Tupac Shakur

Tupac film stars 'not focusing' on critics

For many, the rapper - who was murdered in 1996 - is a legend whose massive influence on music is clear today.

But some say parts of the movie don't represent what really happened in his lifetime.

"I tend not to focus on people who don't feel a certain way," says Demetrius Shipp Jr, who plays Tupac.

Tupac Shakur: 20 years after his death

The rapper released his first studio album "2Pacalypse Now" in November 1991. By September 13, 1996, he was dead. Shakur was just 25 when he was gunned down on a Las Vegas street and succumbed to his injuries days later.

Within those five years, Shakur was in the studio recording the trove of music he left behind. He had roles in films like "Poetic Justice" and "Above the Rim." And as Shakur's fame grew, so did his controversial reputation.

Eminem penned a sweet letter to Tupac Shakur's mom

The rapper, whose real name is Marshall Mathers, penned a heartfelt letter to 2pac's mother,