You act like he lived at that school. He was only at school for a few hours of the day and for a couple years. Act like the other part of his life he wasnt living in the hood with a crackhead mother
At the age of twelve, Shakur enrolled in
Harlem's
127th Street Repertory Ensemble and was cast as the Travis Younger character in the play
A Raisin in the Sun, which was performed at the
Apollo Theater. In 1986, the family relocated to
Baltimore,
Maryland.
[29] After completing his second year at
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, he transferred to the
Baltimore School for the Arts, where he studied acting, poetry,
jazz, and ballet.
[30] He performed in
Shakespeare plays, and in the role of the Mouse King in the ballet
The Nutcracker.
[27] Shakur, accompanied by one of his friends, Dana "Mouse" Smith, as his
beatbox, won many rap competitions and was considered to be the best rapper in his school.
[31] He was remembered as one of the most popular kids in his school because of his sense of humor, superior rapping skills, and ability to mix with all crowds.
[32] He developed a close friendship with a young
Jada Pinkett (later Jada Pinkett Smith) that lasted until his death.
In the documentary
Tupac: Resurrection, Shakur says, "Jada is my heart. She will be my friend for my whole life." Pinkett Smith calls him "one of my best friends. He was like a brother. It was beyond friendship for us. The type of relationship we had, you only get that once in a lifetime." A poem written by Shakur titled "Jada" appears in his book,
The Rose That Grew from Concrete, which also includes a poem dedicated to Pinkett Smith called "The Tears in Cupid's Eyes". During his time in art school, Shakur became affiliated with the Baltimore
Young Communist League USA,
[33][34] and began dating the daughter of the director of the local chapter of the
Communist Party USA.
[35]
In June 1988, Shakur, then 17, and his family moved to
Marin City, California, a residential community located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of
San Francisco,
[29] where he attended
Tamalpais High School in nearby
Mill Valley.
[36] Shakur contributed to the school's drama department by performing in several productions. In an English class, Shakur wrote a paper "Conquering All Obstacles" where he said, "our raps not the sorry-story raps everyone is so tired of. They are about what happens in the real world. Our goal is [to] have people relate to our raps, making it easier to see what really is happening out there. Even more important, what we may do to better our world."
[37] He began attending the poetry classes of
Leila Steinberg in 1989.
[38] That same year, Steinberg organized a concert with a former group of Shakur's, "Strictly Dope"; the concert led to him being signed with Atron Gregory. He set him up as a roadie and backup dancer with the hip hop group
Digital Underground in 1990.
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