MR. CEE                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Date of birth:?? 1973 (no relevant information about the birth date)         Place of birth:San Francisco,California,U.S.
Date deceased:January 1,1996 (aged 22)
Place of death:San Francisco,California,U.S.                                          Cause of death:Murder                                                                    




About Mr. Cee:
Well,now it's the time to talk a lil' bit about,less famous rappers.Even though Mr. Cee was one of them (except in the Bay Area),that doesn't mean he was a bad rapper.It was just the opposite,he was a great rapper who died way to young (22 years old),to make a bigger career,and was coming from a town,which at the time wasn't so related to hip-hop.Nevertheless,real hip-hop fans will know him as a member of the rap group,''RBL Posse'',(RBL is short for Ruthless by Law),along with the Black C.They made hits like,''Bammer Weed'',and ''Bounce to This''.From the group's 5 albums,Mr. Cee participated in the first two,before he was murdered.He was from the San Francisco district called,Hunters Point.And how dangerous it was,you can conclude by the fact that,along with Mr. Cee,his successor in the group,Hitman was also killed in 2003 in the same hood.Knowing that,the only member of the RBL Posse that survived,Black C,was to wounded in Hunters Point,or to be more precise,he lost an eye,in a conflict.That can easily be seen in the RBL Posse music videos.In most of them he wears a blindfold over his right eye.That danger,that surrounded them,made me feel compassionated to them,and that was so interesting.To me,that was the real gangsta rap.They weren't lying,or making up the stuff in the songs about the dangerous things that was happening to them.They really were happening to them.First song I heard from RBL Posse,was ''Bounce to This'',and since then I am a big fan of the RBL Posse.It made me really sad,when I found out that Mr. Cee was murdered,so at least I can make this tribute to him.



Generally about Mr. Cee:
Mr. Cee (real name Hubert Kyle Church) was born in 1973,in  San Francisco,Californa.He was from the notorious district,south part of the San Francisco,Hunters Point.In 1991,Mr. Cee met fellow Hunters Point rapper Black C through a mutual friend.At the time,Black C was mainly a beat maker,and he was searching for a talented rapper to form a group with.When he met Mr. Cee,in his studio,he was impressed with his rapping skills,and he knew that now he had a great rapper to form that group.So they formed the group ''RBL Posse'' in the same year.RBL Posse was the pioneering group rap group in San Francisco.On November 16,1992,the group's debut album came out.It was called,''A Lesson to Be Learned''.The album was sold in about 200,000 copies,and producing the hit single,''Don't Give Me No Bammer Weed''.On October 25,1994,their second album,''Ruthless by Law'' was released.That album was even more successful than the first album,and even peaked 197th on the Billborad 200.The most notable song,from this album was,''Bounce to This''.The album was produced by Mr Cee,Black C,The Enhancer,TC,Cellski,and the occasional member of the group,Hitman,who became full member of the group in 1995,shortly before Mr. Cee's death.The album caught the eye of the ''Atlantic Records'' producers,and just before signing up, (allegedly a million dollar contract),Mr. Cee was killed.



Mr. Cee's Death:
On New Year's Day,January 1,1996,Mr Cee was murdered in drive-by shooting near to his home in Hunters Point.He was shot nine times.

After his murder,many people in Hunters Point were killed in retaliation to his murder.Next year,remaining members of the group,Black C and Hitman made the album,''An Eye for an Eye'',in which they paid a tribute to Mr. Cee,but also called for retaliation to his murder.That resulted with death of Hitman too,on February 3,2003,also in Hunters Point.



