Is Tupac Shakur Still Alive?
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A quick word...
The response to this article has been monstrous. I published my first investigation into the supposed "death" of rapper Tupac Shakur back in 1999. Six years later, the overwhelming majority of search engine traffic to this site still comes from Tupac truthseekers seeking truth about Tupac: 
I want to thank everyone for their support. In answer to the most common question, no, you don't need to donate to keep this site going. My love of Tupac is what pays me. That and the banner ads. 
Tupac Shakur's life supposedly ended in September of 1996, a gangster who died a gangster's death, the victim of a drive-by shooting. But in the years since, fans and friends of the rapper/actor have kept rumors alive that the star might not have died at the hands of an anonymous gunman that warm September night. It's here, at the supposed end of Shakur's life, where our journey begins.  Shakur, in 1995 The first album after Tupac's "death" was released in November of 1996: Makaveli: Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. The title aroused some curious glances from those who knew Shakur. The first part of the title refers to Niccol Machiavelli, an old-school Italian philosopher who believed the faking one's own death was a sure way to foil his enemies. Machiavelli's two most famous books, Discorsi dopra la prima deca di Tito Livio (Life With Tito) and Il Principe (Ill Communication) were both written well after his death. Some wonder if Tupac's reference wasn't a signal to the world that things were not as they seemed. This is perhaps mere paranoia, as this album was obviously recorded while Tupac was "still" alive. But then, one year later, R U Still Down? is released in stores (November of '97). This was a full 14 months after the performer's death, and Tupac appeared in three videos in support of the album. When questioned about this, Tupac's manager Robert Bloomenstein said, "Tupac was a forward-thinking man. His performances in those videos were shot more than two months before his unfortunate 'death,' and in no way should indicate that Tupac is still alive." 
Mr. Bloomenstein's words weren't enough to keep the rumors from spreading, however, especially after November of 1998. That's when Tupac released 2pac's Greatest, a greatest hits compilation that included six new tracks. Record company executives claimed that these tracks were also recorded years before; yet this is contradicted by the timeliness of the lyrics. Tupac makes references to the film Armageddon in one track and in another he congratulates the Denver Broncos on winning the Super Bowl - both events taking place well after Shakur was supposedly in the grave. Again, rumors of a massive hoax emerged. Bloomenstein again dismissed the talk as nothing more than rumor mongering. "This is nothing more than rumor mongering," said Bloomberg. "Tupac was a hard-working, busy musician and the continued release of new material should in no way indicate that Tupac is actually alive and living in South America under the assumed name of Jamal Millwood."  From July 1998. Is that him? The next few years turned out to be the most prolithic of Tupac's recording career. Still I Rise (with Outlawz) hit the scene in December of 1999. The "Lost" Tapes: Circa 1989 appeared in April of 2000 and The Rose that Grew from Concrete came in November of that same year. Tupac recorded tracks for Suge Knight Represents: Chronic 2000, a compilation of all of the artists Suge Knight claimed to have killed. He also performed live for an album called Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap: The Tunnel. New Tupac tracks then turned up on Cellblock Compilation: Face Off II and Too Gangsta for Radio, before an album of all-new Tupac tracks, Until the End of Time, appeared in 2001. "I simply wish the public could let Mr. Shakur rest in peace," said Bloomenstein. "Mr. Shakur has actively denied all accusations about still being alive, and he will continue to do so until the day of his, uh... nevermind." When the album Better Dayz appeared in November of 2002, many music critics noted that Tupac had released more albums since his death (seven) than many of the nation's top living artists. 
When that fact is coupled with the references to the World Trade Center attack in one track of Better Dayz plus the curious title of the B-side single Empty Coffin, rumors again were rampant. Is it merely the product of a rabid fan base that cannot let go of their beloved hero? Photo taken last summer One player in this drama who is not speaking out is Tupac himself. Rumors insist that Tupac will be headlining shows in Chicago, Milwaukee and Indianapolis in the next few weeks. Shakur can also be seen starring in the new thriller Streets on Fire with Keanu Reeves this summer and will allegedly host Saturday Night Live in October of this year. Add that to the CNN story in Spring of 2005 which clearly stated Tupac was alive... 
...and the fact that Tupac's name is misspelled on his tombstone... 
...and the case becomes more than a curiosity. Will we ever know the answer? I doubt it. In six weeks Tupac Shakur is releasing his eighth posthumous album, titled Death Faker. Some fans say the title contains a hidden message which could be taken to mean that Tupac didn't really die on that September night nine years ago. Some also claim that certain tracks, such as Still Breathin' and I'm not dead, motherfuckers contain hints about the star's supposed passing. 
