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Makaveli Was The Alias Used By American Hip-Hop Artist Poet And Actor Tupac Shakur While He Was With His Hip-Hop Group The Outlawz. The Posthumous Solo Studio Album The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory Was The Only Album To Be Officially Released As Makaveli. Future Posthumous Releases Of His With The Outlawz And Solo Makaveli Recordings Were Released Under Tupac Shakur’s More Familiar Alias 2pac. Tupac Read And Studied The Works And Life Of Niccolo Machiavelli Whose Ideas Were Overshadowed By A Reputation That Was Unfairly Given To Him Because Of A Misunderstanding Of His Writings And Political Views. This Inspired Tupac To Take The Name Makaveli As His Alias With The Outlawz. With Tupac’s Spelling Of Makaveli The Letters Can Be Rearranged To Form The Words “Am Alive”. The Views From A Posthumously Published Pamphlet Written By Niccolo Machiavelli Called The Prince Inspired The Term Machiavellian Which Refers To The View That Politics Is Amoral And That Any Means Can Be Justifiably Used In Achieving Political Power. Tupac Named All The Original Outlawz After Famous Machiavellian Leaders Who Gained Power From Governments They Did Not Agree With. This Made The Outlawz A Group Of Individuals Led By Makaveli Who Were Named After Individuals Who Lived Their Life In A Way Described By Machiavelli.
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"Temptations" Is A Song By Rap Artist Tupac Shakur 2Pac From The Album Me Against The World. It Was Released As A Single On June 4 1996 And Was Released As A CD Cassette And 12" Promo. While Rapping Is Solely Performed By Shakur Erick Sermon And Producer Easy Mo Bee Are Also Featured In The Song Primarily As Background Vocalists. The Song Uses The Bassline From The "Computer Love" And The Theme Focuses On Relationship And Infidelity Issues. Debuting At Number Sixty-Eight On The Billboard Hot 100 The Song Did Fairly Well In The United States. It Was Also Well Received By Critics With Many Writers Commenting On Its Romantic Tone. The Song's Music Video Does Not Have Any Shots Of Shakur Since He Was Incarcerated At The Time. Instead The Video Features Many Celebrities Such As Coolio Ice-T Adina Howard And Warren G. Taking Place In A Hotel The Video Opens And Closes With The Concierge Ice-T Complaining About Coolio A Bellboy . The Main Plot Of The Video Follows Coolio While He Is Working In The Hotel.
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Makaveli Was The Alias Used By American Hip-Hop Artist Poet And Actor Tupac Shakur While He Was With His Hip-Hop Group The Outlawz. The Posthumous Solo Studio Album The Don Killuminati The 7 Day Theory Was The Only Album To Be Officially Released As Makaveli. Future Posthumous Releases Of His With The Outlawz And Solo Makaveli Recordings Were Released Under Tupac Shakur’s More Familiar Alias 2pac. Tupac Read And Studied The Works And Life Of Niccolo Machiavelli Whose Ideas Were Overshadowed By A Reputation That Was Unfairly Given To Him Because Of A Misunderstanding Of His Writings And Political Views. This Inspired Tupac To Take The Name Makaveli As His Alias With The Outlawz. With Tupac’s Spelling Of Makaveli The Letters Can Be Rearranged To Form The Words “Am Alive”. The Views From A Posthumously Published Pamphlet Written By Niccolo Machiavelli Called The Prince Inspired The Term Machiavellian Which Refers To The View That Politics Is Amoral And That Any Means Can Be Justifiably Used In Achieving Political Power. Tupac Named All The Original Outlawz After Famous Machiavellian Leaders Who Gained Power From Governments They Did Not Agree With. This Made The Outlawz A Group Of Individuals Led By Makaveli Who Were Named After Individuals Who Lived Their Life In A Way Described By Machiavelli.
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"Temptations" is a song by rap artist Tupac Shakur (2Pac) from the album Me Against the World. It was released as a single on June 4, 1996, and was released as a CD, cassette, and 12" promo. While rapping is solely performed by Shakur, Erick Sermon and producer Easy Mo Bee are also featured in the song, primarily as background vocalists. The song uses the bassline from the "Computer Love", and the theme focuses on relationship and infidelity issues. Debuting at number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100, the song did fairly well in the United States. It was also well received by critics, with many writers commenting on its romantic tone.
The song's music video does not have any shots of Shakur, since he was incarcerated at the time. Instead, the video features many celebrities such as Coolio, Ice-T, Adina Howard, and Warren G. Taking place in a hotel, the video opens and closes with the concierge (Ice-T) complaining about Coolio (a bellboy). The main plot of the video follows Coolio while he is working in the hotel. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.