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===Awards and honors=== [[File:TupacShakurWalkofFameStar.jpg|thumb|Tupac Shakur's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]] In 2002, Shakur was inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame. In 2004, Shakur was among the honorees at the first [[Hip Hop Honors]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.vh1.com/hip-hop-honors/2004 | title = HipHop Honors: About the show: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 | work = VH1.com | publisher = Viacom International Inc. | access-date = May 19, 2020 | quote = VH1's first ever Hip Hop Honors was hosted by Vivica A. Fox and MC Lyte at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. 2Pac, Run-DMC, DJ Hollywood, Kool Herc, KRS-One, Public Enemy, Rock Steady Crew, Sugarhill Gang and The Graffiti Movement were honored. Tributes were performed by Beastie Boys, Common, Fat Joe and Terror Squad, Nas, MC Hammer, Kid Rock and more. Tracy Morgan, Ice-T, Taye Diggs, P. Diddy, Wyclef Jean, Foxy Brown, Debbie Harry and Roselyn Sanchez presented. | archive-date = August 13, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200813003748/http://www.vh1.com/hip-hop-honors/2004 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2006, Shakur's close friend and classmate Jada Pinkett Smith donated $1 million to their high school alma mater, the Baltimore School for the Arts, and named the new theater in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 12, 2006|title=Pinkett Smith gives $1M to Baltimore school|url=http://www.today.com/popculture/pinkett-smith-gives-1m-baltimore-school-1C9427463|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=TODAY.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 16, 2006|title=Actress gives $1 million to arts school|url=https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/actress-gives-1-million-to-arts-school/73-344409846|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=KUSA.com}}</ref> In 2021, Pinkett Smith honored Shakur's 50th birthday by releasing a never before seen poem she had received from him.<ref name="Carras-2021" /> In 2009, drawing praise, the Vatican added "[[Changes (Tupac Shakur song)|Changes]]", a [[Greatest Hits (Tupac Shakur album)|1998 posthumous]] track, to its online playlist.<ref>{{cite news | first = Edward | last = Beck | url = https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Spirituality/tupac-shakur-reaches-vaticans-official-myspace-music-playlist/story?id=9270721 | title = Vatican gets good rap: Tupac Shakur makes the Vatican's MySpace music playlist | work = ABC News | date = December 7, 2009 | access-date = May 20, 2020 | archive-date = June 27, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200627233638/https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Spirituality/tupac-shakur-reaches-vaticans-official-myspace-music-playlist/story?id=9270721 | url-status = live }}</ref> On June 23, 2010, the [[Library of Congress]] added "[[Dear Mama]]" to the [[National Recording Registry]], the third rap song.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 23, 2010|title=Tupac Shakur Honored By Library of Congress|work=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tupac-shakur-honored-by-library-of-congress/|url-status=live|access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626060312/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/06/23/entertainment/main6611103.shtml|archive-date=June 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | first = Ann | last = Donahue | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957665/tupac-willie-nelson-rem-among-inductees-to-national-recording-registry | title = Tupac, Willie Nelson, R.E.M. among inductees to National Recording Registry | magazine = Billboard.com | date = June 23, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130629043205/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957665/tupac-willie-nelson-rem-among-inductees-to-national-recording-registry | archive-date = June 29, 2013}}</ref> In 2015, the [[Grammy Museum at L.A. Live|Grammy Museum]] opened an exhibition dedicated to Shakur.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 22, 2015|title=Tupac Exhibit Opens Next Month|publisher=Boom 92|url=http://boom92houston.com/4831/tupac-exhibit-opens-next-month/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150127031303/http://boom92houston.com/4831/tupac-exhibit-opens-next-month/|archive-date=January 27, 2015}}</ref> In his first year of eligibility, Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017.<ref name="USA Today-2016" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.spin.com/2017/04/watch-snoop-dogg-induct-tupac-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ |title=Watch Snoop Dogg Induct Tupac Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |magazine=Spin Magazine |date=April 8, 2017 |author=Peter Helman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415040312/http://www.spin.com/2017/04/watch-snoop-dogg-induct-tupac-into-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/ |archive-date=April 15, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/10/18/498382524/pearl-jam-tupac-shakur-nominated-for-rock-roll-hall-of-fame |title=Pearl Jam, Bad Brains, Joan Baez, Depeche Mode, and Tupac Shakur nominated for induction into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |last=Gotrich |first=Lars |date=October 18, 2016 |website=NPR |access-date=October 18, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020021155/http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/10/18/498382524/pearl-jam-tupac-shakur-nominated-for-rock-roll-hall-of-fame |archive-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> In January 2022, the exhibition ''Tupac Shakur: Wake Me When I'm Free'' opened at The Canvas at [[L.A. Live]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tinsley|first=Justin|date=January 21, 2022|title=New Tupac Shakur exhibit, 'Wake Me When I'm Free,' looks at the revolution that created the revolutionary|url=https://andscape.com/features/new-tupac-shakur-exhibit-wake-me-when-im-free-looks-at-the-revolution-that-created-the-revolutionary/|access-date=January 30, 2022|website=[[Andscape]]|language=en-US}}</ref> [[File:MacAuthurShakur.