... Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory" amassed more loathing and antipathy toward one individual than anyone would ever desire. It is for this reason that Machiavelli could have prophesied Makaveli's death. He states "a ruler must take care to avoid those things that will make him an object of hatred or contempt ... " The most effecttive defenses a ruler has against conspiracies is to make sure he is not generally hated " (Machiavelli, 56-57). Machiavelli would have expected a man like Makaveli, whom so many had deep hatred for, to live a short life as he did. The ... values which Makaveli h...

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... in the world today. If he is dead, how could he be rapping about September 11th? After Tupacs death, his name is changed to Makaveli. Though the spelling is different, Machiavelli was a 16th century italian philosopher who advocated the staging of one's death in order to evade one's enemies and gain power. In ... Machiavelli's book he says "a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to deceive". This is Machiavelli's main idea and is the connection between Tupac and his writings. Tupac studied Machiavelli in depth while in prision and had read his books several times. Perhap...

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... since Tupac made his double, and his single album with Death Row Records his contract with them was up. So Tupac was planning on making his own record company called Machiavelli Records, and take the "Tha Outlaws" with him. And Suge Knight wasn't very pleased with Tupac's decision because Death Row Records wouldn't make any money off of Tupac's album afterwards ... nigga like you expect Jesus to come back, expect me nigga, I"m commin". Besides all that, Tupac considers himself to be Machiavelli. Machiavelli was an Italian war strategist, who taught how to fake your death to deceive your...

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... that Tupac is still alive is because while Tupac was in prison he did a bunch of reading and was interviewed and he mentioned that he read a book about Machiavelli ("Tupac"). Niccolo Machiavelli was a 15th century Italian who wrote books about war. In one of his books he talked about faking your own death to fool your enemies. As said Niccolo ... Machiavelli had wrote about faking your own death he had also faked his death and came back to fool his enemies. Shortly before Tupac was supposedly killed he had changed his ... ...

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... is doing will pay when he returns (Alive 6). As most rap fans know, Tupac changed his name from Tupac to Makaveli. Niccolo Machiavelli was a 16th century Italian war strategist and Tupac was known as a fan of his works (Alive 4). Machiavelli was an advocate of faking one's own death and returning sometime in the future, therefore gaining respect from one's enemies for accomplishing ... such a feat (Alive 4). Machiavelli wrote two books before his death, and the two All Eyez On Me discs are called Book 1 and Book 2 (Sailo 2). On the cover of Tupac album Makaveli, Tupac is posed ... ...

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... something that can be considered much less coincidental than simply wanting to escape the media. Prior to his "death" Tupac purchased, read and thoroughly studied the publications and works of Machiavelli, who was a 16th century Italian war strategist who mastered the art of faking ones death, to fool his enemies. He wrote about it very descriptively and intensively. Why would Tupac ... Italian war hero, simply with his own and unique spelling. He even went so far as to tattoo the name Makaveli on his body. By changing his name, and studying Machiavelli so closely, could it be that Tupa...

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... allowed to be cremated a day after a death in a murder case? Whilst in jail Tupac read books by an Italian philosopher called Machiavelli. He studied this man in great detail while being in prison and read his books many times. Machiavelli believed if "a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to deceive." Tupac has written similar words in some of his ... songs. Although Machiavelli and Makaveli is different spelling, it is thought by innumerable amount that Tupac has diverged the spelling so that his spells out "Am Alive" if altered. Tupac is signed up ... ...

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... rap double CD, it was considered one of the best Tupac albums, it went quintuple platinum. He rapped about prediction of death before 30, and he changes his name to Machiavelli, a man who faked his death to escape debts, and enemies, and comes back seven years later . (http://www.http://www.tupac-online.com/) Tupac started recording hundreds of songs in ... the studio, recoding like it was his last days. His albums cover on Machiavelli the 7 day theory (because he recorded it in 7 days) , was a picture of him being crucified on a cross. In the background of the cover was a map of New Yo...

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... called the Outlaw Immortalz. Here is where his name change started. He selected his alias to be Makaveli, though spelled differently, is a pseudonym for the 16th century Italian philosopher Nicolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli wrote a book titled The Prince, in which the main character fakes his death in order to fool his enemies. 2Pac studied Machiaveli in depth while in prison, was a fan, and ... ...

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... a superstar, the death of Tupac netted over 10 million dollars with his videos and cd's. In jail Shakur spoke about reading the books written by Niccolo Machiavelli who was a 16th century Italian war strategist. Machiavelli who 2pac changed his name to, only changed the spelling to Makavelli, wrote on how to deceive your enemies and invade their territory by surprise. He also ... ...

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... stayed for 4 weeks. Not only was he releasing music while he was in jail but he was also reading, But the one book that inspired him was one of Niccolò Machiavelli which influenced him for another album which was a complete opposite of his previous music. He started focusing on pain and aggression, and once he was released from jail it seemed ... ...

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