- Amaru Entertainment
Infobox record label
name = Amaru Entertainment
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parent =Universal Music Group
founded = 1997
founder =Afeni Shakur
distributor =Interscope Records
genre = Hip Hop
country =USA
location =Atlanta, GA
url = [http://2paclegacy.com 2PacLegacy.com]Amaru Entertainment was founded by
Tupac Shakur 's mother,Afeni Shakur , in early1997 to handle the release of the unreleased material Tupac Shakur had created before his death onSeptember 13 th, 1996. After the death of Tupac Shakur the label inherited the rights to "2Pacalypse Now ", "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z ", "Thug Life Vol. 1 ", and "Me Against the World ". Amaru Entertainment has also released eight posthumous albums by Tupac Shakur and one documentary, "".Artists
Tupac Amaru Shakur (
June 16 ,1971 –September 13 ,1996 ), also known by his stage names 2Pac, Makaveli, or simply as 'Pac, was an Americanartist renowned for his rap music, movie roles, poetry, and his social activism. He is recognized in the "Guinness Book of World Records" as the best selling hip-hop artist, with over 80 million of his albums sold worldwide [XXL Magazine October 2006] including over 50 million sales in the United States alone. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up around violence and hardship in ghettos,racism , problems in society, and sometimes his feuds with fellow rappers. Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social, and racial equality as well as his raw descriptions of violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and conflicts with the law. Many fans, critics, and industry insiders rank him as the greatestrapper ever. [ [http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2006/06/tupac_shakur_legacy_continues/ "Vibe.com"] , Tupac Shakur's Legacy Continues] [MTV2 Presents: 22 Greatest MC's broadcast July 2003]See also
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