Redigerer Tupac Shakur (avsnitt)

== Personlig liv ==
Shakur var en flittig bokleser. Han ble inspirert av en lang rekke ulike forfattere, blant annet [[William Shakespeare]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]], [[Donald Goines]], [[Sunzi|Sun Tzu]], [[Kurt Vonnegut]], [[Mikhail Bakunin]], [[Maya Angelou]], [[Alice Walker]] og [[Khalil Gibran]]. I boken ''Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur'' beskriver professor Michael Eric Dyson ved [[University of Pennsylvania]] opplevelsen av å besøke hjemmet til Shakurs venn og promotør, Leila Steinberg, for å finne «et hav av bøker» som engang tilhørte Shakur.<ref name="m dyson holler">Dyson, M. ''Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur''. BasicCivitas book. 2001.</ref>

Shakur har aldri gitt uttrykk for at han følger en bestemt religion, men ut ifra hans tekster i singler som «[[Ghetto Gospel]]», «Only God Can Judge Me» og dikt som «The Rose That Grew from Concrete''»'' er det antydet at han tror på én [[Gud]]. Derfor beskriver mange analytikere han som [[Deisme|deist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albany.edu/scj/jcjpc/vol14is2/nisker.pdf|title=Only God Can Judge Me and lyrical Subversion|format=PDF|accessdate=14. oktober 2010}}</ref><ref>http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/pan_african_studies/pdf/be_%20for_him_or_against_him.pdf {{Wayback|url=http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/pan_african_studies/pdf/be_%20for_him_or_against_him.pdf |date=20100531112300 }} Tupac mentioned God throughout his
career making records like "Lord Knows," and "I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/God-lyrics-2Pac/7C0F000187C5AF3548257042002E9259|title=Poem from 'the rose that grew from concrete'|publisher=Sing365.com|accessdate=14. oktober 2010|archive-date=2015-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228224357/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/God-lyrics-2Pac/7C0F000187C5AF3548257042002E9259|url-status=yes}}</ref><ref>hentet fra Vibeonline juni 1996 [https://archive.today/20120911045223/http://www.streetgangs.com/topics/tupac/060196tsinterivew.html Street gangs.com 2pac interview; Which religion do you follow?] ''«I believe that everything you do bad comes back to you ... I think heaven is just when you sleep, you sleep with a good conscience – you don't have nightmares. Hell is when you sleep, the last thing you see is all the f** ked up things you did in your life and you just see it over and over again ... So that's wrong religion»''</ref>

Flere i familien til Shakur var medlemmer av [[Frigjøringsteologi|frigjøringsorganisasjonen]] [[Black Panthers]]. Blant annet Mutulu Shakur, hans stefar; Assata Shakur, hans stetante; Billy Garland, hans biologiske far; og [[Afeni Shakur]], hans biologiske mor. Shakur snakket offentlig ut mot ekteskap mellom ulike etniske grupper i et intervju med ''Source magazine'' i 1994,<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams |first=Kam |url=http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6459:rashida-jones-the-i-love-you-man-interview&catid=60&Itemid=150 |title=Rashida Jones: The I Love You, Man Interview |publisher=LA Sentinel |date=12. mars 2009 |accessdate=13. september 2013 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029214147/http://www.lasentinel.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6459%3Arashida-jones-the-i-love-you-man-interview&catid=60&Itemid=150 |archivedate=29. oktober 2013}}</ref> men trakk senere tilbake denne kommentaren.<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Hadley |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/feb/14/rashida-jones-quincy-parks-recreation |title=Rashida Jones: 'There's more than one way to be a woman and be sexy' |publisher=The Guardian |date=14. februar 2014 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221215358/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/feb/14/rashida-jones-quincy-parks-recreation |archivedate=21. desember 2016}}</ref>

Hvordan Shakur knyttet bandanaen slik at den fikk to kaninører, ble ansett av den britiske forfatteren Rob Marriott som en av hiphop-ens mest gjenkjennelige stilvalg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.complex.com/style/2012/11/the-50-most-stylish-rappers-of-all-time/slick-rick |title=Slick Rick – The 50 Most Stylish Rappers of All Time – Complex UK |author=Rob Marriott |work=Complex UK |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141224080724/http://uk.complex.com/style/2012/11/the-50-most-stylish-rappers-of-all-time/slick-rick |archivedate=24. desember 2014 |accessdate=9. mars 2015 |url-status=dead |df=}}</ref>

