Tupac Shakur

Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ˈtuːpɑːk ʃəˈkʊər/ TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. As of 2007, Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. His double disc albums All Eyez on Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best selling albums in the United States. He has been listed and ranked as one of the greatest artists of all time by many magazines, including Rolling Stone which ranked him 86th on its list of The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest rappers ever, as well as one of the most influential rappers of all time.

Shakur began his career as a roadie, backup dancer and MC for the alternative hip hop group Digital Underground, eventually branching off as a solo artist. The themes of most of Shakur's songs revolved around the violence and hardship in inner cities, racism and other social problems. Both of his parents and several other people in his family were members of the Black Panther Party, whose ideals were reflected in his songs.

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Rider

Rider may refer to:

People

Fremont Rider (1885-1962), American writer and librarian

George Rider (1890–1979), American college sports coach and administrator

H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925), British novelist

Isaiah Rider (born 1971), American former National Basketball Association player

James Rider (1797–1876), New York politician

Rider Strong (born 1979), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter

Steve Rider (born 1950), English sports presenter and anchorman

Law

Rider (legislation), an additional provision attached to a bill

Rider (contract), an additional provision attached to a contract such as an insurance policy

Rider (legal judgement), an explanation appended to a legal decision by a jury or inquest

Rider (theater), a set of requests or demands that a performer will set as criteria for performance

Film and TV

Steal (film), a 2002 action film also known as Riders

Music

Rider (band), an offshoot band from Ultra

Songs

"Rider", song by The Big Three 1963

"Rider", song by David Soul 1977

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Riders (Cooper novel)

Riders is an international best-selling novel, written by the English author, Jilly Cooper. It is the first of a series of romance novels known as the Rutshire Chronicles, which are set in the fictional English county of Rutshire. The story focuses on the lives of a group of top show jumping stars and follows the ups and downs of both their personal and professional lives. A television adaptation of the novel was made in 1993, directed by Gabrielle Beaumont and broadcast by Anglia Television for ITV.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of the English Cotswolds countryside, Riders follows the fortunes of a group of fame and money hungry show jumping stars.

Jake Lovell, the gypsy-born hero of the novel, is a brilliant horseman desperately seeking revenge for years of bullying at the hands of the glamorous but brutish aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black. With the help of his rich debutante wife, Tory Maxwell, he is able to set himself up his own yard and begins building a reputation on the show-jumping circuit. Meanwhile, Rupert is content living the jet-set lifestyle with best friend Billy Lloyd-Foxe, plus a string of beautiful women, horses and dogs. Meeting his beautiful wife, Helen Macaulay, does little to curb his promiscuity and he eventually falls back into a life of parties, alcohol and casual sex.

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Steal (film)

Steal (originally titled Riders) is a 2002 action film starring Stephen Dorff, Natasha Henstridge, Bruce Payne and Steven Berkoff. It was directed by Gérard Pirès and written by Mark Ezra and Gérard Pirès.

Plot

Slim (Stephen Dorff), Frank (Steven McCarthy), Otis (Cle Bennett) and Alex (Karen Cliche) are a group of youthful bank robbers who commit their crimes anonymously and in innovative ways involving extreme sports such as skating and snowboarding. Led by Lieutenant Macgruder (Bruce Payne) The group evades capture from the police, but an anonymous individual seems to know who they are and threatens to inform the police unless they undertake a robbery for him. Enter the Mafia, represented by underworld enforcer Surtayne (Steven Berkoff), who instructs the group to work for them also or they will all be killed. Slim becomes romantically involved with Karen (Natasha Henstridge), a detective who distrusts Macgruder, and to save her and his friends escape from the threat of the anonymous man and the Mafia, Slim concocts a daring robbery.

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Punk

Punk or punks may refer to:

Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres

Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock

P.U.N.K.S., a 1999 movie about a group of bullied teens who find a suit created by a scientist

Punks (film), a 2001 film centered on a group of LGBT African American friends

Punk (fireworks), a smoldering stick used for lighting firework fuse

Punk (magazine), a 1970s United States punk music magazine

CM Punk (born 1978), American retired professional wrestler

The Encyclopedia of Punk, a 2006 reference work by Brian Cogan

Punk, a colloquialism for the Cattail reed, genus Typha

"Punk", a song from the 2001 Gorillaz self-titled debut album

"Punk", a song from the 2003 Ferry Corsten album Right of Way

Punk, sometimes term for homosexual, as is pansy or queer.

Punks (film)

Punks is a 2001 film produced by Babyface, directed by Patrik-Ian Polk and starring Rockmond Dunbar, Seth Gilliam, Renoly Santiago, Jazzmun, and Dwight Ewell.

The film follows the trials and tribulations of a group of gay African American friends. While black gay life is explored in the film, universal aspects of friendship plays at the plot's forefront. The film's themes were later used for the 2005 LOGO cable television series Noah's Arc. The film has made its television debut on LOGO on August 7, 2011.