2Pac began his career as a member of Digital Underground, a rapfunkband Oakland. With this group, he became one of the most controversial figures in the rap, equally popular and infamous as his colleagues in the West (Snoop Dogg) and Coast (his great rival Notorious B.I.G.). It did 2Pac, which is named after a South American revolutionary, to themes such as self-determination for African Americans
… and social awareness to cut without thereby undermine his image as a gangster. 2Pac during his life already hugely popular. Due to his love of religious themes and iconic images, he became a true 'rapmartelaar' after his violent death in 1996.more
