Tupac Shakur

Shakur's influence is measured in numbers that still grow. He has sold over 75 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. All Eyez on Me was the first hip-hop double album and went diamond. Greatest Hits (1998) is among the best-selling albums in the United States. He was the first artist to reach number one on the Billboard 200 while incarcerated. In 2017, he became the first solo hip-hop artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked him 86th on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. His cultural reach extends beyond music into film, fashion, and activism, and he remains a touchstone for debates about race, poverty, and police violence.