Exit 2pac's Theory Of Gangster Rap

Gangster rap is a subgenre of hip hop that evolved from hardcore hip hop into its form and style. Gangster rap generally emphasized the gangster lifestyle in themes and lyrics about crime, money and drugs. The genre was developed in the mid 1980’s by rap artist like Schoolly D and Ice-T. As gangster rap garnered more media attention it was popularized by later groups like N.W.A. After Ice-T and N.W.A. gained national attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s gangster rap became the most commercially lucrative subgenre of hip hop. Gangster rap put the west coast and Compton on the map. The west coast dominated hip hop music with artist such Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, Ice Cube and Tupac Shakur. Sadly on September 7, 1996 Tupac was murdered in a drive

This theory is widely supported by Tupac’s fans. This theory has been rationalized by the fact that Tupac respected the political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli who wrote The Art of War which has been misread as advocating for faking of one’s death in order to manipulate an enemy. Tupac also adopted the stage name, Makaveli, and included the phrase “Exit 2Pac, Enter Makaveli” in his album for The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. Fans believe these were all clues by the rapper that he faked his own death. (USA Today n.p.) Also in an interview with the mother of Tupac Shakur, she stated that Tupac was tired of the fighting and according to the article, “in the end, he chose to leave quietly.” (USA Today n.p.) This theorized that even Tupac’s mother knows he’s isn’t dead but alive and away from the feud between east coast and west coast. However, this theory has no absolutely no tangible proof that Tupac Shakur is still alive, all their evidence relies on pure

Tupac was signed under Suge Knight’s record label, according to the article Suge Knight owed Tupac almost 3 million dollars. (BuzzFeed Ryan, et al) This claim can be can be supported by the fact that Tupac’s mother sued Death Row Records for mishandling her sons money. It is also believed that Tupac was close to leaving the Death Row since he had recently fired the lawyer he shared with Suge Knight, shortly after Suge invited Tupac to the boxing match, the same night Tupac was murdered. According to the article, “…another potentially incriminating fact for Suge Knight was that instead of immediately leaving with everyone else after the brawl, he stopped and made a phone call. He also insisted Tupac ride in his car.” (BuzzFeed Ryan, et al) Although there is a lot of suspicion surrounding Suge Knight and his involvement with the murder of Tupac, there is still no concrete evidence supporting the fact that Knight had plotted to kill Tupac. Also Suge Knight was in the same car as Tupac, if he was plotting to kill him, Knight wouldn’t have put himself in harm’s