Mr. Cee discography:
1992: A Lesson to Be Learned (with RBL Posse)
1994: Ruthless by Law (with RBL Posse)

                                         

                                               

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                               BIG PUN

Date of birth:November 10,1971                                                                 Place of birth:The Bronx,New York City,NEW YORK,U.S.                        Date deceased:February 7,2000 (aged 28)                               Place of death:White Planes,New York,U.S.                                    Cause of death:Heart attack                                                           

                                                                                                            

About Big Pun:                                                                                  Big Pun (short for Big Punisher) was really a ''rap dictionary''.I always liked his repertoire of words,many of which,every other rapper never used.He made an incredible rhymes,and they make you listen to his songs,over & over again.The best Big Pun song,to me personally,is ''You Ain't a Killer''.It's amazing how he pronounce the words in that song (like in any other song made by him),and how he perfectly harmonises lyrics with the beat.Also I think he is much better rapper than his friend Fat Joe (no offence to Fat Joe,who is a good rapper),and many hip-hop fans thinks the same.This is supported by the fact that even Fat Joe himself admits it,(which is not typical for him).Like a many rappers that died too young,the reason why Big Pun didn't make a very big career,like his fellow rapper & friend already,mentioned Fat Joe,or even bigger,is that he died at the age of 28,with just 5 years of rap career.Hip-hop fans will never get over the fact,that he could make a many more songs with epic lyrics.



Generally about Big Pun:
Big Pun (real name Christopher Lee Rios) was born on November 10,1971,in The Bronx,NYC.At the beginning,in the first half of 90s, he was an underground rapper in the group which he formed with Triple Seis and Cuban Link (later Terror Squad members).The group was called ''Full-A-Clips''.In 1995,he met Fat Joe,who will also be a member of the ''Terror Squad'' & one of the Big Pun's best friends.At the same year,Big Pun made his commercial debut on Fat Joe's second album ''Jealous One's Envy''.Shortly after that,in 1997,after featuring on The Beatnuts' track ''Off the Books'',producer Knobody,of the ''Loud Records'',heard his big underground hit,''I'm Not a Player''.He remixed the song,and called it ''Still Not a Player''.The song featured R&B singer Joe,and was Pun's first mainstream hit,and it was a breakthrough for both,Big Pun & Knobody.The success of the song allowed Big Pun to release his debut album ''Capital Punishment'' on April 28,1998,for Loud Records (which artists at the time were,among the others,Wu Tang Clan,Mobb Deep,Xzibit...).That album became the first album by solo Latino rapper to go multiplatinum & even was nominated for Grammy Award.At the same year ''Terror Squad'' was formed.The members were,Big Pun,Fat Joe,Cuban Link,Triple Seis,Prospect & Armageddon.On September 21,1999,the group released their debut album called,''The Album'',with big Big Pun's contribution,and the hit record ''Whatcha Gon Do?'',which was sung by Big Pun.His second and the last album he made during his life,''Yeeeah Baby'', was released on April 4,2000,almost two months after his death.The album wasn't as successful as his first album,but also went platinum,and it gave two singles,''It's So Hard'' & ''100%''.



Big Pun's Death:
Because he struggled with a weight problem since his early 20s,he participated in a weight-loss program in which he lost 80 pounds (36 kg),but he eventually quit the program,and got back the weight,he had lost.On February 7,2000,Big Pun had an fatal heart attack in Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains,New York,where he was temporarily staying with his familly,during a home renovation.He was pronunced dead at the hospital after paramedics could not bring him back to life.At the time of his death,Big Pun was at his highest weight,698 pounds (317 kg).He was cremated in New York,few days later.He had a wife & three children.



Big Pun discography:
1998: Capital Punishment
1999: The Album (with Terror Squad)
2000: Yeeeh Baby

Posthumous albums:
2011: Endangered Species

Big Pun filmography:
1998: Moesha
1999: Thicker Than Water
1999: Urban Meance
1999: Whiteboyz
2000: Boricua's Bond

                                                  

                                   
                                                                

                                                                

                            YAKI KADAFI                              

Date of birth:October 9,1977
Place of birth:Montclair,New Jersey,U.S.
Date deceased:November 10,1996 (aged 19)
Place of death:East Orange,New Jersey,U.S.
Cause of death:Murder



