Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; June 16, 1971September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names
2Pac and
Makaveli, was an American
rapper and
actor. As of 2007, Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. His double disc albums
All Eyez on Me and his
Greatest Hits are among the
best selling albums in the United States. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including
Rolling Stone which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers ever, as well as one of the most influential rappers of all time.