Soon Tupac not only danced, but also rapped with the Digital Underground on their disc, composing his own debut work in spare time. In 1990, Shakur got acquainted with the members of the rap band Digital Underground, becoming their back-up dancer. There he went to the Tamaplais High School, but dropped out. However, Tupac did not finish the school as he had to move again with the family because of his mother's drug-addiction. Being a teenager, Shakur managed to enter the prestigious Baltimore School For The Arts, where he studied jazz, ballet and acting, performing in Shakespeare's plays.
Tupac's childhood consisted of constant travels along the USA his family had problems with the law and lived in poverty. Only at the age of three months the boy was called by his real name in honor of Indian Tupac Amaru II, who lead the riot of Inks against Spanish invaders and was later convinced to death. Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur, called him Lesane Parish Crooks at birth, concealing their kin in fear for his life, as Black Panthers had many foes. Tupac Amaru Shakur was the son of two Black Panthers members, who split before his birth.