About Yaki Kadafi:
Many 2pac fans will remember him.He was a member of 2pac's group ''Outlawz'',and was close friend to him.Some people even say that he was his cousin,but that was never confirmed (at least I didn't get any relevant information about that).First thing I can say about him is that,he was always down with 2pac,and it always seemed to me that he was very,very loyal to 2pac.He was young,talented,upcoming rapper and his career was at the very begining.Unfortunately,he died way too young,which resulted with no solo albums released during his life (only posthumously ''Son Rize Vol.1'' in 2004).But he did have some notable guest appearances (mostly on 2pac songs),like ''Me Against the World'',''Hit Em Up'',''All About U'',''Hail Mary''...Interesting fact about this last mentioned song is that 2pac & the Outlawz (including Yaki Kadafi),wrote their lyrics in only 15 minutes,and the whole song was completed in less than an hour.I must say that,to me,it seems that he took 2pac's death very hard.That was probably the reason he returned to New Jersey & died shortly after.


Generally about Yaki Kadafi:
Yaki Kadafi (real name Yafeu Fula) was born on October 9,1977,in Montclair,New Jersey.His mother & 2pac's mother were very good friends,making them inseparable too.Because of 2pac's influence he too decided to begin his rap career in 1994.At the beginning he went by the name ''Young Hollywood'',& along with his childhood friend,rapper Napoleon he decided to form a rap group.When Kadafi's mother introduced Napoleon to 2pac,they formed the group called ''Dramacydal''.Rappers named Kastro & E.D.I. Mean (then known as K-Dog & Big Malik),were also added to group.The group appeard on 2pac's album ''Me Against the World'' in 1995.At the same year,2pac went to prison,and Kadafi always visited him.During one of the visits,they decided to form the group named ''Outlawz''.The group consisted the members of Dramacydal & Thug Life.They all took their stage names very similar to leaders who were resisting to control of the new world order.Most of the names were taken from dictators.The members were,2pac (Makaveli),Yaki Kadafi,Napoleon,Hussein Fatal (who was added to group by Yaki kadafi,shortly after the formations of the group),E.D.I. Mean,Kastro,Young Noble (last one to join the group in early summer 1996),Mopreme (Komani),Big Syke (Mussolini) and only female member Storm.But last three would soon left the group.Interesting fact is that Kadafi had a tattoo with a word ''Outlaw'' on his forearm.The most successful appearances of the group (Kadafi's as well),was on 2pac's albums ''All Eyez On Me'' & ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory''.Shortly after recording that last album,2pac was killed,and Yaki Kadafi was the only witness,but was killed too,only 2 months after 2pac.Before he gave any statement to police about 2pac's murder.


Yaki Kadafi's Death:
On the November 10,1996,while visiting his girlfriend in East Orange,New Jersey,he was shot in the head,once,between the eyes at point black range.New Jersey police found him at the staircase at 3:48 am.Ironically he had a bulletproof vest on him.Offical report doesn't say who called the police,but I once read that Kadafi's girlfriend heard an argument and a gunshot,so I assume that she called  the police.Also it's widely known that,allegedly,Napoleon's cousin killed him because of the dispute over money.But I personally belive that it was because he said he can identify one of the shooters of 2pac.He never gave the statement since he was killed.At the time he was killed,his girlfriend was pregnant,with his two daughters,but he never got to meet them,since they were born after his death.

Yaki Kadafi discography:

2004: Son Rize Vol.1 (posthumously)
1999: Still I Rise (with Outlawz,posthumously)

                                                 

                                              EAZY-E


Date of birth:September 7,1963                                                                  Place of birth:Compton,California,U.S.
Date deceased:March 26,1995  (aged 31)
Place of death:Los Angeles,California,U.S.
Cause of death:Complications from AIDS

About Eazy-E:

To me.Eazy-E was one of the greatest gangsta rappers ever,& to many people the greatest & also the founder of gangsta rap.He was well known for wearing sunglasses & Compton hat.That style made him unique among the other rappers.But he wasn't famous just because of his style of dressing,he was also famous because of his wild lyrics & charisma that only few rappers had.I don't even have to mention that his influence in hip-hop is enormous,mostly because he was the founder of one of the greatest rap group,& certainly the most influential group on the west coast N.W.A. (among hip hop fans known as ''the world's most dangerous group'').One thing I personally liked about him,is that,until his death he stayed true to his gangsta image.He was straight,he wanted to be a gangsta rapper & he always stayed the gangsta rapper.That is great for a pure gangsta rap fans.His lyrics was not about emotions,he didn't wear designer clothes in his music videos,he was the true gangsta rapper.Of course that wasn't appreciated among all hip-hop fans,because many of them like to hear about rappers personal problems (not that Eazy-E wasn't rapping about them,but he did it in more gangsta style) so they can relate to them.But to pure gangsta rap fans he stayed number one,because his lyrics was always hardcore gangsta.I personally can say that even Eazy-E is one of the best to me,I liked rappers like 2pac more,because they rapped about anything that you can relate to,but when I'm in the ''gangsta  state of mind'' I always listen to eazy-E songs,& I understand the hip hop fans who consider him the best.But let's leave that discussions aside for now,and let's say more about Eazy-E and finally about his death.

Generally about Eazy-E:

Eazy-E (real name Eric Wright) was born on September 7,1963 in Compton,California.He started as the founder of ''Ruthless Records'' in 1986,from the money he made from selling marijuana.A year later he formed N.W.A. with Dr. Dre & Ice Cube.Shortly After that,Mc Ren,DJ Yella & Arabian Prince joined the group.Their first album was released in the same year on November 6.The album was tittled ''N.W.A. and the Posse''.Eazy-E released his first solo album on September 16,1988,called ''Eazy-Duz-It''.It was soled in more than a 2.5 million copies,& that was the first time that terms,''Gangsta rap'' & ''West Coast hip hop'' was used.At that time N.W.A. already released their second and most famous album ''Straight Outta Compton''.The album was released on August 8,at the same year,and gave us the classics like ''Express Yourself'',''Fuck tha Police'',''Gangsta Gangsta'' and the song tittled same as the album,''Straight Outta Compton''.Shortly after that Ice Cube left the group,claiming that he didn't get the fair slice of the incomes.Arabian Prince also left the group  to work on his solo projects.On August 14,1990,N.W.A. releases EP called ''100 Miles and Runnin'' on which they dissed Ice Cube.And then on May 28,1991,they released the album tittled ''Niggaz4Life'',with the singles ,''Appetite for Destruction'' and ''Alwayz into Somethin''.Once again,the album contained the diss songs directed to Ice Cube,so he responded with ''No Vaseline'',in which he mocks Eazy-E for having a dinner with then President George H. W. Bush.Eazy really had a dinner with Bush.Allegedly,he said he was admiring his performance in the Gulf War,but also rumor has it that he was invited after his name was pulled from a list associated with charitable donations.Not long after that,at the same year (1991),N.W.A., fall apart.The reason was mainly because of the manager of the group,Jerry Heller,who neglected the rest members of the group & was only taking care of Eazy-E & himself.Since Eazy-E wouldn't let Dr. Dre leave the group to found his own record label ''Death Row Records'',the two of them started the feud,which will bring the many diss songs toward each other after Dre leaves the group (after Suge Knight's threat to Eazy-E and his family).Dr. Dre started first with his song ''Fuck wit Dre Day'',and Eazy-E responded with now legendary diss song ''Real Mothapuchkkinn G's'' and ''It's On''.The beef continued until February 24,1995,when Eazy-E was received in Los Angeles hospital.