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Section of MacArthur Boulevard named Tupac Shakur Way]] On May 16, 2023, Oakland City Council voted to name the section of MacArthur Boulevard between Grand Avenue and Van Buren Avenue "Tupac Shakur Way".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Martinez|first=Gina|date=May 18, 2023|title=Oakland is renaming a street 'Tupac Shakur Way' to honor rap icon|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oakland-street-renamed-tupac-shakur-way/|access-date=May 19, 2023|work=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> On June 7, 2023, Shakur received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://walkoffame.com/press_releases/tupac-shakur-to-be-honored-with-a-posthumous-star-on-the-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|title= TUPAC SHAKUR TO BE HONORED WITH A POSTHUMOUS STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME|publisher=[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]|date=June 7, 2023|accessdate=June 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Neena Rouhani|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/tupac-shakur-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame-1235348347/|title= Tupac Shakur Honored With Hollywood Walk of Fame Star 27 Years After His Death|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 7, 2023|accessdate=June 7, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Simrin Singh|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tupac-shakur-posthumously-receives-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame/|title=Tupac Shakur posthumously receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=June 7, 2023|accessdate=June 7, 2023}}</ref> His half-sister, Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur, accepted the award in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Kreps|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tupac-shakur-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame-1234765928/|title= Tupac Shakur Finally Receives a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 7, 2023|accessdate=June 7, 2023}}</ref> ====Rankings==== * 2002: ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked Shakur at 10th among top-earning dead celebrities.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 12, 2002|title=Top-Earning Dead Celebrities|work=Forbes|editor-last=Schiffman|editor-first=Betsy|url=https://www.forbes.com/2002/08/12/0812deadintro.html|url-status=live|access-date=July 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824162336/http://www.forbes.com/2002/08/12/0812deadintro.html|archive-date=August 24, 2010}}</ref> * 2003: MTV's viewers voted Shakur the greatest MC.<ref>{{cite AV media | title = MTV2 Presents: 22 Greatest MC's | date = July 2003}}</ref> * 2005: Shakur was voted No.1 on Vibe's online poll of "Top 10 Best of All Time".<ref name="Stone-2005">{{cite web|last=Stone|first=Shelby|date=July 22, 2005|title=V community: Greatest rapper of all time?|url=http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2005/07/v_community_greatest_rapper_of_all_time|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050725012745/http://www.vibe.com/news/news_headlines/2005/07/v_community_greatest_rapper_of_all_time|archive-date=July 25, 2005|work=Vibe.com}}</ref> * 2006: MTV staff placed him second on its list of "The Greatest MCs Of All Time".<ref name="mtv greatest" /> * 2012: ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]'' magazine ranked him No. 5 among "The Top 50 Lyricists".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/discussions/8591-The-source-top-50-lyricists-magazine-scans |title=The Source: Top 50 Lyricists [Magazine Scans] |work=Genius |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912210734/http://genius.com/discussions/8591-The-source-top-50-lyricists-magazine-scans |archive-date=September 12, 2015}}</ref> * 2007: The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] placed ''All Eyez on Me'' at No. 90 and ''Me Against the World'' at No. 170.<ref>{{cite web | author = [[National association of recording merchandisers]] | title = Definitive 200 | work = RockHall.com | publisher = The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. | date = 2007 | url = http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070410040752/http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200 | archive-date = April 10, 2007}}</ref> * 2010: ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine placed Shakur at No. 86 among the "100 Greatest Artists".<ref name="Rolling Stone-2010" /> * 2020: ''All Eyez on Me'' was ranked No. 436 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'s}} list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|"500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=2pac β Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time|url=https://www.rs500albums.com/450-401/tag/2pac|access-date=January 30, 2022|website=Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2023: ''Billboard'' ranked Shakur at number 4 of the top 50 rappers.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-rappers-all-time/13-rakim/ | title=50 Greatest Rappers of All Time | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>
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