Shakur was 25 when he was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting Las Vegas in 1996. The City Council legislation says the renamed part of the street will remind people of Shakur's contributions to Oakland and celebrate art and culture as a catalyst for societal change.
The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council.The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council.The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday.
But his career took off in Oakland, where he first worked with the hip-hop group Digital Underground.
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