Eazy-E's Death:

After receiving in L.A. hospital for what he thought it was asthma.doctors diagnosed him AIDS.Allegedly he got it from some prostitute.He revealed his condition to public on March 16,and died week later on March 26.1995 at approximately 6:35 pm,from complications related to disease.Eight monts later his album ''Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton'' was released.Years later the members of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (famous rap group discovered by Eazy-E) & B.G. Knocc Out said that his death was very sudden for a case of AIDS,and he was a still in good health shortly before he died.Dr. Dre claims that,two of them squashed the beef,when Eazy-E discovered he got AIDS.

Eazy E discography:
1987: N.W.A. and the Posse (with N.W.A.)                             
1988: Straigt Outta Compton (with N.W.A.)                            
1988: Eazy-Duz-It                                                              
1990: 100 Miles and Runnin' (with N.W.A.)                            
1991: Niggaz4Life (with N.W.A.)                                            
1991: 5150: Home 4 tha Sick                                                  
1993: It's On (Dr Dre) 187um Killa                                   
1995: Str8 off tha Streetz of Muthaphukkin Compton

Posthumous albums:
2002: Impact of a Legend                                                        
2007: Featuring...Eazy-E

                           
                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                   ODB                                      

Date of birth:November 15,1968
Place of birth:Brooklyn,New York,U.S.                                                   Date deceased:November 13,2004 (aged 35)
Place of death:New York City,New York,U.S.                                       Cause of death:Drug overdose

About ODB:

Ol' Dirty Bastard was really one of a kind rapper,and unlike some rappers who died in 90s,I remember him when he was alive.I can say only one word about his style & character,CRAZY.Of course I mean it in a good way.Which hip-hop fan can forget his crazy & funny music videos,live appearances & especially that speech on grammy awards,even though it wasn't his turn to speak ,when he said that Wu Tang is the best (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdNHS8b9C7I).It was in 1998,but unfortunately I saw it only a few years later.But precisely that moment,when he interupted the ceremony of awarding prizes,he have shown his ''I don't give a fuck'' mentality.Of course many hip-hop fans,including me,liked him because of that mentality as well as because of his music talent.When it comes to his music,he had a very special & unique style of rapping.He brought something new in the rap music,with his unusual style of rapping & half-rapped,half-sung style,long pronouncing of words (real ODB fans will know what I'm talking about).Even though he was labeled as a bad person by media & he was arrested so many times,to me deep inside,he was a good person (especially knowing that he saved a 4-yeard-old girl from the car wreckage,after a car accident he saw from his studio),& he definitely didn't deserve to die.

Generally about ODB :

Ol' Dirty Bastard (real name Russell Tyrone Jones) was born on November 15,1968,in Brooklyn,New york.He started his music career by forming the group called ''Force of the Imperial Master'' with RZA & GZA.Shortly after that, the group was renamed to ''All in Together Now'',after their successful underground hit of the same name.Not long after that,they added 6 more members to their group,& they named it the ''Wu Tang Clan''.So that's how probably the most famous rap group in history was founded.The group released their debut album ''Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers)'' in November 9,1993,which was a huge commercial succsess.ODB started his solo career in March 28,1995,when his first solo album titled ''Return to the 36 Chambers:The Dirty Version'' was released.That album gave the 2 great singles ''Shimmy,Shimmy Ya'' & ''Brooklyn Zoo'',his two most famous songs.On June 3,1997,he appeared on the second album of the Wu Tang Clan,titled ''Wu Tang Forever''.About two years after that,on September 14,1999,his second album ''Nigga Please'' was released.It wasn't as successful as his first album,but it had the worldwide hit ''Got Your Money'',which featured Kelis.This will be his last released album,since the ''A Son Unique'' album was never released.During his life,he also had a many legal troubles,like 1993,attemped robbery,1997 arrest for failure to a pay child support,1999 arrest for driving without a license...Because of that he spend a time in jail on multiple occasions.He was also shot a few times,like 1994 after an argument with another rapper and in 1998,after a home invasion robbery,but wounds were not life threatening.Unfortunately just a year after releasing from jail & singing for Roc-A-Fella Records he died from overdose.

