Tupac Shakur was one of the most influential and controversial rappers ever. He was a poet, a prophet, and a revolutionary who used his music to speak truth to power and give a voice to the voiceless.

Tupac Shakur wasn't always the cool, stylish and tough figure who came to define 1990s hip-hop. As a teenager, he was awkward and eccentric. He wore braces over his gapped, slightly brown teeth and ...