Tupac's Timeline

1971
Tupac Amaru Shakur is born in NYC to Afeni Shakur. At the time, Afeni was a member of the Black Panther Party, and was serving time for bombing charges. Tupac Amaru comes from the Incas meaning, "shining serpent" and Shakur is Arabic, meaning "thankful to God."

1986
Tupac's family moves to Baltimore, MD. Tupac is enrolled into the Baltimore School for the Arts. This is where Tupac writes his first rap under the name of MC New York.

1988
June
Tupac's family picks up and moves to Marin City, CA. Shortly after, Pac moves in with a neighbor, begins selling drugs.

August
Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's stepfather, is sentenced to 60 years in prison for his involvement in a 1981 armored-car robbery.

1990
Tupac joins Digital Underground as a roadie/dancer/rapper.

1991
Pc achieves individual recognition with his solo debut album: "2Pacalypse Now". This album spawned the successful singles "Trapped" and "Brenda's Got A Baby." As a member of the Grammy-nominated group Digital Underground, Pac appeared on the track "Same Song" from "This is an EP Release" and on the album "Sons Of The P."

1992
Tupac co-stars with Omar Epps & Khalil Kain in his first film role as Bishop, in the Ernest Dickerson film, "Juice."

1993
Tupac moves on to film number two, as he co-stars with Janet Jackson in John Singleton's release, "Poetic Justice". Tupac had to get clearance to do the film because he had just gotten arrested on an alleged sexual assault case.

1994
Tupac releases an album called "Thug Life," which introduces several non-descript rappers into the music scene. He also appeares n "Above The Rim" alongside Duane Martin and actor Leon.

November
Tupac's sexual assault trial opens in New York. A few days later, Shakur is shot during an apparent robbery attempt outside a music studio in New York.

December
The day after the shooting, Tupac is convicted of sexually abusing a woman he had invited to his hotel room. He is acquitted of sodomy and weapons charges.

1995
Release of "Me Against The World". LP features hits such as "Dear Mama", "Fuck The World" and "Old School". February: Sentenced in New York to 4 1/2 years in prison for sex abuse. May: Shakur married longtime girlfriend, Keisha Morris. October: After nearly eight months in prison, Shakur is released on bail while he appeals.

1996
Shakur's fourth solo album, "All Eyez on Me," debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's album chart, goes on to sell about 5 million copies. The song "How Do You Want It California Love" was a top 20 single on Billboard magazine's charts. Acted as a detective in Orion's urban crime thriller "Gang Related."

September
Sept. 7: Tupac Amaru Shakur shot in Las Vegas.