"Poetic Justice" Option Agreement for Tupac Shakur with Columbia Pictures

Tupac/2Pac (Tupac Amaru Shakur, b.1971 - 1996), Born in New York, and son to parents and relatives who were members of the Black Panther Party, Tupac’s political ideals on racial injustice highly influenced Tupac’s music and social consciousness. As a Harlem and Baltimore native, Tupac began his music career as a member of the Oakland Hip-Hop group Digital Underground before his solo career in 1991 with the release of his debut album, 2Pacalypse Now. Tupac emerged in the 1990s as a central figure in the West Coast Hip-Hop scene, introducing social issues on Black life in America when gangsta rap was dominant. Tupac's consistent themes in his lyrics addressed contemporary social issues in inner cities, including violence, hardship, and racism. During his career Tupac sold over 75,000,000 records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His talent as a rapper, actor, and socially conscious person influenced many and garnered him the respect as one of the best rappers in history. 

Poetic Justice (1993) is a romance-drama film written and directed by John Singleton. The film starred singer and actor Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur. Poetic Justice reached No. 1 in the box office during its opening weekend and grossed a total of $27,515,786 worldwide.