Tupac Shakur

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Is Tupac Truly dead? Or is it an escape from the media and life as a gangster? Tupac Shakur is the most known rapier in the world. His rhymes did play a big part in him becoming famous, but the controversy of his death is what has made him so well known across the world. He is to hip-hop as Elvis is to rock & roll. Both of there fans still believe there alive and try to prove it all the time. Are there really secret messages in Tupac’s lyrics, was his death planed out or was it all a tragic incident taking one of the music industries top performers.
Tupac Shakur signed to death row records in the late 80’s. He had released 7 albums and was releasing his 8th on September 16 1996. He was found sleeping with fellow rapier Biggies wife in early 1996 which caused a massive feud between the east coast and west cost hip hop industries. Mid 1996 Tupac during an interview said he wanted to get out of the spot light and gangster life for good.
Tupac Shakur had front row seats to the Mike Tyson fight Saturday September 6 1996 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight lasted for roughly 123sec.Tupac was one of the last people to leave the fight. When he got to the parking garage he was shot 5 times, and unfortunately this was the 1 night he didn’t have on his bulletproof vest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where the press wasn’t allowed. He lived the 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th and died the 13th. During those 7 days there was never a picture taken of him in the hospital. His official time of death was 4:03 pm, causing many people to unite and mourn the loss of him.
Tupac had raped about being buried but was scheduled to be cremated Sept 14th only a day after his death. The press was told it would be a private funeral for immediate family only, but later that day the funeral was canceled leaving Afeni Shakur the only person to see him dead. The 16th his new album was released called the 7 day theory. The cover featured Tupac crucifi...