Tupac Shakur would have been 45 years old this week.

Fans across the world celebrated the birthday of the legendary rapper who was gunned down in 1996. But as a reminder of the rap great's incredible musical legacy, the first scenes of the biopic of his life were released on the milestone anniversary. All Eyez On Me tells the story of how 'Pac came up to be one of the most notorious, influential and celebrated lyricists of his generation, selling 75 million records worldwide. Fans got a chance to see the first clips of actor Demetrius Shipp Jr playing Tupac in a one-minute teaser trailer of the film which is due to be released in November. The resemblance between Shipp Jr and the rap legend is spooky and it will send shivers down the spines of any hardcore Tupac fans... https://www.instagram.com/p/BGtFisfLKJK/ Shipp Jr was recruited to play the rapper despite having no formal acting experience. He was encouraged to take acting lessons to play the role. It has hit stumbling blocks along the way, with the production going through two directors and is now in the hands of Benny Boom. This one minute clip gives fans an indication of just how well Shipp Jr has pulled off playing the former Death Row Records man. https://www.instagram.com/p/_c8ZgPIUbK/ Fans seem to have reacted well on Twitter to the teaser trailer... https://twitter.com/DammyRosewood/status/743386452843724801 https://twitter.com/TrayneshaCole/status/743368412072710144 https://twitter.com/EstelleDarlings/status/743348086848708609 https://twitter.com/Jonesballgame/status/743513286910545920 https://twitter.com/Pali_babz/status/743513233860997126 https://twitter.com/rentmoneydue/status/743512623640158208