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Shakur was born in [[New York City]] to parents who were both political activists and [[Black Panther Party]] members. Raised by his mother, [[Afeni Shakur]], he relocated to [[Baltimore]] in 1984 and to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] in 1988. With the release of his debut album ''[[2Pacalypse Now]]'' in 1991, he became a central figure in [[West Coast hip hop]] for his [[Political hip hop|conscious rap]] lyrics.<ref name="TSTA2">{{Cite AV media|title=Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel (The Life of an Outlaw)|date=2002}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite encyclopedia|editor1-last=Alexander|editor1-first=Leslie M.|editor2-last=Rucker|editor2-first=Walter C.|title=Encyclopedia of African American History|volume=1|date=February 28, 2010|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|isbn=9781851097692|pages=254–257}}</ref> Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with his follow-up albums ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z...]]'' (1993) and ''[[Me Against the World]]'' (1995).<ref name="HTP-3302">{{cite book | last = Edwards | first = Paul | year = 2009 | title = [[How to Rap]]: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC | publisher = Chicago Review Press | page = 330}}</ref> His [[RIAA certification|Diamond]] certified album ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'' (1996), the first double-length album in hip-hop history, abandoned his introspective lyrics for volatile [[gangsta rap]].<ref name="AllMusic-r231489" /> In addition to his music career, Shakur also found considerable success as an actor, with his starring roles in ''[[Juice (1992 film)|Juice]]'' (1992), ''[[Poetic Justice (film)|Poetic Justice]]'' (1993), ''[[Above the Rim]]'' (1994), ''[[Bullet (1996 film)|Bullet]]'' (1996), ''[[Gridlock'd]]'' (1997), and ''[[Gang Related]]'' (1997).