Tupac Shakur wasn’t one to go by a moniker in his professional life, instead, he took great pride in his name. The Poetic Justice star was named after a revolutionary, something his mother was intentional about. Ironically, she listed a different name on his birth certificate before changing it shortly after he was born. 

Tupac Shakur’s mother changed his name within a year

The rapper’s mother Afeni originally named the Juice star Lesane Parish Crooks. When he was one, she legally had his name changed to Tupac Amaru Shakur. His name means “shining serpent” in Inca.