ODB's Death:

On November 13,2004,just two days before his 36th birthday,and on a day he was scheduled to preform at the reunion concert of the Wu Tang Clan,he collapsed from drug overdose at Wu Tang's recording studio in Manhattan at 4.35 pm.He was pronunced dead at 5:04 pm.His funeral was in Brooklyn and thousands of people were attended.

ODB discography:

1995: Return of the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version                         1999: Nigga Please

                                       
                                             

                           

                           
                                                                         
                                                    

                                    BIG L  

Date of birth:May 30,1974                                                      Place of birth:Harlem,New York City,New                               York,U.S.

Date deceased:February 15,1999 (aged 24)                              Place of death:Harlem,New York City,New                                   York,U.S.
Cause of death:Murder



About Big L:
When it comes to Big L,I can say that,to me,if rap was some kind of sport he would have won many gold medals.His repertoire of words was amazing.He had so powerful lyrics & rhymes,that is unbelievable how he got 'em all together.The reason why he is not so popular like 2pac and Biggie,except the fact he had a pretty short career (he released only one album during his life),is that he didn't put his emotions to his songs so much,and wasn't always rapping about the stuff that was happening to him (even though he made some songs of that type,like ''street struck'').But when it comes to pure rhyming,he is one of the best & in my personal opinion the best freestyler I ever heard.It's like,he could make a whole album by heart,off the top of the head.The first song ever that I heard from Big L was ''put it on''.That's probably his most famous song,in which he has shown all of his skills.One thing I especially like about him is that,he always stayed true to his style,and agressive but also very clever and metaphoric style of rapping.His death was great,great loss for hip-hop,and it's a shame he died so young.Knowing that his career was yet to come to the top,he still had a lot to give for the rap music.


Generally about Big L:
Big L (real name Lamont Coleman) was born on May 30,1974,in Harlem,NYC.At the beginnig he was battling & freestyling in his neighborhood,the part of harlem called the ''danger zone''.Lord Finesse saw one of his freestyles & brought him in the ''Yo! MTV Raps'' show to promote his album.It was Finesse's song on which Big L made his first appearance.The song was called ''yes you may(remix)''.Not long after that in 1993,Big L singed for Columbia Records,& joined the group DITC (Diggin in the Crates Crew),whose members were Diamond D,Buckwild,O.C.,Fat Joe,Showbiz and A.G.Soon after that he released his first single ''Devil's Son''.On November 13,1994 he released the video for his single ''Put It On''.His first album called ''Lyfestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous'' was released in March 28,1995,and was sold in over 200,000 copies.In 1996 he left Columbia Records and started working on his second album ''The Big Picture''.which will be released after his death.Because he wanted to make music the way he liked,he formed his own indenpendet label ''Flamboyant Entertainment'' in 1998.At the same year,he released the single ''Ebonics''.CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records,Damon Dash liked the song & wanted to sign him up.Also Jay-Z & Big L was about to form a new rap group with few other rappers.The process started on February 8,1999,but just a week later Big L was murdered.


Big L's Death:
On the February 15,1995,while walking down the 45 West 139th street,just few blocks from where he grew up,he was shot nine times in the face and the chest.He was killed in the drive-by shooting style.His childhood friend Gerard Woodley was then arrested & accused for killing Big L,but he was later released because of lack of the evidence.The murder remains unsolved,but there was some speculations that he was killed by mistake.The killer allegedly mistook him for his brother Big Lee,who got in some feud with some people.It's also possible that he was killed in retaliation for something his brother did.



Big L discography:
1995: Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous


Posthumous albums:
2000: The big picture
2010: 139 and Lenox
2010: Return of the Devil's Son
2011: The Danger Zone
2012: L Corleone

                                                                       

                                                                           


                                          


                                           

                                     2PAC AMARU SHAKUR

Date of birth:June 16,1971 

Place of birth:East Harlem,Manhattan,                                         New York City,New York,U.S.                          

