to 2Pac when he joined the rap group Digital Underground.
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As a solo artist, Shakur released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991 through Interscope Records. He released three more albums before the fatal shooting in Las Vegas on September 13, 1996, at the age of 25. All of his records have charted on the Billboard 200. all Eyez on Me And me against the world at the top of the ranking. Since his death, six posthumous studio albums have been released through Amaru Entertainment (the label opened by Shakur’s mother) and Interscope Records.
Is all Eyez on Me Both of Shakur’s greatest hits collections are RIAA certified diamond records, having surpassed the 10 million sales mark.
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In 2017, the rap icon was the first solo hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As an actor, Shakoor has acted in films like Juice, Poetic Justice, Above The Rim, Gridlock’D And gang related.
The Walk of Fame star unveiling will be hosted by Los Angeles radio host Big Boy. Among the speakers and guests will be director Alan Hughes (author of the Hulu documentary series Dear Mother), writer Jamal Joseph, and Tupac’s sister Sekiwa “Set” Shakur. She will accept the star dedicated to her brother, who died tragically a quarter of a century ago.
The ceremony will take place at 10:30 pm Pacific Time (PT), then 19:30 pm Italian time. Tupac Shakur’s delivery of the star can be followed in streaming on YouTube, by joining the Walk of Fame’s official channel.
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