What can it mean? But even if Tupac's life is over, our search for the truth cannot be. And there are millions of fans who will not stop until they have it. |
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i definetly dont believe that Tupac is dead for one minute, after all of this commotion about his death and all, i do believe that he is still alive and well and is jus stayin hidden!! and plus all these new songs ive been hearin about and after reading this sayin that in sum songs that were released in 2001 that he was talkin about 9/11, and other events that occured after his death!! no he is definetly alive!! and has been sin 1996!!!!
I do not believe that Tupac is dead.Too much has evolved and came to light since his "supposed" passing.If people were just "hanging on" and couldn't let him go because they were die hard fans,then they would have "surely" let go by now...it has been 13 years last month.Just because the news media releases information on a stars death,doesn't mean it's true.Stars have secrets too,just as we do.Plus they're rich,so if they don't wanna be found...then they ain't gonna be found"!I love you Tupac!!!
All you people who think he is alive must be mad, really! Your all so sad for believing it. Afeni Pac's mum emails me evervy few months. She believe he's dead, She told me about the Memorial. F***in D**k head's thinking he's alive are you mad?!?!?
2pac is not really f*****g dead so to you people that thinks he is dead he is not so shut the hell up for once in your damn life
by:micaela liegh lovingood
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I don't think Tupac is dead. This is because my teacher told me a story just the other day. I think you should know it. So, when my teacher was in high school, she was a big Tupac fan and she was devistated when she found out that he had been shot. But, she thought it was very weird that when he went into the hospital he was doing bad, but then got a lot better and then all the sudden died! She thought something was up with that. She didn't think anything else about it until she was in college. So, her and some of her friends went to Jamaica for a vaction. They were at a resort just sitting by the pool when they see this black man dressed in a waitor's outfit. ONe of her friends was just playing around and said man he looks like Tupac. So they laughed about it. Then they noticed that the man was getting waited on. They were like thats not fair that that one waitor gets to get waited on. Then the man turned around. That's when they noticed the man really did look like Tupac. So they were like whoah we have got to find out if this is Tupac or not. So they kept looking at the man, so the man noticed and got up to leave. That's when someone from my teacher's group yelled, "HEY, TUPAC!" Then she said that the supposedly Tupac turned half of his face towards them and smiled!!! She said they never saw him the rest of the trip!
- Okaaay maybe he is dead or maybe he anit dead but i dont blame him if he faked his death at the end of the day because fam is a b***h trust me maybe he had anuff of all the haters and he just wanted to get out of the fam but i hope his having a GREAT life .. && if he is dead R.I.P the truth will come out one day it always does . :)
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cleves2007usaPROOF 2PAC ALIVE ALSO MAYANS DEC 21,2012 HE RISES FROM ISLAND THEY SAY AND NOSTRADAMUS PROVES IT ALSO HES IN BIBLE YA HE WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AND MIRACLES HEALED BY THE SERPENT RACE HES IMMORTAL AND CARRY THE POWER OF THE SERPENT TATTOE ON HIM AND HIS SONGS ARE LIKE NO OTHER AND THERE A NEW SONG ON WEB HE SAY OBAMA YOU NEED WATCH THE DIRTY SOUTH THEY TRYING f**k YOU UP AND ITS OK TI AND SOMETHING ON HILLARY WELL TMZ REALLY SAW HIM THEN LIED SEE http://www.webspawner.com/users/2pac666/index.html
cleves2007usafirst off, i dont believe this, you used a picture 2 times saying it was taken 2 different times... so, i dont believe you are here to try to even think he is still alive...
(2014)
He can't fool me tho i dun care what anyone else says he's alive and he's somewhere. a death certificate doesn't mean s**t when you don't have his ashes. cuzz hour having FAITH that what that man writes on his death certificate is actually truth and not paid off by tupac.
Like the faith you have in believing jesus existed your also having faith that jesus died .. same goes for tupac you have faith he actually died cuz theres no proof that tupac actually died. also like ones gonna get shot and live 6 days. thats 6 days ta heal in a hospital com on. in a way it makes sense to fake your own death. when ur dead no one can point the finger... get it? that would be the sure way to get away with any kind of crime as well as get away from the assholes they portayed him as being a bad man. (im not saying he did anything so don't get it twisted)
even more this guy black haze that sounds exactly like him lives in cuba too lol im not stupid i live in miami and we all know that cuba doesnt allow any connections to the usa why do you think were not able too track where all of his money is going and how much black haze is spending and where his house is... he wont show us any pics or vids of himself... why the hell not unless your tupac... tupac stop playin me for a fool cuz i aint
oh n i just rememeberd another thing. Why do you think his muder is so unsolvable huh? because if he was really dead they would have never let the family creamate his body..... do you think they would have creamated JOHN F KENNEDY the day after he died? no! because they need to take x rays and all that and do precise test to see where each bullet came from so they know where there the shots came from.... but hey .... if you wanna think they just half assed this investigation go ahead.
tupac is not an idiot and he knows that he's in the clear because he knows todays generation relys on PROOF and nothing more. why do you think he planned his death the way he did?
