American singer, songwriter, pianist (1924-1963).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Tuscaloosa. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1963 at 39 years old in Detroit (drug overdose). [ref]
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur