During his career, he wrote songs that had impeccable flow, that were about living the “thug life” yet everyone, from people living in ghettos to people living in suburban neighborhoods could relate to. To answer that, we have to dive into Tupac’s life when he was rapping. A question arose wondering if Tupac was considered the greatest when he was alive and rapping, or only posthumously awarded the title. People nowadays tout Tupac as one of the greatest rappers of all time, if not the greatest. Tupac’s music is part of every playlist I have that includes rap, and once I heard about this conspiracy regarding his death, the idea has always intrigued me. Tupac, or as is stage name goes, 2pac, has always been a huge section of my iTunes.
Right now, you’ll find on my iPod everything from Britney Spears to Florida Georgia Line to Blink 182 to Kendrick Lamar. Growing up I listened to classic rock, and once I started high school I expanded my tastes. Music has always been a huge part of my life. The plan is to do this blog and make my own opinion. I’ve looked into this subject a little bit, but I haven’t formed my own opinion. If you do any research into this topic, literally just google “tupac conspiracy” you’ll find thousands, if not millions of websites and youtube videos and forums dedicated to providing proof for both sides of this argument, that Tupac is dead, or that he’s actually alive.
But did that actually happen? Was he actually killed? Could he still be alive? What if there was evidence supporting the fact that Tupac was still alive, and never was gunned down that night eighteen years ago? That’s the story, and to this day rap fans across the world mourn his death. He was gunned down in the streets of Las Vegas. I want to really explore the history of Machiavelli and how Tupac was influenced by him, it all seems so fascinating. What I want to look into more is the whole Makaveli-Machiavelli idea. This article has many points that I find interesting and it has many ideas that I want to look into. I’ve read the Harry Potter books a countless number of times, that doesn’t mean I’m going to try to do magic and attend Hogwarts. Sure, he released an album called “Makaveli” and read a lot of books about Machiavelli and faking one’s death, but that doesn’t mean he actually was going to follow through with it.
What I don’t agree with in this article is the fact that people compare Tupac to Machiavelli. Another thing I agree with that I think is a little sketchy is that Tupac will be releasing another album this year titled “Death Faker”. What I do agree with is the fact that Tupac has had 9 albums released after his “death” and his lyrics referencing events and movies from after his death. This article had many points and it summed up the Tupac-is-alive side of the argument well, but it had some ideas that I agree with and some I don’t. The next point made is in regards to the lyrics of the posthumously released songs, referencing movies and political events that happened after he died. The article jumps right into the supposed “facts” that prove the esteemed rapper is still alive, starting with his final album “Makaveli: Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” and how it was named after Niccolo Machiavelli, an Italian philosopher “who believed that faking one’s own death was a sure way to foil his enemies.” The author then goes on to talk about all of the albums released after Tupac’s “death” and how it’s insane that an artist could have this much music already recorded and available to be released.
I still haven’t taken a side in this debate, so I figured I’d start with the most interesting side, the one where Tupac Shakur is alive and well today.