tion while in this hospital.After leaving hospital he was sentenced to jail and he left for prison. On October 15, 1995 everything would change in Tupac’s life. “Suge” Knight, CEO of Death Row Records, entered the prison on a mission. Approaching Tupac in his jail cell with a hand-written contract and a bail bond for 1.4 million dollars. The contract stated that Suge would pay the bail, but Tupac had to record three records for Death Row. The deal was done and Tupac was now alive on Death Row. This deal was probably also a contract on his life. Death Row at the time, and even now, is best known for the fact that to deal with any other record company beside Death Row, you will be placing your life on the line. Subsequently this is what Tupac did. Tupac then went on to produce a quadruple platinum double CD This CD was a relentless 28-track assault on whoever it was that shot him, although this was his best selling record ever, it contained little insight or violent revolutionary lyrics that his music is known for, but rather a loud spitting of venomous gangster mentality. His next and last CD would also go quadruple platinum. This album contained much more thought and contained many songs that talked about religion in a modern day viewpoint. For example, in the song Hail Mary Tupac whispers, “ They say Jesus is a kind, well he should understand, times in this crime land, my thug nation”. This dramatic thug lifestyle ended on Sept 6, 1996. In a black BMW, Tupac Shakur and “Suge” Knight left the Mike Tyson/ Bruce Sheldon fight. While driving down the Las Vegas stripe a white Cadillac with California plates pulled up along side their car. The assailants shot Tupac 4 times in the chest. He would die 7 days later on Friday the thirteenth. A tragic end to a revolutionary man. He was only twenty-five.InfluencesTupac’s biggest influence was by far his mother. His mother showed him love, showe...
