Major conspiracy theories surrounding Tupac Shakur’s death in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996
Tupac Shakur, the enigmatic rapper, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996. He was just 25.
Following the speculations and conspiracies that have emerged surrounding the circumstances of Tupac’s death and the validity of his death, the subject of Tupac’s death has grown to be quite mysterious throughout the years.
I have tried to explore some of the major conspiracy theories here.
Theory №1 — Shakur faked his death
Some people claim that Tupac arranged for a body double to take his place in the car that night and later fled to Navajo tribal lands where US police can not easily follow him.
The movie, The Great Escape from UMCA appears to vindicate this claim. The movie is about Tupac escaping from University Medical Center in Vegas and relocating to New Medico where he got protection from the Navajo tribe.
Rick Boss, the director of the movie, claims that Tupac Shakur was tipped off about a possible hit in Las Vegas so he hired a body double and it was not Shakur who was in Suge Knight’s BMW on September 7, 1996. Boss is very sure that Tupac is still alive and well.
Theory №2 — Tupac is alive and is hiding in Cuba
Propagators of this theory claim that Tupac faked his death and fled to Cuba to stay with his aunt, Assata Shakur, the political activist and former Black Liberation Army member who escaped prison and fled to Cuba after she was convicted for the 1977 murder of a New Jersey State Trooper. Assata was granted political asylum in Cuba and she has been living there since 1984.
Free from the reach of American media, Tupac knew he’d be safe and go mostly undetected in the one place the US government wanted nothing to do with.
As Tupac’s funds were nearly depleted, he sold audio rights to Interscope (the label that released Kendrick Lamar’s album that featured a conversation with Tupac) and Coca-Cola to ensure his financial survival.
Theory №3 — Suge Knight planned his assassination
Proponents of this theory believe Suge Knight hatched a conspiracy to kill Tupac as he was planning to end his association with Death Row Records (Suge Knight label).
Shakur was planning to launch his label, a move that would have barred Knight from the profits of Shakur’s work.
Theory №4 — Orlando Anderson fired the shots with a weapon supplied by Notorious B.I.G.
According to an investigative report published in Los Angeles Times the shooting was carried out by a Compton gang called the Southside Crips to avenge the thrashing of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier.
Orlando Anderson, the Crip whom Shakur had attacked, fired the fatal shots. Las Vegas police discounted Anderson as a suspect and interviewed him only once, briefly. He was later killed in an unrelated gang shooting.
According to the report, the murder weapon was supplied by Notorious B.I.G., who agreed to pay the Crips $1 million for killing Shakur. Notorious B.I.G. and Shakur had been fighting for more than a year, exchanging insults on recordings and at award shows and concerts.
This would probably be one of the most notorious unsolved cases in the music industry.
Which conspiracy theory according to you appears closer to reality?
Reference —
Tupac ‘faked his own death’ on THIS day in 1996 ‘His family knows’
TUPAC SHAKUR FAKED OWN DEATH AND FLED TO MEXICO, NEW DOCUMENTARY CLAIMS
