Makaveli
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"When I die, let it be, and when they come for me, Bury me a G."
The biggest controversy over Tupac has been the question, is he dead or alive. The alive rumors which originally began on the internet started when Tupac's CD Makaveli: The 7 Day theory came out after his death. Makaveli is of course Tupac's alias based on the Italian philosopher Machiaveli. Machiaveli wrote "The Prince" a warriors handbook on how to achieve and hold power, which led people to believe that Tupac faked his death to fool his enemies and then come back to over throw them. The CD cover of Makaveli shows Tupac on a cross, which leads some people to believe it is part of a plan for resurrection. The title Killuminati, the 7 day theory, in combination with a significant amount of the number 7 (his time of death 4:03 4 + 3 = 7 etc), added to this theory. Another factor which adds to the theory is the "Plan" that Tupac refers too. In many songs he mentions having a plan to get richer. It's possible this plan was faking his death, the other possible plan was the label Makaveli Records he was trying to start. There are many other things people need to take into consideration when pondering the alive theory. If Tupac is alive and he came back, he would face charges for faking his death, which is a serious offense. He always said "I'd rather die before I see the penitentiary." Also, if he's faked his death for the purpose of coming back, wouldn't it make more sense not to leave clues and make it a complete surprise? Which facts are true and which aren't ?
Tupac was and will always be the greatest, most controversial rapper of all time. He never held back on anything. If he had something to say, he'd say it straight up. People didn't always like what he had to say and it got him in to a lot of trouble, but he kept it real and always told things like they were. "That's how I feel, I'ma do whatever I like ... I was raised in this society so you can't expect me to be a perfect person cause I'ma do what I'ma do." That's what I admired most about Tupac. He was always up in your face about everything, he was never coward and kept things inside, he'd always stand up for himself and what he believed in. He also had an extreme desire to achieve, he worked harder in his 25 years than most people could in 10 life times. Edi and Kastro of the Outlawz said that the album Makaveli, was written and recorded in 7 days, thus the "7 Day Theory." He'd only sleep for 3-4 hours a night. He said "The only thing that comes to a sleeping man is dreams." He strived to be the best and refused to settle for less. "Don't ever stop, just push until you hit the top, and if you try, atleast you know you gave your all, be true to you, and that way you can never fall ... be true to you, believe that there is no one bigger, cause they can all suck d***."
This mind set made Pac controversial from the cradle to the grave, he had two very different sides to him. Here's an Interview transcript.
Vibe: What are you at war with?
Tupac: Different things at different times. My own heart sometimes. There's two n***** inside me. One wants to live in peace, and the other won't die unless he's free.
These two different sides are also evident in his music. From positive songs like Keep ya head up and Dear Mama to vicious songs like Hit Em Up. Despite his peaceful side, the media has portrayed Tupac as nothing but a Hard Core Gangsta Rapper who wants to kill everyone but his mama. They blame him for violence in America, in the world, but like he said, "I was given this world, I didn't make it." With media, take MTV, they do all but officially boycott 2Pac. In the 1997 Top 100 they went as far as to cut off Tupac's verse in California Love. Despite poor media support, Tupac sold over 12 million albums in 1997.
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Works Cited
2pac Page
2pac Rare Facts
2pac Poetry
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