(Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images) Tupac’s sister Set Shakur witnessed the unveiling of her brother’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star.
Deceased actor and rapper Tupac Shakur has had his name added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony Wednesday.
The star is located at 6212 Hollywood Blvd., and the honor was accepted by his sister Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur. Other hip-hop artists who were awarded stars near Shakur's include DJ Khaled, Missy Elliot, and the late Nipsey Hussle.
Several of the people present in the ceremony included Allen Hughes, director of the docuseries "Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur," and "Tupac Shakur Legacy" biographer Jamal Joseph.
The star in the Hollywood walkway was the latest of many posthumous honors Shakur received after he was murdered in 1996 at age 25, including being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Tupac was born in Harlem, New York, in 1971 to Afeni Shakur, a political activist, and member of the Black Panther Party. His family moved to Baltimore and eventually to California, where he started his music career as a roadie for the Bay Area rap crew Digital Underground.
He eventually went for his solo career upon signing with Interscope Records.
Hollywood Walk of Fame stars are given to performers who are nominated, as well as a $75,000 fee to create and maintain a star, as well as cover for the induction ceremony.
Tupac's Dad Bittersweet About Son's Song and Docu 'Dear Mama'
Meanwhile, Shakur's biological father, Billy Garland, revealed he was not a fan of the "Dear Mama" docuseries currently streamed on Hulu.
According to TMZ, Garland claimed Hughes had tricked him into doing an interview for the project. He also initially hated his son's song "Dear Mama" because he was called a "coward" in the track.
In addition, Garland was attempting to find Tupac for several years after being separated from him. While he could not forgive Hughes for getting involved with the documentary, Garland was able to get over his son's disses in "Dear Mama," admitting he often listens to Tupac's music daily.
