So, why change your name to Makaveli after releasing your largest record yet as 2pac?
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Some say he changed his name because he often said, before going to prison, that if he ever did go to prison he’d come out “reborn.” However, his first album after his release was titled All Eyez on Me and was released under the name Tupac. Named after the last indigenous Incan monarch, Tupac felt he was a revolutionary and his name reflected that. He was born Lesane Parish Crooks but mother Afeni Shakur later changed his name.
Tupac Shakur was known as either Tupac or 2pac in his music, a name that he took great pride in. Then there’s the video for “Hail Mary” and “I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto,” which basically show Tupac getting revenge from beyond the grave and landing in a helicopter in some sort of paradise. While the video for “To Live and Die in LA” shows Tupac driving around downtown LA in the back of a convertible, “Toss it Up” could’ve been recorded after his shooting as there are only a couple other people present in the video. But considering the fact that the exact same thing happened in the video for “To Live and Die in LA,” it’s quite the coincidence. Now, some say that because Tupac was famous he had access to things that weren’t either yet or readily available to the public, which is fair. In the video for “Toss it Up,” which was released after Tupac’s death, he was seen wearing a pair of Penny Hardaway shoes (it was the 90’s) that weren’t released at the time of Tupac’s death and wouldn’t be released for months. If his aunt was able to evade capture for decades while being that valuable to the FBI, her nephew certainly could do the same (he was also wanted as he was out on bail for the alleged sexual assault of a woman in New York and also the assault of Orlando Anderson in Las Vegas the night he “died”). Back in 2015, she was added to the FBI’s most wanted list and was considered the most wanted woman (terrorist) in the world. She was charged and convicted for the murder of a New Jersey state trooper in 1973 and ended up breaking out of prison and fleeing to Cuba. Tupac’s godmother Joanne Chesimard, aka Assata Shakur, was also involved in the Black Liberation movement and was a part of the Black Liberation Army. Tupac’s mother was a member of the Black Panthers back in the 60’s and early 70’s and was pregnant with her son while she was in jail. His Aunt Fled the Police and Lives in Cuba After that, Tupac is seen in heaven, rapping about his life and basically saying he isn’t mad at the person who shot him.Ĭonsidering the fact that the BMW Tupac was riding in was being driven by Suge Knight and that the car was hit by 12 bullets, 4 of which hit Tupac and none of which hit Suge - he was “grazed” - it’s a bit too much of a coincidence for some people.Īlso, the song itself is pretty significant in that it’s titled “I Ain’t Mad at Cha,” especially if you consider the fact that the rumored shooters of Tupac were people that grew up with his best friend at the time - Suge. The video that was released shortly before Tupac’s death showed Tupac being gunned down while jumping in front of his friend to protect him from the bullets. Considering the fact that Afeni Shakur paid the person who cremated Tupac tens of thousands of dollars. The best city to pull this off would be Las Vegas, which is known for being crooked and money hungry. He either faked his death or decided to cooperate with officials who put him in witness protection program.Īssuming he fled for Cuba, it’d still require the assistance of doctors and even the medical examiner to create a false death certificate. While some say the entire shooting was staged, it actually makes more sense that Tupac was shot but then decided he couldn’t take the lifestyle anymore - especially after losing a lung. Vegas is Crookedįaking a death is difficult, it requires the cooperation of multiple people, especially in a situation like the one Tupac found himself in.
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So, let’s go through the top “evidence” that points to Shakur still being alive somewhere in Cuba. Because he was obsessed with his own death - and changed his name to Makaveli before he died - there may be more to the rumor(s) that he faked his death. Tupac Shakur, arguably the greatest rapper of all time, died at the age of 25. When a famous person dies young their fans are often unable to accept the fact that they’re gone.Įlvis, Jim Morrison, Paul Walker - people simply can’t accept that their heroes are no longer around, so instead they create an alternate reality in which their favorite person is still alive and decided to fake their death to either escape the pressure that comes with fame or perhaps the problems they were having with the police.