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The American Music Awards is an annual American music awards show.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1994 | Tupac Shakur (as 2Pac) | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist | Nominated [1] |
| 1997 | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Won (posthumously) [2] |
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Runnin' (Dying to Live) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | Top Soundtrack Song of the Year | Won (posthumously) [3] |
The ECHO Award was a German music award granted annually by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie, an association of recording companies. [4]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Himself | Best International Hip-Hop Act | Nominated (posthumously)[ citation needed ] |
The Grammy Awards is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry. The annual awards ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely-viewed televised ceremony. Shakur was nominated seven times.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Dear Mama" | Best Rap Solo Performance | Nominated [5] |
| Me Against the World | Best Rap Album | Nominated [5] | |
| 1997 | All Eyez on Me | Nominated (posthumously) [6] | |
| "How Do U Want It" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) | Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group | Nominated (posthumously) [6] | |
| "California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) | Nominated (posthumously) [6] | ||
| 2000 | "Changes" | Best Rap Solo Performance | Nominated (posthumously) [7] |
| 2023 | "Dear Mama" | Best Music Film | Nominated (posthumously)[ citation needed ] |
The MOBO Awards award in "Music of Black Origin", established in 1996 by Kanya King and Andy Ruffell. It is held annually in the United Kingdom to recognize artists of any ethnicity or nationality performing black music. Shakur was nominated and won for Best Video in 1996 for California Love.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1996 | California Love | Best Video | Won[ citation needed ] |
The MTV Video Music Award or abbreviated as the VMA, is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos. Shakur was nominated 4 times – the first being in 1996 and the last in 2003 – for Best Rap Video.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1996 | "California Love" (featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman) | Best Rap Video | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
| 1999 | "Changes" | Nominated[ citation needed ] | |
| Best Editing in a Video | Nominated (posthumously)[ citation needed ] | ||
| 2003 | "Thugz Mansion" (featuring Nas) | Best Rap Video | Nominated (posthumously)[ citation needed ] |
The NAACP Image Award is an accolade presented by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding people of color in film, television, music, and literature. Shakur was nominated for this award in 1994.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1994 | Tupac Shakur in Poetic Justice | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated[ citation needed ] |
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie. The museum documents the history of rock music and the artists, producers, engineers, and other notable figures who have influenced its development. Shakur was posthumously selected as one of the inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2017 during his first year of eligibility. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017, making him the first solo rapper and the sixth hip hop artist to be inducted in the Hall of Fame's 30-year history. [8]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2017 | Tupac Shakur | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Inducted (posthumously) [8] |
The Soul Train Music Awards is an annual award show which honors the best in Black music and entertainment. Shakur was nominated three times, first in 1996 for Best Rap Album and then in 1997 for R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year and Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video. He won two awards out of three nominations.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1996 | Me Against the World | Best Rap Album | Won[ citation needed ] |
| 1997 | All Eyez on Me | R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year | Won (posthumously)[ citation needed ] |
| "How Do You Want It" / "California Love" | Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video | Nominated (posthumously)[ citation needed ] |
The Source Awards is an annual award show created by The Source magazine which honors hip-hop and R&B performers for their contributions to hip-hop. Shakur was nominated in 2003 for Single of the Year (Male Solo Artist).
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2003 | "Thugz Mansion" (Featuring Anthony Hamilton) | Single of the Year (Male Solo Artist) | Nominated (posthumously)[ citation needed ] |
Gangsta rap or gangster rap, initially called reality rap, is a subgenre of hip-hop that conveys the culture and values typical of urban gangs and street hustlers. Emerging in the late 1980s, gangsta rap's pioneers include Schoolly D of Philadelphia and Ice-T of Los Angeles, later expanding in California with artists such as N.W.A and Tupac Shakur. In 1992, via record producer and rapper Dr. Dre, rapper Snoop Dogg, and their G-funk sound, gangster rap broadened to mainstream popularity.
Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. Considered one of the most influential and successful rappers of all time, he is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's music has been noted for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities.
Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive laid-back lyrical delivery, offsetting the lyrics' often grim content.
James Todd Smith, known professionally as LL Cool J, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.
Me Against the World is the third studio album by American rapper 2Pac. It was released on March 14, 1995, by Interscope Records and Out da Gutta Records and distributed by Atlantic Records. 2Pac draws lyrical inspiration from his impending prison sentence, troubles with the police, and poverty.
