Made professional acting debut in a production of "A Raisin in the Sun", part of a benfit for Jesse Jackson's first presidential campaign

Moved to Baltimore with his family

Moved to the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, with his family

Joined the rap group Digital Underground

Debut album "This Is An EP Release"

Released first solo album "2Pacalypse Now"

Feature acting debut, "Juice" co-starring Omar Epps and directed by Ernest R Dickenson

Charged by former VP Dan Quayle that Shakur was partialy responsible for the shooting of a Texas state trooper by a young man who was listening to his first album

Starred in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice" opposite Janet Jackson

Sued by the wife of the Texas state trooper

Charged with aggravated assault after being involved with the shooting of two off-duty police officers in Atlanta; charges were dropped due to conflicting eyewitness reports

Acted in "Above the Rim"

Shot five times during a robbery in the lobby of a Manhattan recording studio

Convicted of attacking a former employer while on a music video set; sentenced to 15 days in jail, 15 days on a highway work crew, 30 days of community service; was also fined $2000

Sentenced to 1 1/2-4 1/2 years for sexual assault; served 11 months

Sentenced to serve 120 days in jail for parole violation (April)