Shakur var venn med boksern [[Mike Tyson]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/11/04/mike-tyson-remembers-when-tupac-visited-him-in-prison.html |title=That Time Tupac Visited Mike Tyson in Prison |first=Paul |last=Meara |date=4. november 2015 |publisher=BET |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101190821/http://www.bet.com/news/music/2015/11/04/mike-tyson-remembers-when-tupac-visited-him-in-prison.html |archivedate=1. januar 2016}}</ref> [[Chuck D]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-tupac-shakurs-heartfelt-letter-to-public-enemys-chuck-d-20140623 |title=Read Tupac Shakur's Heartfelt Letter to Public Enemy's Chuck D |date=23. juni 2014 |publisher=Rolling Stone |first=Kory |last=Grow |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101190821/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/read-tupac-shakurs-heartfelt-letter-to-public-enemys-chuck-d-20140623 |archivedate=1. januar 2016}}</ref> [[Marlon Wayans]],<ref>{{Citation|last=kawa2007|title=Where Were You When Tupac Died |date=October 24, 2007|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoBGJA9ESYA|accessdate=10. juli 2017}}</ref> [[Jim Carrey]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Brad|last=Smithfield|url=https://m.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/04/jim-carrey-wrote-humorous-letters-to-tupac-to-cheer-him-up-while-in-prison/|title=Jim Carrey wrote humorous letters to Tupac to cheer him up while in prison|work=Vintage News|date=4. februar 2017|accessdate=4. februar 2017|archivedate=2017-11-17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117122954/https://m.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/04/jim-carrey-wrote-humorous-letters-to-tupac-to-cheer-him-up-while-in-prison/|url-status=yes}}</ref> og [[Rosie Perez]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/08/tupac-month-rosie-perez-remembers-tupac-on-his-15th-death-anniversary/ |title=Tupac Month: Rosie Perez Remembers Tupac on His 15th Death Anniversary |work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|publisher=Townsquare Media|location=New York City|date=30. august 2011 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101190821/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/08/tupac-month-rosie-perez-remembers-tupac-on-his-15th-death-anniversary/ |archivedate=1. januar 2016}}</ref> Av andre rappere var han venn av [[Snoop Dogg]] og [[Freddie Foxxx]], de samarbeidet om sanger. Shakur holdt kontakten med Foxxx mens han var i fengsel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.29425/title.freddie-foxxx-says-tupacs-anger-towards-the-notorious-b-i-g-was-unnecessary |title=Freddie Foxxx Says Tupac's Anger Towards The Notorious B.I.G. Was Unnecessary |date=24. juni 2014 |publisher=hiphopdx.com |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508012714/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.29425/title.freddie-foxxx-says-tupacs-anger-towards-the-notorious-b-i-g-was-unnecessary |archivedate=8. mai 2016}}</ref>

Shakur ble gift med Keisha Morris-Shakur i april 1995, men ekteskapet ble offisielt avsluttet i mars 1996.<ref>{{cite news|title=Love is Not Enough: 2Pac's Ex-Wife, Keisha Morris |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/09/love-is-not-enough-tupacs-wife-keisha-morris-excerpt-from-the-sept-2011-issue/|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|publisher=Townsquare Media|location=New York City|date=15. september 2011}}</ref>

Faren Billy Garland sa at Shakurs sinne utviklet seg ut ifra hans frustrasjoner over å bli misforstått. Han reagerte spesielt når folk satt spørsmålstegn ved hans engasjement for det svarte samfunnet og for [[USA|vestkysten av USA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sohh.com/2pacs-father-speaks-out-on-sons-anger-he-would-get-so-upset-when-people-tried-to/ |title=2PAC'S FATHER SPEAKS OUT ON SON'S ANGER, "HE WOULD GET SO UPSET WHEN PEOPLE TRIED TO…" |date=3. august 2011 |publisher=sohh.com |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611013620/http://www.sohh.com/2pacs-father-speaks-out-on-sons-anger-he-would-get-so-upset-when-people-tried-to/ |archivedate=11. juni 2016}}</ref>

Ifølge livvakten, Frank Alexander, var Shakurs favorittfarge grønn. Han brukte en grønn t-skjorte natten han døde.<ref>{{Citation|last=Mxttty|title=Tupac Shakur - Final 24 Hours|date=15. mai 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEQKfuNNnr8|accessdate=16. mars 2018}}</ref>

Shakur bodde hos Kidada Jones, hans forlovede, datter av [[Quincy Jones]] og skuespiller [[Peggy Lipton]], i flere måneder inntil hans død. Jones ventet på Shakur i sitt hotellrom i [[Las Vegas]] da hun ble informert om at han hadde blitt skutt. Hun stormet til sykehuset og ble hos ham til han døde fra skadene seks dager senere.<ref name="vanityfair">{{Citation|last=Anson|first=Robert Sam|title=To Die Like A Gangsta |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 3, 2013|access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref>