Five interesting facts you should know about hip hop legend, Tupac Shakur

Nduta Waweru June 16, 2018

Five interesting facts you should know about hip hop legend, Tupac Shakur

Photo: Rolling Stone

He was not born Tupac Amaru Shakur

Tupac was a name his mother gave him later in his life.  He was born Lesane Parish Crooks.

When he was less than one year old, his mother renamed him Tupac Amaru after the South American revolutionary Túpac Amaru, whose name means ‘shining serpent’. Shakur is a an Arabic name meaning ‘servant of the All-thankful’.

Last Edited by:Nduta Waweru Updated: June 16, 2018

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