2Pac Top 5 Facts
1
Tupac was killed by unknowns on September 13, 1996
2
His real name is Lesane Parish Crooks
3
He had a brother and half sister and was engaged at the time of his death
4
His name is Inca Indian for Shining Serpent
5
Tupac had a lengthy criminal record and had served time in jail on several ocasions
6
Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. While still a small child, his mother changed his name to Tupac Amaru after an Inca Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amaru", meaning "Shining Serpent". "Shakur" means "Thankful To God" in Arabic.
