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Happy 40th Birthday: Remembering Tupac Shakur

Gigwise looks at his life story...

 

  • Tupac as a child with his step-siblings.
  • Tupac as a child with his step-siblings.

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Thursday 16th June 2011 by | Photos by WENN.com

Tupac Shakur would have celebrated his 40th birthday today (June 16) and music fans across the globe are paying tribute to the legendary rapper.

To celebrate this special birthday of one of music's finest, Gigwise has rounded up a selection of moments and memories from Tupac Shakur's celebrated life.

From his early career to his rise to a rap phenomenon, this is a must see list.  Tupac Shakur died in 1996 at just twenty five years-old and tributes were paid from across the musical world

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