Full Name=Tupac Amaru Shakur; Profession=American rapper, actor, songwriter, and cultural icon of 1990s gangsta rap; Nationality=American; Born=June 16, 1971; Birthplace=Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA; Generation=Generation X; Chinese Zodiac=Metal Pig (Year of the Pig, 1971); Zodiac Sign=Gemini; Age in 2026=would have been 55 years old; Marital Status=Divorced (previously married to Keisha Morris from April 1995 until the marriage was annulled in March 1996); Children=None (no confirmed biological or legally recognized children). Description=Tupac Amaru Shakur was an influential and prolific American rapper and actor who rose from a challenging childhood in New York and later the San Francisco Bay Area to become one of the most important and controversial voices in hip-hop, blending raw depictions of inner-city life with politically charged, socially conscious lyrics that addressed racism, poverty, police brutality, mass incarceration, and the struggles of Black communities, while also revealing a sensitive, poetic side in tracks about love, loss, and personal vulnerability; he released landmark albums such as “2Pacalypse Now,” “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z…,” “Me Against the World,” and “All Eyez on Me"; acted in films including “Juice,” “Poetic Justice,” and “Above the Rim"; and his charisma, outspoken nature, and complex public persona turned him into a global symbol of resistance, artistic integrity, and the contradictions of fame, whose posthumous influence continues to shape music, film, and popular culture worldwide. Cause of Death= Respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest resulting from multiple gunshot wounds sustained in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 7, 1996, after which he died in hospital on September 13, 1996, with the homicide remaining officially unsolved despite later investigative and legal developments