Rap icon Tupac Shakur would have been turning 53 today (June 16) and some of his die-hard fans are still convinced he’s out there celebrating in secret.
Tupac was brutally shot in a drive-by in LA on September 7, 1996, and succumbed to his injuries six days later at the tender age of 25. It wasn’t until last September that Las Vegas cops arrested suspect Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis, who pleaded not guilty and faces trial in November.
There have long been conspiracy theorists who say Tupac didn’t die. Some claim he escaped to Cuba. Others reckon he found out there was hit on his life and swapped places with a lookalike.
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Even Suge Knight, the founder of Death Row Records who was with Tupac when he met his fate, has tossed fuel on the conspiracy bonfire. He said in 2017: “I mean when I left that hospital me and Pac was laughing and joking… I don’t see how someone can go from doing well to doing bad.” Pushed on whether he truly believes Tupac might be alive, he added: “With Pac you never know.”
This wild conspiracy has been bolstered by supposed Tupac sightings and videos purporting to show him after his death. One such clip that has resurfaced has clocked over 229,000 views on YouTube, showing a man with similar facial hair and a bald head talking on the phone. The title claims it shows Tupac “alive in 2020” at the age of 48.
The comments section is full of the rapper’s die-hard fans claiming it is proof he is still alive. One writes: “Yo, I can’t front, this guy really looks like Pac. Especially when he turns and is smiling. This is possibly the clearest video evidence that I’ve seen of Pac being alive.”
Another says: “Tupac amaru shakur lives! ! ! Come back pac and show them what hip hop rap is! !” And a third comment reads: “Yes it is tupac.”
Yet there are also those who see through the wild conspiracy, with many comments calling on people to let Tupac “rest in peace”. One reads: “Just let the man rest in peace, he was taken too young, life isn’t fair, but at least he left a legacy behind.” Another says: “If y’all don’t let this man rest smh.”
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