The Mystery Surrounding Tupac Shakur’s Death

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The difficulty and impossibility of someone faking their death and being successful in doing so is off the charts, but there is someone who possibly did it in 1996 that is still alive today. Tupac (2Pac) Shakur was widely known for his rap and hip hop music, but he was also an actor. Tupac Shakur died on September 13, 1996 (“2 Pac (Tupac) Planet”). It seemed like Tupac had beef with just about everyone and that he was easily offended. Part of that had to do with his rough upbringing. He had beef and controversy with many people; most commonly with rapper Biggie Smalls A.K.A. The Notorious B.I.G.. There was speculation and rumors that Biggie may have had a role in Tupac’s death. No one will ever know because both rappers are now deceased. There is unending controversy regarding the death of Tupac Shakur and the controversy that he is still alive is a constant ongoing debate.

There were several things that seemed suspicious about Tupac’s death, one being no one was ever arrested or charged with his murder. On September 6, 1996 at 11:05 p.m., Tupac and Suge Knight (Tupac’s producer) were cruising down the Las Vegas strip when police pulled them over for playing their stereo too loud and not properly displaying their license plates. After Suge and Tupac were let go by police they drove east on Flamingo Road where they stopped for a red light at Koval Lane, which is about a half a mile from the Las Vegas strip. A car pulled up a car-length ahead to the right and Tupac and Suge’s entourage were in a car behind them. Then, a jeep full of girls pulled up to the left of Suge and Tupac, which got their attention. Seconds after another car pulled up to the passenger side door of Suge and Tupac’s ride and unloaded gunshots at Tupac (“2 Pac...

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...nd ("Top 20 Reasons Why 2Pac Is Alive."), but if he was seen there he would probably be all over the news and it’d be back in the United States very quickly. There is unending controversy regarding the death of Tupac Shakur and the controversy that he is still alive is a constant ongoing debate and will probably never be settled unless he is actually still alive and comes out to the public. If Tupac did come out publicly then this would be crazy news to the entire world that someone was successful in faking their own death in the modern world.

Works Cited

"2 Pac (Tupac) Planet - Part of the Rap Basement Network." 2 Pac (Tupac) Planet - Part of the Rap Basement Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Apr. 2014.

"Top 20 Reasons Why 2Pac Is Alive." Top 20 Reasons Why 2Pac Is Alive. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Apr. 2014.

Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 15 Apr. 2014.

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