Tupac Shakur before he was famous

The nobody years

1. 

   1971 Born into the trial

   His mother stood trial in the Panther 21 case, acquitted.

   Was born Lesane Parish Crooks in East Harlem, Manhattan. Source

2. 

   1984 Pen Lucy, age thirteen

   At thirteen he was living in Baltimore's Pen Lucy neighbourhood.

   Moved with his family from New York City to Baltimore, Maryland. Source

3. 

   1986-1988 Acting, poetry, jazz, ballet

   At the Baltimore School for the Arts: acting, poetry, jazz, ballet.

   Studied acting, poetry, jazz and ballet at the Baltimore School for the Arts. Source

4. 

   1989-1990 A poetry class

   He sat in Leila Steinberg's poetry classes; she became his manager.

   Attended Leila Steinberg's poetry classes; she became his manager. Source

5. 

   1990 Roadie and backup dancer

   Then he signed with Digital Underground as roadie and backup dancer.

   Signed with Digital Underground as a roadie and backup dancer. Source

6. 1971

   His mother Afeni Shakur, a Black Panther, was tried in the Panther 21 case a month before his birth and acquitted of over 150 charges. Source

7. 1971

   Was renamed after Tupac Amaru II, an Inca rebel, by his mother. Source

8. 1984

   Lived in the Pen Lucy neighbourhood of Baltimore from the age of thirteen. Source

9. 1984-1988

   Attended Roland Park Middle School and Paul Laurence Dunbar High School before transferring to the Baltimore School for the Arts in tenth grade. Source

10. 1988

    Relocated to Marin City, California, at seventeen, and later attended Tamalpais High School, performing in theatre productions. Source

11. 1989

    Began recording under the name MC New York. Source

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