Random Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Tupac Shaku (12 items)

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  (#11) Pac's Decision To Record 'Got My Mind Made Up' Increased The Rift Between Him and Dr. Dre

  Inspectah Deck and The Lady of Rage's verses were cut from Pac's song "Got My Mind Made Up." Both MCs were on the song when it was originally recorded for the Dogg Pound, but when Pac got out of jail, the song was given to him. Listeners can hear Deck's tag "INS the Rebel" at the end of the track.

  According to producer Daz Dillinger, Pac's decision to take the song increased the rift between the rapper and Dr. Dre. Dillinger explained:

  Pac didn't know that I did the beat, 'cause Dre said he did the beat. Then, when they came playin' it, I said, "N****, that's my shit." That's when Tupac and Dr. Dre got into a little [verbal altercation].
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  (#5) He Started A Rap Duo With Ray Luv Before Going Solo

   

  A post shared by Tupac Shakur (@2pac) on Apr 8, 2015 at 9:41am PDT

  
  After leaving Digital Underground, Pac moved to Marin City, CA, where he and Ray Luv formed a group together. The two went on to make several songs as a duo and continued to work together as solo artists. Santa Rosa, CA, native Ray Luv was credited as a writer on Pac's first single, "Trapped."

  According to Luv, he initially wrote the song but threw it in a trash can, where Pac later found it and asked if he could use it. Luv recalled:

  He read it and was like, "Man, this sh*t is dope." So I gave it to him. It was purely on love. I wasn't looking for no bread. Later he called me up and told me he had just recorded it as a single. He said "We want it to be the first f*ckn' single." And then he told me he was gonna shoot me a couple G's, which he did, and we was even.
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  (#8) He Planned To Build A Rap Supergroup To Unite The Coasts

  Pac planned to unite both coasts with a project called One Nation that included several rappers from California, the South, and the East Coast. He outlined plans for the project in a letter he wrote while serving eight months in prison for sexual abuse.

  Pac planned for One Nation to include E-40, Outkast, Scarface, Outlawz, Buckshot, Greg Nice, and more. Some of the unfinished songs were on the Makaveli bootlegs that leaked after Pac's death.
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  (#3) He Was A Member Of Digital Underground - And A Roadie

   

  A post shared by Tupac Shakur (@2pac) on Jan 3, 2015 at 5:15pm PST

  
  Pac's first major appearance as a rapper came via Digital Underground's "Same Song." The track featured on the Nothing but Trouble soundtrack, as well as Digital Underground's This Is an EP Release. Nothing but Trouble also marked Pac's first appearance in a major motion picture.

  Pac hooked up with the group, known for their hit "The Humpty Dance," and served as an MC and roadie. Digital Underground leader Shock G told Rolling Stone:

  Setting the stage up was his thing. Of all the roadies we've had over the years, like in the 20-year period, they'd always wander off, get pulled into something by a chick, a party, or getting high. Sometimes we'd get to the hotel and find, "Hey, the turntables are still onstage at the Oakland Coliseum." Nothing got lost on Pac's watch. Nothing. He always handled his business. Pac was solid.
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  (#10) Many Think 'All Eyez On Me' Was The First Double Album In Hip-Hop, But It Wasn't

  All Eyez on Me is commonly referred to as the first double album in hip-hop history, but that is not technically true. It was the first double album of original music in the genre, but the distinction belongs to Boogie Down Productions. BDP's Live Hardcore Worldwide, released in 1991, included 24 tracks of live music and new songs spread out over two LPs.
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  (#2) He Began Performing Under The Name MC New York

   

  A post shared by Tupac Shakur (@2pac) on Dec 24, 2015 at 12:55pm PST

  
  Before he started using his given name as a stage name, Pac called himself MC New York. The irony is he went by the pseudonym after his family relocated from Harlem to Baltimore when he was a teenager. Pac lived in Baltimore only briefly. He attend the Baltimore School for the Arts and won a rap contest sponsored by the Enoch Pratt Free Library before moving to Northern California during his junior year.

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