There are multiple theories on who the killer could be and also that he may still be alive. The three top theories are one the shooting was set up by P Diddy, maybe he wanted Biggie dead so he was responsible for the shooting. Second it could have been gang related since he was in a gang and so was Tupac. Then finally they say it could've been set up by
Hip Hop music star Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or The Notorious B.I.G., was part of an East Coast-West Coast rapper rivalry that included Tupac Shakur and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs. A year after Shakur was murdered, Notorious B.I.G. was preparing to release his second album when he was gunned down at the age of 24 as he left a party in Los Angeles. The album soared to #1 on the charts posthumously. Notorious B.I.G. is ranked as one of the top rappers of all time. Christopher Wallace was born in New York on May 21, 1972.
Tupac was shot, “Big Frank” was guarding him at a Mike Tyson fight. Orlando Anderson, a member of the rival gang, the Crips, was also there. Anderson was said to have “beef” with several of the Death Row members. Tupac attacked him on sight, knocking him down and punching him. Source Frank swears that the fight between Tupac and Orlando Anderson was the cause of the rapper’s shooting later that night.
Notorious BIG was, in fact, the king of the East Coast and with his major appearance on the rap scene, inevitably created a rivalry between East coast and West coast hip-hop factions (“Notorious B.I.G” 1999). This feud was further fueled on November 30, 1994, when Shakur was robbed and shot four times, Biggie was accused of being involved yet there was no evidence. In retribution, the two rappers continuously exchanged disses, that eventually got too personal, including the claim that Tupac slept with Big’s Wife, singer Faith Evans (“Notorious B.I.G” 2011). Subsequently, in 1996 Tupac was shot and killed, this was the start of a war between the two factions, that neither of the sides was ready for. Many believed that Biggie and Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs were responsible for this murder, but all claims were denied.
Unraveling the Enigma: The Story and Conspiracy Surrounding Tupac Shakur's Murder, Tupac was an actor/rapper and he hangs out with rival gangs to write music about it but he s not in any. Tupac was 25 years old and he was headed to the club when he was at a red light on East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane in LA when a white Cadillac with a guy named Dwayne Kieth Davis drove by and started firing on him. He died after 6 days, under death row records it says Tuac was in on it. Sparked by the fight, Tupac fought back.
Artists are influenced by the environments they have grown up in. Gang Starr and 2Pac had very different upbringings, which influenced their style of music. 2Pac from a young age “took to the streets, selling drugs and becoming involved in the gang culture” (Ray) and being part of the gang culture inspired him to write songs about what he has witnessed. In contrast, Gang Starr was raised in a respectable home because his father was a judge for the “Boston municipal courts, and his mother…was the co-director of library programs” (Caramanica). When growing up his dad would listen to a lot of jazz music, which influence Gang to appreciate this genre of music as well.
Today nobody has been convicted for his murder, and the case is still a mystery. On September seventh, 1996 at roughly 11:15 pm, Tupac was in a black BMW with Suge Knight, the leader of Death Row Records. Tupac was in the passenger seat, when a white Cadillac pulled up close to his car at a red light and started to open fire on his car. Tupac was shot 5 times and Knight was shot once however the
Affairs affect people in different ways, but no one could imagine an affair destroying their ability to psychologically function. The “killings” by Andre Dubus is a shocking story about a killer named Richard who murders frank the man having an affair with his wife, who is his pride and joy. Riveted with murder and passion the author revels the characteristics of Richard Strout’s in the “killings” as a psychological obsessive and controlling person; these traits effect his emotions and behaviors throughout the story. Richards’s anger which evolves throughout the story, is what leads to his obsessive and controlling behaviors. The author explains Richards’s background as a young, striving man, who is overcome by failure, and this contributes
The Murder Trial of Biggie Smalls Rathbone, William Unit 7 Assignment CJ 101 Wallace Biggie was one of the most powerful rappers before getting murdered in drive by shooting in March of 1997. At time he was killed the police had many theories of why he got murdered on that day. The police had multiple suspects about who did it but wasn’t sure of who or why they murdered Biggie Smalls. On that day Biggie was on his way to the hotel from the music party. When his SUV came up to the stop light, he could hear someone call his name, so he rolled his back window down to see who that’s when he was shot multiple times in the torso and then the suspects drove away from the murder.
Dre used music as an escape from the tensions and problems of life. He went to house parties and clubs to work the turntables with The World Class Wreckin’ Cru around Los Angeles. In 1986, the young beat maker found Ice Cube and wrote many songs for Ruthless Records, a music label started by a drug dealer known as Eazy-E. This allowed Eazy-E to form the N.W.A. an acronym for N*ggaz With Attitude, with Dre and Cube, releasing their first album in 1987, Boyz N The Hood. A year later with new management under Jerry Heller and Priority Records, N.W.A. delivered Straight Outta Compton, which became a major hit due to its hardcore lyrics and reflection on street life, especially those of "F*ck tha Police," which resulted in the FBI sending a warning note to the NWA suggesting that the group should not promote violence. Dr. Dre’s role in this famous rap group was to produce the music and work as the DJ at the future N.W.A. concerts.
Some mark-ass bitches We keep on comin' while we runnin' for yo' jewels Steady gunnin’’. During Tupac career he was involve in a beef between the East coast and west coast rappers. He was known to diss his enemy on his tracks for example those lyrics are him dissing the East coast. Tupac was a gangster and some people thought he was violent. Sadly on September 13, 1996, Tupac was shot while driving a car.
In 1992, Tupac Shakur wrote a song titled “Changes” in response to injustice in black communities in America, and concerning the need for some serious changes to be made in order for life in these communities to get better. He directed this song towards black youth in an effort to persuade them to be the ones to propagate this change. The desperation, frustration, anger, and fear in this piece create a very distinct and powerful tone that proves effective in helping create rhetoric. Tupac uses his song as a vessel for a powerful piece of rhetoric. The first thing one notices when listening to this piece is the tone and diction it employs.
Tupac Amaru Shakur was an African-American rapper, poet, and record producer during the 1990’s. In his adolescent years, he attended the Baltimore School for the Arts where he took acting and dance classes, like ballet. He was taught radical politics by his mother, which helped him develop ideas about topics he would later use in his many works. At an early age, Tupac had seen the injustices of the real world. His mother was a former Black Panther activist who turned to substance abuse during Tupac’s childhood.
Later in that same year, Steinberg organized a concert. A former group of Shakur’s “Strictly Dope” performed there and got their first record deal. Tupac started recording in 1987 but his professional career did not start until the 1990’s. He debuted his rapping skills in the Digital Underground “Same Song” for the soundtrack of the film “ Nothing but Trouble”.
“Dear Mama” by Tupac is a tribute song to Tupac’s mother. The song depicts Tupac’s love for his mother and his gratitude for her work and mother ship throughout his childhood. She raised him from poverty, crack addiction, and many other circumstances brought on by the world that formed Tupac Shakur and Dear Mama. The reason I love this song because Tupac addressed his mother with brutal honesty, forgiving her for abandoning him and thanking her for raising him. “Even though you was a crack fiend, mama/ You always was a black queen, mama, “he rapped.
