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Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
Garland County Library
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+1 501-623-4161

Hours:
Sunday12:30pm - 5:30pm
Monday9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday9am - 8pm
Wednesday9am - 8pm
Thursday9am - 8pm
Friday9am - 5:30pm
Saturday9am - 5:30pm


Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is considered by many to have been one of the greatest hip hop artists of all time.Shakur was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City but relocated to Los Angeles in 1988. When he released his debut album 2Pacalypse Now in 1991, he became a central figure in West Coast hip hop, introducing social issues in the genre at a time when gangsta rap was dominant in the mainstream. Shakur achieved further critical and commercial success with Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... and Me Against the World . Later that year, after suffering legal troubles and a robbery and shooting, Shakur became heavily involved in the growing East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry. His double-disc album, All Eyez on Me, which was released in 1996, later became one of the best-selling albums in the United States. Five more albums have been released since his death, all of which have been certified platinum. Outside music, Shakur also gained success an actor, with his roles as Lucky in Poetic Justice , Ezekiel Whitmore in Gridlock'd , and Jake Rodriguez in Gang Related , all of which garnered praise from critics. On September 7, 1996, Shakur was shot four times by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas; he died six days later and the gunman was never captured. Rapper The Notorious B.I.G., known for his feud with Shakur, was at first considered a suspect, but was also fatally shot in another drive-by shooting in Los Angeles several months later.Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, amassing over 75 million estimated global sales. Much of Shakur's work has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is considered a symbol of resistance and activism against inequities.
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