History Trivia / TupacShakur

* ContractualObligationProject: He signed a three-album deal with Creator/DeathRowRecords in exchange for them bailing him out of prison. ''Music/AllEyezOnMe'' was a double album , which was followed by ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory''.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: He became incredibly prolific after death. After a stint in prison and making a deal with the devil in the form of signing with infamous record label Death Row, Tupac churned out a mammoth number of songs (mainly by way of recording the vocals for said song in marathon recording sessions) prior to his death. The logic for this was to both make up for lost time after spending a year in prison at the height of his career and get his Death Row label contract fulfilled ASAP due to him realizing what a huge mistake it was to sign with the infamous label. Since then, a good number of posthumous albums have been made and they've even constructed a lifelike hologram of him for Music/DrDre and Music/SnoopDogg to perform tracks featuring Tupac alongside them in concert. Naturally, a common {{Epileptic Tree}} is that Tupac is [[HesJustHiding still alive]] and producing new material.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In "Changes", Shakur laments that America has [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama not yet had a black President]].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: In ''Changes'', Shakur laments that America has [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama not yet had a black President]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tupac was allegedly Creator/GeorgeLucas' first choice to play Mace Windu in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' Prequel Trilogy, though he was killed long before he could appear in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''. He also auditioned for the role of Bubba in ''Film/ForrestGump.''

* ContractualObligationProject: He signed a three-album deal with Creator/DeathRowRecords in exchange for them bailing him out of prison. ''Music/AllEyezOnMe'' was a DoubleAlbum, which was followed by ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory''.

* ArchivePanic: ''And how.'' Just look at the sheer number of his posthumous albums. And it isn't even the entire thing.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tupac was allegedly Creator/GeorgeLucas' first choice to play Mace Windu in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' Prequel Trilogy, though he was killed long before he could appear in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.

* MoneyDearBoy: According to the ''Behind The Music'' story on Music/TheNotoriousBIG, when the two rappers finally confronted each other at the height of their feud, Tupac admitted to instigating the whole thing as a way to generate controversy and sell records.

* ContractualObligationProject: He signed a three-album deal with Creator/DeathRowRecords in exchange for them bailing him out of prison. ''All Eyez on Me'' was a DoubleAlbum, which was followed by ''The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory''.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: He became incredibly prolific after death. After a stint in prison and making a deal with the devil in the form of signing with infamous record label Death Row, Tupac churned out a mammoth number of songs (mainly by way of recording the vocals for said song in marathon recording sessions) prior to his death. The logic for this was to both make up for lost time after spending a year in prison at the height of his career and get his Death Row label contract fulfilled ASAP due to him realizing what a huge mistake it was to sign with the infamous label. Since then, a good number of posthumous albums have been made and they've even constructed a lifelike hologram of him for Music/DrDre and Music/SnoopDog to perform tracks featuring Tupac alongside them in concert. Naturally, a common {{Epileptic Tree}} is that Tupac is [[HesJustHiding still alive]] and producing new material.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Tupac was allegedly Creator/GeorgeLucas's first choice to play Mace Windu in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' Prequel Trilogy, though he was killed long before he could appear in ''Film/ThePhantomMenace''.

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-->''I look over at what's successful. [[Music/MarkWahlberg Marky Mark]], [[Music/MCHammer Hammer]], Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock selling twenty-two million copies, and I want that so badly, but... I would be wrong to do that, knowing what I know and having the brain that I have. For me to even go and write some simple shit would be wrong even though I would get paid and I would get more people's money. I would rather leave something so that when people pick up ''2Pacalypse Now'' or any of my other albums in 1999, they'll go, "Damn! Brothers had it hard back in the day, but brothers were working it out."''

* FollowTheLeader: Many rappers continue to copy his style and attitude (minus the socio-political commentary mind you).

* ShortLivedBigImpact: He died at 25, leaving a profound influence on rap in his wake.

* MoneyDearBoy: According to the ''Behind The Music'' story on the Notorious B.I.G., when the two rappers finally confronted each other at the height of their feud, Tupac admitted to instigating the whole thing as a way to generate controversy and sell records.

-->''I look over at what's successful. [[MarkWahlberg Marky Mark]], [[MCHammer Hammer]], NewKidsOnTheBlock selling twenty-two million copies, and I want that so badly, but... I would be wrong to do that, knowing what I know and having the brain that I have. For me to even go and write some simple shit would be wrong even though I would get paid and I would get more people's money. I would rather leave something so that when people pick up ''2Pacalypse Now'' or any of my other albums in 1999, they'll go, "Damn! Brothers had it hard back in the day, but brothers were working it out."''

* ShortLivedBigImpact: He died at 25, leaving a profound influence on rap in his wake.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Changes'' laments how America has yet to elect a black president. Cue the 2008 election of BarackObama.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: ''Changes''' laments how America has yet to elect a black president. Cue the 2008 election of BarackObama.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: He died at 25, leaving a profound influence on rap in his wake.