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is the fifth studio album by American rapper Tupac Shakur, his first posthumous album and the last released with his creative input. Recorded in July and August 1996, it was released on November 5, 1996, almost two months after his death, under the stage name of Makaveli, through Death Row Records, Makaveli Records and Interscope Records.
The Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance is an honor presented to recording artists for quality rap performances. It was first presented at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards in 1989 and again at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1990, after which point the award was split into two categories: Best Rap Solo Performance and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. These two categories were combined again in 2012 as a result of a restructure of Grammy categories, and the reinstated Award for Best Rap Performance was presented at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012. The restructuring was the consequence of the Recording Academy's wish to decrease the number of categories and awards and to eliminate distinctions between solo and duo or group performances.
The Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance was an honor presented to female recording artists at the 45th Grammy Awards in 2003 and the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004 for quality rap solo performances. The Grammy Awards, an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
"Hit 'Em Up" is a diss track by American rapper 2Pac, featuring the Outlawz. It is the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It", released on June 4, 1996. The song's lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, chiefly Shakur's former friend turned rival, The Notorious B.I.G.. The song was recorded at Can Am Studios in 1996. A previous version of the song was recorded in October 1995.
The East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry was a dispute between artists and fans of the East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop scenes in the United States, especially from the mid-1990s. Focal points of the feud were East Coast–based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. with Puff Daddy and their New York City–based label, Bad Boy Records, and West Coast–based rapper Tupac Shakur with Suge Knight and their Los Angeles–based label, Death Row Records. The feud culminated in the murders of both rappers in drive-by shootings. Although several suspects have been identified, both murders remain unsolved.
All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American rapper 2Pac and the last to be released during his lifetime. Released on February 13, 1996, by Death Row and Interscope Records, the album features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Method Man, Nate Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, E-40, K-Ci & JoJo, and the Outlawz, among others.
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9, 1999, honoring the best music videos from June 13, 1998, to June 11, 1999. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Ricky Martin was the most-awarded artist of the night, winning two primary awards for Best Pop Video and Best Dance Video, and three additional awards in the International Viewer's Choice categories for "Livin' la Vida Loca". Martin and Korn were the most nominated artists of the night, both with 9 nominations for their songs, "Livin' la Vida Loca" and "Freak on a Leash", respectively. Martin was also the first Latin artist in history to receive a nomination in Video of the Year category, but lost to "Doo Wop " by Lauryn Hill, which became the first Hip hop video to receive the award.
The discography of MC Hammer, or simply Hammer, an American rapper, includes hit records "U Can't Touch This", "Pray" and "2 Legit 2 Quit". Hammer is known for his flashy dance movements, choreography and Hammer pants. His superstar-status and entertaining showmanship made him a household name and hip hop icon. Hammer has sold more than 50 million records worldwide, breaking down numerous doors for rap music and demonstrating that hip-hop had the potential for blockbuster success. A multi-award winner, M.C. Hammer is considered a "forefather/pioneer" and innovator of pop rap, and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status for an album.
"Rapper's Ball" is a song by American rap artist E-40, featuring rapper Too $hort and Jodeci lead singer Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey. It is a single from the lead rapper's 1996 album Tha Hall of Game and is a B-side for E-40's song "Things'll Never Change", featuring The Dove Shack rapper Bo-Rock. The song peaked at #29 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart along with "Things'll Never Change", becoming E-40's most successful song as a lead artist until "U and Dat" featuring T-Pain and Kandi Girl peaked at #13 on the Hot 100 in 2006. This song is considered a classic by most west coast rap fans, especially in E-40's hometown Vallejo which is in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area. This song is also notable for featuring a diss to Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in which E-40 says, "Don't buy an $85,000 car before you buy a house", making reference to Biggie owning expensive cars but still not having purchased his own home. In the video, Tupac Shakur, who makes a cameo appearance, winks at the camera when this line is said. This song is also one of Too Short's successful songs amongst many Platinum Albums Too Short has recorded with other Bay Area HipHop Rap Legend. Later several Top Artists around the Bay would collaborate on the album Derty Werk by T.W.D.Y. a west coast supergroup formed by Ant Banks and released in 1999. The music video also features another Rap artist from the Bay Area most known for his Raw Gangsta Rap lyrics, Ice-T arriving with Too Short & playing pool with Tupac, albeit doesn't perform.
The Hip Hop Hall of Fame, also known as the Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum, is a New York chartered non-profit 501 c(3) museum and educational institution whose focus is hip hop music and culture from around the world.