TO: Tupac i just wanna let cha know i get the big picture yo.
live by the golden rule. and screw racisim because a world of color is much better than a world of black and white. just like your tv's color is just better ya feel me. thanks for speaking for me and all the ppl that had go through trials and errors this life offers
Your's truely Thomas Sullivan
first off why yall tryin to find him anyways? the guy below my comment is right. wtf do you think he's gonna come back with gifts for everyone or sumthin? ppl are crazy now a days s**t i wouldent be suprised if a fan kept a turd he forgot ta flush. i hope that he's happy regardless if i knew if he existed or not. ill see his ass eventually in the afterlife where heavens got a ghetto
I know there's a lot of true statements and false statements out there,me personally.I would like for him to be alive,but it's so many snitches out here I would rather him R.I.P becasue any little bit of info some people get they have to share it with the whole world.If it was your family member (those of you that's revealing all of the flaws) in his investigation (dead or alive)would you be on here then posting these comments.I mean dam can we just let him live life on the run in peace or even rest in peace?I guess you would'nt want the same thing thats why y'all disputing about somebody that's not going to pay your bills nor put food on your table!!!Give it a rest and try to comment on the good music we all cherish!PEACE...............
i know for a fact he is alive why is it i say this well listen to the song California Love and listen to his rap then listen to the song Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood and this song is slowed and altered a little bit and where the rap begins you can easily notice that the style in which (tupac) the rapper is singing in is the same and if you put tupacs rap on top of Clint Eastwood it fits and vice versa.
Yes this is a joke, it's not a real investigation!!! I don't think it's a funny joke, because I love pac, but never the less it's still a joke.
I wish Tupac wasn't dead and I hate it when people f@*k around with his memmory like this. So F the writer of this artical and come back with something that people want to laugh at.
However, I have learned one thing, not from the pefetic humour attempt, but from the people that have posted comments: Some people are sooo dumb and will believe whatever they read!!! (Excluding those who copped that it was a joke.)
I worked for a collection company back in 2007 that allows us to track people down and we have access to death and birth certficates this is no death crtificate for Tupac Shakur and not only that the last address was listed at a hospital in California. Though the nme could of changed the real name remain in the records and there is no death certificate on file.
2pac is not dead!!! listin pay attion his maager ever gave you big hints!!! like this one"I simply wish the public could let Mr. Shakur rest in peace," said Bloomenstein. "Mr. Shakur has actively denied all accusations about still being alive, and he will continue to do so until the day of his, uh... nevermind." see!
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I have a lot to say on this subject. I stayed up all night long researching this issue. First, I think he MAY be alive, but I am not 100% sure. Second everyone who says the 7 day theory is the reason he is coming back and that Niccolò Machiavelli faked his own death at 25 really needs to do some research. Niccolò Machiavelli did NOT fake his own death and from what I read on Wikipedia last night about his book "Prince" it doesn't mention it either. I do, however believe the autopsy photos are fake. The reason I think this is because I have seen lots of autopsy photos and they don't cut all the way up on the shoulders. Also, it looks a lot like the still taken out of one of his movies where he is laying in the bed with the woman. Now, the CNN story is FAKE and was an April fools prank. I think it is VERY suspicious that he was supposedly cremated the very next day. That just does not happen. Especially in a murder investigation. Now, about the references to things that happened after he was dead. I did a lot of digging last night and supposedly, there was another rapper Pac knew called Biggie Smalls. When he said that, he was referring to this man and not Notorious B.I.G. I find this hard to believe. I think it is highly unlikely that two people that knew nothing about one another would choose the exact same moniker to rap under. I also learned last night that the mention of the Denver Broncos winning the Super Bowl wasn't even Tupac. I do not know. I haven't even been able to figure out what song it was. Everyone keeps saying he said it ,but no one ever says the name of the song. Now, about the World Trade Center. This one has a plausible explanation. Most people forget there were TWO attacks on the World Trade Center. The first one did not do a significant amount of damage, so it was quickly forgotten. That happened in 1993. I think I have pretty much covered everything. I do think there are a lot of unanswered questions and we may never know the truth. As far as him coming back and getting arrested, if I am not mistaken, the statute of limitations ran out at 7 years. However, if he had any type of life insurance, that company could go after him for fraud. Bottom line, if he IS alive, I do not think he will ever come back. He has no reason to.