History YMMV / TupacShakur

** {{Nas}} sampled this line in the chorus of his song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Z5AKVwCNk Black President]]".

* OlderThanTheyThink: His "appearance" at Coachella in 2012 was cited as the first time a dead artist was able to perform with currently living musicians via holographic projection. [[HidetoMatsumoto hide]] from Music/XJapan had him beat by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT1KeAd_bqU four years]] (check the 2:20 mark onward), unless you count Natalie Cole playing along to a video of [[Music/NatKingCole her late father]], in which case, Tupac and hide were both beaten out from this claim by twenty and sixteen years, respectively.

* MagnumOpus: General consensus (including Tupac himself) is ''Me Against The World''.

* HesJustHiding: Many Tupac fans feel that Tupac is still alive and he is hiding somewhere outside of America.

* ConfirmationBias: for better or for worse, this was a HUGE part of his appeal to his core audience.
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Recently, his hologram duet with Snoop Dogg at Coachella.

* TrueArtIsAngsty

* HeartwarmingInHindsight / HilariousInHindsight: "And though it seems heaven sent, we ain't ready to have a [[BarackObama black president]]. Can also count as LifeImitatesArt.

* MiscarriageOfJustice: His conviction of sexual assault. The case was bogus but somehow Tupac managed to land himself in prison for one-and-a-half to four-and-a-half years for 'unwanted touching of a woman's buttocks'. The judge essentially claimed that he was some kind of monster for doing so.

* MagnumOpus: General consensus (including Tupac himself) is ''Me Against The World''.

* BrokenBase: Fans often argue over what album showcases the ''[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation real]]'' Tupac. The albums in question are ''Me Against the World'' VS ''All Eyez on Me''. Proponents of the former claim that the album is better than AEOM because of its depth and dark, introspective approach, while claiming that AEOM is just a typical mainstream rap album people jumped on the bandwagon for. Conversely, fans of the latter argue that Tupac works with a much wider range of topics in AEOM than in MATW, living it up on a few songs while exploring more serious topics in others.

* UncannyValley: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog brought a Pac hologram with them when they headlined Coachella in 2012. It just ''barely'' looked like a projection, and that was if you were sober and watching on a computer. Naturally, something so unnerving had to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbrFmPBV0Y open with Pac's creepiest song]].

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

* BrokenBase: Fans often argue over what album showcases the ''[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation real]]'' Tupac. The albums in question are ''Me Against the World'' VS ''All Eyez on Me''. Proponents of the former claim that the album is better than AEOM because of its depth and dark, introspective approach, while claiming that AEOM is just a typical mainstream rap album people jumped on the bandwagon for. Conversely, fans of the latter argue that Tupac works with a much wider range of topics in AEOM than in MAtW, living it up on a few songs while exploring more serious topics in others.

* BrokenBase: Fans often argue over what album showcases the ''[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation real]]'' Tupac. The albums in question are ''Me Against the World'' VS ''All Eyez on Me''. Proponents of the former claim that the album is better than AEOM because of its depth and dark, introspective approach, while claiming that AEOM is just a typical mainstream rap album people jumped on the bandwagon for.

* MemeticOutfit: His bandanna and "Thug Life" stomach tattoo.

** The guitar riffs in "Me and My Girlfriend" are simply beautiful.

** {{Nas}} sampled this line in the chorus of his song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Z5AKVwCNk Black President]]"

* {{Broken Base}}: Fans often argue over what album showcases the ''[[AlternateCharacterInterpretation real]]'' Tupac. The albums in question are ''Me Against the World'' VS ''All Eyez on Me''. Proponents of the former claim that the album is better than AEOM because of its depth and dark, introspective approach, while claiming that AEOM is just a typical mainstream rap album people jumped on the bandwagon for.

* CrowningMomentOFAwesome: Recently, his hologram duet with Snoop Dogg at Coachella.
* {{Crowning Moment Of Heartwarming}}: ''Dear Mama''.
* {{Crowning Music Of Awesome}}: Most of his songs.

* {{Fandom Rivalry}}: Tupac fans VS. Notorious B.I.G. fans.

* {{Funny Aneurysm Moment}}: A ''lot'' of his songs are about him dying. Case in point: [[http://ohhla.com/anonymous/2_pac/greatest/troubl96.2pc.txt Troublesome '96]].

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCEmTaWSPTk "Trapped."]] Tupac really doesn't gloss over how horrifying American prisons are known to be.
** ''Hail Mary''. The song is spooky enough on its own, but the video is pretty much a supernatural slasher flick.
* {{Internet Backdraft}}: Tupac VS. Biggie.

* UncannyValley: Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog brought a Pac hologram with them when they headlined Coachella in 2012. It just ''barely'' looked like a projection, and that was if you were sober and watching on a computer. Naturally, something so unnerving had to [[http://youtu.be/l9yFYmboERs open with Pac's creepiest song]].

* EarWorm: ''Hail Mary''. "What do have here now? Do you wanna ride or die? Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na"

* PreachingToTheChoir: for better or for worse, this was a HUGE part of his appeal to his core audience.