The Assassination of Tupac (2Pac) Shakur (greatest rapper?)" Selling more than 75 million copies of his album, Tupac has become one of the best-selling artists in the world " (Tupac Shakur Biography). Tupac Shakur aka 2 Pac was born in New York in 1971 (Tupac Shakur Biography). His personality/music had a huge influence on the people of that time and he is still remembered as a legend today. Surrounded by many conspiracy theories about Tupac's assassination, some people even believe that he is still alive and may make a sudden return soon, but what did Tupac leave behind? Why do people still consider him a legend today? What was his influence on rap music? Why, when and how was Tupac murdered? Modern popular artists such as Kendrick Lamar, YG, Snoop Dogg and many others also admire him and follow in his footsteps. I like music and every aspect of it. I don't care what kind of music it is or what language it is in. Rap music is definitely what I find most appealing to me. So I choose this topic to investigate why Tupac has had such a great influence on people and also why he is one of the greatest known rappers who ever lived. Historical Context According to the article "Income and Poverty Rates at 1990s Levels" statistics show that "the poverty rate in America has been as high as 15.1%." Many families were homeless and a large number of African American communities also lived in very poor and harsh conditions. In the same period of time. many civil rights movements were forming to fight discrimination against minorities, "four Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers were acquitted of charges of savage beating of Rodney King" (Chandler, Rodney King Riots). Rodney was stopped by the LAP... middle of paper... Territoriality among Los Angeles' African-American street gangs)." StreetGangs.Com. Np, nd Web. April 27, 2014.• Chandler, DL "The Riots of Rodney King in Los Angeles started this day in 1992." Newsone, April 29, 2013. Web, April 25, 2014.• Eberstadt, Mary "Eminem is right: the primal scream of teenage music." Review 128 (2004): 19+ . Web. March 28, 2014. • Green, Jared, ed. Rap ​​and Hip Hop: Greenhaven, 2003. • “Income and poverty rates at 1990s levels. " The New York Times. The New York Times, September 12, 2011. Web. April 25, 2014.• Keeley, Jennifer. Rap ​​Music. New York: Lucent, 2001. Print.• “Tupac Shakur Biography.” The Biography. com. 2014.