Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996[1]) also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as 'Pac, was an American artist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and social activismk. Shakur was fatally shot four times on September 7, 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. He died on September 13, 1996 of respiratory failure and cardiac arrest at University Medical Center, Las Vegas.