2Pac
USA, 1989–1996
American rapper and actor (1971–1996, Tupac Amaru Shakur). Began with Digital Underground, then recorded socially conscious and gangsta rap — 2Pacalypse Now (1991), All Eyez on Me (1996). One of the best-selling rap artists; his lyrics addressed poverty, racism and violence. Shot and killed in Las Vegas at 25.