Tupac Research Paper

Respectable Rapper or Torturous Tupac? On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was shot dead in a drive-by shooting as he was headed to a suite Suge Knight, a member of Death Row Records, rented for the night after the Mike Tyson vs. Bruce Seldon boxing match. The fight was held at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Knight had spotted a crips gang member. As the black BMW Shakur and Knight were riding in halted at a red light, an unknown white Cadillac pulled up to the right of them. One of the four men in the Cadillac fired at the passenger's seat, where Shakur had been sitting. Shakur was hit four times, twice in the chest, one in the arm and once in the thigh. He was rushed to a Nevada hospital, where he was in a coma for six days before finally passing away on September 13, 1996. To this day, the assassination is still officially unsolved. The assassination of Tupac Amaru Shakur was unjust because he was an influential rapper, fighting through rough times as a man on the streets; however, many people believe he was a criminal involving himself in violence and drugs (France 1). When most people think about Tupac Shakur, they picture a violent man involved in drugs and gang activity. Tupac grew up with his mother on the streets of the Bronx, New York. He didn’t have a strong father figure in his life, but his mother’s boyfriends would
Although some people believe Tupac Shakur was a gang member who abused drugs and was a violent person, he encouraged and provided wisdom to many people living a rough lifestyle today. Shakur’s lyrics were touching and heartfelt, which is why people respected him. Many people can relate to Shakur by the words in his songs, whether it is related to gang activity, living on the streets, or females getting pregnant at 15 years old. He had no intentions of hurting others or participating in gang activities. Shakur is the most successful and respected rapper to ever