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'''William "Billy" Garland''' (born March 14, 1949) was a black activist belonging to the [[Black Panther Party]], maintained a relationship with [[Afeni Shakur]] (also affiliated with the party) and is the biological father of Lesane Parish Crooks, who is better known as [[Tupac Shakur]]. Garland is Tupac's biological father, he did very little to help raise his son only seeing him a few times up until Tupac was around the age of age 5. He didn't see Shakur again until he starred in the movie 'Juice' in 1992. He later visited Shakur in Bellevue Hospital when he was shot in 1994. Shakur was told by his Mother that his father was dead. Garland claimed that [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] approached him at the hospital while visiting Shakur, and he believed that he wasn't involved in the shooting. After Tupac's death, Afeni and Billy sent his blood to Long Beach Genetics. A laboratory tested Shakur's DNA and found out the probability of Afeni and Billy 99.97% parentage. Also after Tupac Shakur's death, Billy Garland took Afeni Shakur to court, claiming half of Tupac's estate, but was denied. The case ended in a settlement of around $540,000 plus legal fees, which totaled just over $350,000.<ref>[http://www.2pacworld.co.uk/2pacFatherFigures.html 2pac Father Figures<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Four days after Shakur's death, Garland told Rolling Stone in an interview that he wanted people to focus on the rapper's accomplishments. ''"My son is dead, and he don't deserve to be talked about like some common criminal," he said. "He wasn't perfect, but he did do some great things in a little bit of time."'' <ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tupacshakur/articles/story/5938593/tupac_shakur_19711996 Rolling Stone - Bury Me Like a G... The Short Death and Violent Life of Tupac Shakur<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Garland is a truck driver and former Black Panther now lives with his family on the outskirts of New York. |
'''William "Billy" Garland''' (born March 14, 1949). He was given the birth name "Garland" [http://www.yourdictionary.com/garland (esp. As a symbol of victory, honor, etc). <!--Both generated title -->] - meaning "The Crown of A King" [http://ardictionary.com/Garland/657 Definition: The crown of a king (name given to a royal person or descendant)<!--Both generated title -->] for his [[kinship]]-relation and lineage of a [[royal]] descendant to a [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n kingdom called the [[Garamantes]]<ref>[http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/tupac.com/background.html]</ref> civilization modern the direct descent of today [[Tuareg]] people. He was a black activist belonging to the [[Black Panther Party]], maintained a relationship with [[Afeni Shakur]] (also affiliated with the party) and is the biological father of Lesane Parish Crooks, who is better known as [[Tupac Shakur]]. Garland is Tupac's biological father, he did very little to help raise his son only seeing him a few times up until Tupac was around the age of age 5. He didn't see Shakur again until he starred in the movie 'Juice' in 1992. He later visited Shakur in Bellevue Hospital when he was shot in 1994. Shakur was told by his Mother that his father was dead. Garland claimed that [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] approached him at the hospital while visiting Shakur, and he believed that he wasn't involved in the shooting. After Tupac's death, Afeni and Billy sent his blood to Long Beach Genetics. A laboratory tested Shakur's DNA and found out the probability of Afeni and Billy 99.97% parentage. Also after Tupac Shakur's death, Billy Garland took Afeni Shakur to court, claiming half of Tupac's estate, but was denied. The case ended in a settlement of around $540,000 plus legal fees, which totaled just over $350,000.<ref>[http://www.2pacworld.co.uk/2pacFatherFigures.html 2pac Father Figures<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Four days after Shakur's death, Garland told Rolling Stone in an interview that he wanted people to focus on the rapper's accomplishments. ''"My son is dead, and he don't deserve to be talked about like some common criminal," he said. "He wasn't perfect, but he did do some great things in a little bit of time."'' <ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tupacshakur/articles/story/5938593/tupac_shakur_19711996 Rolling Stone - Bury Me Like a G... The Short Death and Violent Life of Tupac Shakur<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Garland is a truck driver and former Black Panther now lives with his family on the outskirts of New York. |
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*[http://daleakcom.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/new-interview-with-tupacs-real-father-billy-garland/ Interview with 2Pac's father Billy Garland] |
*[http://daleakcom.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/new-interview-with-tupacs-real-father-billy-garland/ Interview with 2Pac's father Billy Garland] |
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*[http://ilbonito.wordpress.com/2007/11/12/whispers-in-the-sand-a-message-from-a-lost-civilization/] |
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Born | Billy (William) Garland March 14, 1949 (age 60) |
Nationality | United States |
Occupation | Truck driver |
William "Billy" Garland (born March 14, 1949). He was given the birth name "Garland" (esp. As a symbol of victory, honor, etc). - meaning "The Crown of A King" Definition: The crown of a king (name given to a royal person or descendant) for his kinship-relation and lineage of a royal descendant to a Sub-Saharan African kingdom called the Garamantes[1] civilization modern the direct descent of today Tuareg people. He was a black activist belonging to the Black Panther Party, maintained a relationship with Afeni Shakur (also affiliated with the party) and is the biological father of Lesane Parish Crooks, who is better known as Tupac Shakur. Garland is Tupac's biological father, he did very little to help raise his son only seeing him a few times up until Tupac was around the age of age 5. He didn't see Shakur again until he starred in the movie 'Juice' in 1992. He later visited Shakur in Bellevue Hospital when he was shot in 1994. Shakur was told by his Mother that his father was dead. Garland claimed that The Notorious B.I.G. approached him at the hospital while visiting Shakur, and he believed that he wasn't involved in the shooting. After Tupac's death, Afeni and Billy sent his blood to Long Beach Genetics. A laboratory tested Shakur's DNA and found out the probability of Afeni and Billy 99.97% parentage. Also after Tupac Shakur's death, Billy Garland took Afeni Shakur to court, claiming half of Tupac's estate, but was denied. The case ended in a settlement of around $540,000 plus legal fees, which totaled just over $350,000.[2] Four days after Shakur's death, Garland told Rolling Stone in an interview that he wanted people to focus on the rapper's accomplishments. "My son is dead, and he don't deserve to be talked about like some common criminal," he said. "He wasn't perfect, but he did do some great things in a little bit of time." [3] Garland is a truck driver and former Black Panther now lives with his family on the outskirts of New York.
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