How old was Tupac when he died and when is his birthday?
TUPAC Shakur was murdered in a drive-by shooting in 1996 but many people suspect that he's still alive. Tupac, popularly known by his stage name 2Pac, is considered to be one of the greatest artists of his era, selling millions of albums long after his death in Las Vegas. Tupac was an American rapper who embodied '90s gangsta-rap and became an icon after his death. His mom, Afeni Shakur  an active member of the Black Panther Party  raised him and his sister Sekyiwa in New York. Tupac is one of the top-selling rappers of all time and has sold 75 million albums to date. He often detailed the struggles of African Americans in his music, making him a spokesperson for a generation. Tupac's message rose to prominence once again in 2020 in the wake of George Floyd's death and widespread anti-racism protests. Tupac was born on June 16, 1971, in Harlem and today would have marked his 50th birthday. The renowned rapper was only 25 when he was fatally shot. Tupac's last words to his friend Suge Knight were "you the one they shot in the head  you shot in the head" because he thought the Death Row Records boss had been injured. 4 Tupac and Suge Knight's car riddled with bullets Credit: Getty - Contributor  Compton gangster Keffe D Davis has since boasted about his alleged role in the murder, detailing how he and his nephew Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson shot Tupac before fleeing the scene. Davis wrote that he got a gun to murder Tupac as revenge for Pac beating up Anderson after a Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand in September 1996. Tupac was gunned down at a Las Vegas intersection by a shooter in a white Cadillac with four passengers. The car he was in was stopped at a red light when he was struck with .40 caliber rounds fired from a Glock. Tupac was shot four times, in the chest, arm, and thigh, and died of his injuries six days later in hospital after slipping into a coma. Suge  who was with Tupac at the time  had driven in the wrong direction to the hospital before smashing into a divider at a traffic intersection, police said. Cops believed "gangbanger" Anderson was responsible but police paperwork revealed they are actively looking for "suspects." Las Vegas detectives have apparently ruled out the LAPD's long-held belief that Crips member Anderson pulled the trigger. "Disclosing the investigative records may alert persons of interest or possible suspects of the investigation....which could cause the destruction or concealment of evidence," a 2018 letter read. Anderson always denied the killing and was never charged before his death in a Compton shoot-out two years later. Suge also said Tupac had spoken about faking his own death when they were on vacation shortly before his death on the Showtime documentary American Dream / American Knightmare. His son, Suge J. Knight, is convinced Tupac is living in Malaysia and that his death was staged by the Illuminati. Many "sightings" over the years have led people to believe that the star faked his own death, while others are convinced he's living in plain sight. In his 2002 posthumous track Better Dayz, Tupac said to "expect me like you expect Jesus to come back." Locals in Old Havana, Cuba, claimed that they have seen him walking around there, while videos of men that look like him have also emerged. Conspiracy theorist Michael Nice has also said he and former President Fidel Castro helped to get Tupac into Cuba because there was a hit out on him. Filmmaker Rick Boss thinks Tupac fled to New Mexico via the University Medical Center in Vegas, using a body double or a helicopter, where he remains protected by the Navajo tribe. But private investigator Jimmy Poole is convinced the Ghetto Gospel rapper is living in Belize, where a Tupac lookalike was pictured posing with a fan. Others think he's living in the US after footage of a man who looked like him emerged in footage from the Occupy Wall Street movement in NYC  but he was also spotted in a New Orleans bar. Pictures of celebrities, like Beyonce and 50 Cent, posing with Tupac have also circulated online but it's unknown if they are genuine. 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The first is from April 14, 2017 and the second April 26, 2019, including details about his height and weight, but fake names can be given. Photo sends Tupac conspiracy theorists wild as Belize picture shows rapper could be alive and well in 2020