People rave about Tupac as one of the best rappers.. he was before my time, and I'm not even that into rap. But he does seem to be somewhat of a mercurial character.. Do you know much about him?
I do.  The man was a very talented rapper, writer, poet, and even acted
What made him a talented rapper? Did he get many accolades or publicity?
Tupac sold over 75 million records.  He is one of the highest selling musicians of all time
Why are people always saying "Rip Tupac" and such? What happened to him?
He was murdered on September 13 1996.  
Murdered how? Why? For what?
No one ever solved the crime.  Ironically, many of his songs were about violence and inner city hardships