Tupac was cremated, but why would he want to be cremated when in the preponderance of his songs he raps about being buried, he was cremated the day after he died on Saturday the 14th, but since when have people been allowed to be cremated a day after a death in a murder case? ... Tupac has written similar words in some of his songs. ... Tupac is signed up to the same record company as a rapper called Snoop Doggy Dogg. ... In his song "Niggas Done Changed", Richie Rich and Tupac did a duet on this song and Tupac quotes the following lyrics "I've been shot and murdered, can't tell...

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Tupac Shakur is a controversial rapper, poet, and actor adored by many and hated by some. With his out spoken lyrics, he talked about real issues in the world, which are not the usual topics of many rappers. ... In his fourth album "Me Against the World" in the song "Death Around the Corner" he explicitly predicted his death and funeral. ... Tupac clearly stated in his songs the way he wished to be buried, which was in a casket with different items, and a huge funeral. ... In the song "Life Goes On" from the album "Al...

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The rapper known as Tupac Shakur,was born in 1971 in Bronx, NY. ... Tupac also began writing his rap lyrics here. ... Tupac continued writing poetry and rap during this time and the songs that he was putting together would later on proved Tupac's belonging. ... Noone ever paid attention in comparing his poems to his songs. ... This also began Tupac's dictatorship of the "rap game" as most rappers call it. ...

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"I got a big money scheme, and you ain't even wit" it," 2Pac states in the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." 2Pac certainly earned a lot of money by faking his death. His LP All Eyez On Me (1996), rap's first 2 disc album, shot back up to the Billboard top 10 in the weeks following his death. ... In interviews prior to the shooting, he discussed how he wanted to stop rapping, being a gangster, and step out of the limelight. Approximately one month before the shooting occurred, Tupac recorded a new video for the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." ... In the song "Lord Knows," he says "Ever...

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