

Following the event, Shakur grew suspicious that other figures in the rap industry had prior knowledge of the incident and did not warn him the controversy helped spark the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry. He was later shot five times and robbed in the lobby of a recording studio in New York City. Shakur became the target of lawsuits and experienced other legal problems. Shakur was initially a roadie and backup dancer for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, before forming his own group Thug Life then going solo. Shakur's work is known for advocating political, economic, social and racial equality. Most of Shakur's songs are about growing up amid violence and hardship in ghettos, racism, problems in society and conflicts with other rappers. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor, a poet and a social activist.

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