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...she will go threw begin a single mom in the ghetto and how everyone in the hood will be effected, it reached R&B top 30. The album went gold which means it sold over 500,000 copies. In January 17, 1992 Tupac’s first movie Juice hit theaters. The box office reached $20.15 million. Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G,A,Z. was Tupac second solo album released February 16, 1993. It reached gold by September 4, 1993 and platinum April 19, 1995(platinum meaning it sold 1 million copies). Its hit singles I Get Around and Keep Ya Head Up reached number 11 and 12 on the R&B charts. Shortly after his second album he got into trouble with the law for the first time. He had got in a shout out and a six year old bystander got shot and killed. He was arrested and charged, but charges where later dropped. Before that he was never arrested but he was arrested 8 times by time of the age of 20. Tupac’s second movie Poetic Justice was released on July 23, 1993. It was also staring Janet Jackson. Its box office reached $27.5 million. In February 1994 he was nominated for favorite rap artist for an American Music Award. Later in the month Tupac was charged with the his biggest crime yet sexual abusing a women. Later that year Tupac would be sentenced to four and a half years. Still later in that month he was shot 5 times and robbed of $40,000 worth of jewelry. He thought long time friends Andre Harrell, Randy Walker, at the time Puff Daddy but now P. Diddy, and Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls) where behind the shootings. That would cause a east coast vs. west coast rap wars which would continue for a long time coming. On March 23rd 1994 Above the Rim came out in theater. Its box office had $16.9 million. While he was in prison his third album came Me Against the World was released on February 27, 1995. His LP reached number 1 on the charts. His single off the LP Dear Mama platinum by the end of the month. Me Against the World stayed at the top of the Billboard for 4 weeks and was certified platinum by the end of April. Then it was Multi-platinum by the end of December. Tupac also ended up the top R&B artist on the billboards at the end of the year. Still in prison after Me Against the World had dropped Death Row Records wanted. Suge Knight the president of Death Row had bailed out Tupac for $1.4 million after he was only in there for 8 months of the 4 year sentence. That same day Tupac singed to Death Row Records Tupacs next Single California Love hit the top 40 before the album it was off was even released. His fourth album All Eyez On Me the first with Death Row was released February 13th 1996 and his single was on the top 40 in the begin of January. All Eyez On Me show cased a new rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg. The Album was at top of the charts for 3 weeks and California Love was at the top of the top 10. All Eyez On Me went 5 times platinum by April. Tupac topped many different chart with his album and single’s. It had went 6 times platinum by September of that year. The last time All Eyez On Me was certified was in June 1998 and it was certified 9 times platinum. Then one night Suge and Tupac went to a Tyson fight. After the fight Tupac end up getting shot 7 times he was rushed to the hospital and had several surgery’s. Suge only got nicked by a bullet. Then a there was a problem something that would put a sudden halt on anybodies career happen. Seven days after Tupac had got shot September 13, 1996 he died. The gang members that ended Tupacs life are still today running around free. You would figure his career would be over now that he was dead. Logic would say he couldn’t create no more music but less then a month after his shooting his 5th Album Don Killuminati - The 7 Day Theory was released. It debuted at number one and stayed there for 6 weeks. It ended up 4 times platinum in June of 1999. Bullet and Gridlock were released 8 days apart Bullet begin the first on January 21, 1997. Tupac was also one a American Music Award for favorite rapper and was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards. Tupac 6th album 2nd since he died was released November 1997 it was called R U Still Down? (Remember Me). It went 4 times platinum by the end of the year. Tupac was once again at the top of the year en...

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