Though he glorified being a “gangsta” in baggy jeans, Shakur was critical of hip-hop excesses and, like his mother, Afeni, who was involved with the Black Panther Party, strove to right social and racial injustices. His eight-month incarceration for sexual assault coincided with his crossover success. Repeatedly condemned for his explicit, violent, and at times misogynistic lyrics, Shakur seemed to embody the “thug life” that his music so artfully populated. With a poetic and raw lyricism, Shakur wrote songs that exposed the inequities experienced by many impoverished inner-city African American communities. Alternate Title 2pac 4 Ever 1971-1996 Artist Afeni Shakur, - Sitter Tupac Shakur, - 13 Sept 1996 Date 2002 Type Print Medium Color photolithographic poster Dimensions Image/Sheet: 159.4 × 112 cm (62 3/4 × 44 1/8") Credit Line National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Copyright © Afeni Shakur Object number NPG.2014.115 Exhibition Label Nearly two decades after his death, Tupac Shakur (1971–1996) remains one of the most magnetic and best-selling rappers in music.
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