Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tupac Shakur poses for photos backstage after his performance at the Regal Theater in Chicago, March 1994. (Credit: Raymond ...

Tupac Shakur was one of the most influential and controversial rappers ever. He was a poet, a prophet, and a revolutionary who used his music to speak truth to power and give a voice to the voiceless.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2Pac’s single "How Do U Want It" is a hit all over again in America ...

Tupac Shakur was born in Harlem in 1971 to two members of the Black Panther Party. Taking the name MC New York when he first began rapping, Shakur spent a few of his formative years in Baltimore, and ...