Tupac (Amaru Shakur) went to a Performing Arts school. After that he studied drama then after that he went on and started selling drugs. In 1991, he made his first album with two successful singles "Trapped" In 1992, Amaru started his first career as an actor in the Eastern Dickerson film "Juice". He played an antagonistic sociopathic youngster who, after a robbery attempt turns into a homicide, kills one of his friends and turn on the rest of his crew all in the name of power,juice, and respect. He was involved in the soundtrack underscores the song "Hit Em' Up". In 1993, Amaru was in another film "Poetic Justice". In this film he plays a postal worker who worked on his dream of becoming a successful rap music producer. In 1994, he joined another group named "Thug Life" which he sung "Pour Out a Little Liquor". In 1995, he had another album released as "Me Against The World" which was number one for four weeks. He released two successful albums "So Many Tears" Tupac expresses his own feelings of remorse, early death, betrayal, loneliness and even suicideon that single. In 1996, Tupac released an album "All Eyez On Me". With two singles "California Love" he preformed with the rapper Dr. Dre. He also released another album " How Do You Want It" he preformed with KC and JOJO. Later there after he raps about his own death this album is called " I Ain't Mad At Cha" after that album he releases " Ambitionz As A Ridah". In late 1996 and early 1997, Amaru Shakur and Suge Knight were shot after a Mike Tyson Vs. Bruce Seldon fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Before the shooting Tupac and his bodygaurd were involved in a physical altercation with a man near the hotel's Grand Garden. Tupac was shot four times in the chest and rushed to the hospital.