Date deceased:September 13,1996 (aged 25)

Place of death:Las Vegas,Nevada,U.S.

Cause of death:Murder

                 

About 2pac:
What can I say about the greatest rapper of all time?Well,let me start with how I first heard about him.Unfortunately I was just 5 years old,when he died.So I don't remember him,when he was alive.Even though I heard some of his songs on TV,I was to young back then to understand them or pay attention to them.So first time I really heard about him,was back in 2001.There was a documentary about 2pac,in which they said,he survived 1994 shooting.I was really impressed with that,and since then,I wanted to know everything about him.Since I didn't have an internet connection at that time,it wasn't easy to find out more about 2pac.But through some time I read about him in magazines,and then I bought his CD.It was the ''greatest hits'' I think.It's amazing how I liked all of the songs,but one of them,made me a big fan of his.It was the song called ''hail mary''.To this day,this is my favourite song,even though I like almost every 2pac's song.It's the way he express his emotions in this song,that I like the most.Especially because I personally had a hard moments in my life.So I can relate to part of this,and many of his other songs.They helped me through some hard times,and made me feel better.He was strong and brave man,sometimes aggressive,but also he had a soul.His death reverberated in the whole hip-hop world,like no other.Now let's say a lil' bit about his life in general.

2pac Amaru Shakur (real name Lesane Parish Crooks) was born on June 16,1971,in the East Harlem,which is the neighborhood in Manhattan,NYC. He started his career in the Digital Underground rap group,and was part of that group when he first appeard on the ''same song'' in 1991.Later that year,he began his solo career,which followed release of his debut solo album,''2Pacalypse Now'' in November 12,1991.His next album came in February 16,1993,which was titled ''Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.''.But problems for 2pac came already in 1992,when he was charged for shooting.However charges were dropped.Before the releasing of his third solo album,''Me Against The World'' (meanwhile he released album with his group ,''Thug life'' which was called ''Thug Life:Volume 1''),he was shot on the night of November 30,1994 in the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan,for which he accused Notorious BIG & P. Diddy.That later turned in big Eastcoast-Westcoast feud,which we are gonna talk about in my later posts.He survived that attack,but he was found guillty for sexual assault on February 6,1995.Just about two months after shooting.That was the crime that Pac swore he never committed.2pac went to prison on February 14,1995.Interesting fact is that 2pac served his prison sentence in the Clinton Correcional Facility.The same prison where the fellow rappers Ol' Dirty Bastard and Shyne were later serving their prison sentences.  During the time in prison,his album ''Me Against The World'',was number one on the Billboard 200,making him the first artist to achieve that while incarcerated.In October of the same year Suge Knight Bailed out 2pac for 1.4 million dollars.In exchange 2pac signed for Suge's record company ''Death Row Records''.After that 2pac released his best album ''All Eyez On Me'' on February 13,1996,which was later certifited 9x Platinum.During that time beef with Biggie was on.So he made various songs in which he was dissing him.The most famous diss song against Biggie is most certainly ''Hit Em Up'',which featured his,then new formed group ''The Outlawz''.Many people believe that,this was the song that cost him his life.Even though I personnaly think it was because of the other reasons.



2pac's Death:
On the night of September 7,1996,2pac was coming back from Seldon/Tyson match in Las Vegas.Earlier that night 2pac and his entourage beat up crip member Orlando Anderson,who robbed earlier that year one member of Death Row Records entourage.2pac and Suge Knight went to 662 club in Suge's BMW 7.At approximately 11:15 pm,white Cadillac pulled up to the Suge's BMW's right side.Unknown person from Cadillac shot 2pac 4 times.He was rushed to the hospital,but died 6 days later on September 13,1996 at 4:03 pm,from internal bleeding.Murderer was never found.Two months later his album ''The Don Killuminati:The 7 Day Theory'' was released.There are many theories about 2pac's death,and who killed him,but still none of them were relevant.One thing is for sure,he bacame legend,cult figure and to many,undisputed king of hip-hop!