From a prison cell, a key figure in one of music’s most enduring mysteries has made fresh claims, suggesting a famous rival was behind the 1996 killing of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur.
The individual, currently serving a lengthy sentence for an unrelated crime, spoke in a recent interview, alluding to the involvement of another major hip-hop mogul in the infamous Las Vegas shooting. These statements reference previously sealed police interviews with the sole person ever charged in connection with Shakur’s murder.
According to those past interrogations, the charged individual confessed to a role in the incident but asserted the order came from the rival mogul. The informant claimed the mogul, allegedly fearful of Shakur and his business associate, had expressed a desire to “get rid” of them and offered a substantial sum of money to “handle the problem.”
“Everybody knows where a million dollars came from,” the incarcerated figure stated pointedly in the new interview, implying a financial motive behind the attack. “If something smells like it, looks like it, it is.”
The mogul implicated in these accounts has consistently and forcefully denied any involvement in Shakur’s death. Law enforcement officials have previously confirmed he was never considered a suspect in the homicide investigation. He is currently embroiled in separate, unrelated federal legal proceedings on different charges.
Reflecting on the tragedy, the interviewee became emotional, describing Shakur as his “favorite person in the world.” He stated the loss was a profound, life-altering event, claiming, “A part of me died when he died.”
The murder of Tupac Shakur remains an officially unsolved case, continuing to generate speculation and conspiracy theories nearly three decades later. These latest claims from behind bars are sure to reignite public debate over the unresolved details of that night.
