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5 enduring conspiracy theories about Tupac
R U Still Down?
If Tupac Shakur ever wondered this of fans, the answer is unequivocally yes — so much so that fans have held on to conspiracy theories surrounding the enigmatic rapper 20 years after his still-unsolved murder. On the anniversary of the Don Killuminati artist's death, we look back on a few of the enduring theories.
1. Shakur faked his own death.
This is perhaps the most pervasive theory that emerged after the rapper died days after he was targeted in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip. Conspiracy theorists have rationalized it by pointing to Shakur's respect for political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, whose treatise The Art of War (not to be confused with Sun Tzu's The Art of War) has been misconstrued as advocating for faking one’s death in order to manipulate an enemy. Machiavelli actually wrote: "Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pron
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The Hunt for Tupac’s Killer: Confessions, Conspiracies, and Confusion
AS HE TOOK his sunrise walk through a quiet Las Vegas suburb of tan stucco houses and desert landscaping in late September, Duane Davis resembled nobody’s idea of a gangster legend. A bald man on the soft side of 60 in a vit Polo Sport T-shirt and loose-fitting pants, he could have been just another middle-aged neighbor plodding uphill against the ravages of time.
Whatever reverie Davis enjoyed ended as officers from Las Vegas Metro’s Criminal Apprehension grupp swiftly approached in tactical gear out of unmarked vehicles. “Hey, Keffe, Metro Police,” one cop said. “Come on over here. I appreciate your cooperation, though.”
Armed only with a cellphone and water bottle, Davis was the picture of compliance. He’d expected this since July, when police served a search warrant at his home seeking bevis in the 1996 murder of rap superstar Tupac Shakur. With a long
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Tupac: Assassination
2007 documentary film
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Directed by | Richard Bond |
Written by | R. J. Bond Russell Poole (Part III) Michael Carlin (Part III) |
Produced by | Frank Alexander and Richard Bond |
Starring | Tupac Shakur |
Cinematography | Ric Hine Jara Harris Michael Carlin R. J. Bond |
Edited by | Richard Bond |
Music by | Edward "3rDegree" Williams Various Artists |
Distributed by | Universal Home Video Mill Creek Video Cinedigm (New Video) MVD Entertainment |
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Running time | 88 minutes (Part I) 92 Minutes (Part II) 150 Minutes (Part III) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge is a documentary film about the unsolved murder of rapper Tupac Shakur produced by Frank Alexander, a Shakur bodyguard who was with the rapper at the time of the shooting, produced and directed by Richard Bond.[1]
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