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Freddie Mercury  (born  Farrokh Bulsara ; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991)   was a British singer-songwriter, record producer and lead vocalist of the rock band  Queen . He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of  popular music ,   and was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four- octave   vocal range . According to his partner Jim Hutton, Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in late April 1987. Around that time, Mercury claimed in an interview to have tested negative for HIV. In October 1986, the British press reported that Mercury had his blood tested for  HIV/AIDS  at a  Harley Street  clinic. A reporter for  The Sun ,  Hugh Whittow , questioned Mercury about the story at  Heathrow Airport as he was returning from Japan. Mercury denied he had the disease. The British press pursued the rumours over the next few years, fuelled by Mercury's increasingly gaunt appearan...

Eric Lynn Wright   (September 7, 1964 – March 26, 1995), known professionally as  Eazy-E , was an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. Dubbed the " Godfather of Gangsta Rap ", he gained prominence for his work with  N.W.A , where he has been credited for pushing the boundaries of lyrical and visual content in mainstream popular music. On February 24, 1995, Wright was admitted to the  Cedars-Sinai Medical Center  in  Los Angeles  with a violent cough. He was diagnosed with  AIDS . He announced his illness in a public statement on March 16, 1995. It is believed Wright contracted the infection from a sexual partner. During the week of March 20, having already made amends with  Ice Cube , he drafted a final message to his fans. On March 26, 1995, Eazy-E died from complications of AIDS, one month after his diagnosis. He was 30 years old (most reports at the time said he was 31 due to the falsification of his date of bir...

Tupac Shakur or Tupac Amaru Shakur, born in  born  Lesane Parish Crooks , June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage name is   2Pac  and  Makaveli ,  was an American rapper and actor.   He is considered by many to be one of the greatest  hip hop  artists of all time. He  became a central figure in  West Coast hip hop , introducing social issues in the genre at a time when  gangsta rap  was dominant in the mainstream. In October 1991, Shakur filed a $10-million civil suit against the  Oakland Police Department , alleging that the police brutally beat him for  jaywalking . Shakur received approximately $43,000 in settlement money, much of which went to pay his lawyer. On August 22, 1992, in Marin City, Shakur performed at an outdoor festival and stayed for an hour afterward signing autographs and pictures. A confrontation occurred and Shakur drew a legally registered  Colt Mustan...