Did Suge Kill 2pac??

By J.D. Bastin

Many people have written to me in the past few months asking about my thoughts on Tupac’s death. We all have our opinions on the situation but based on all the information I have heard, I would like to finally state what I feel really happened and address the issue of the Alive Theory.

First, the theory that he faked his death. I was very interested in this idea at first. It may have been because I didn’t want to accept the fact that he was dead plus the fact that there are many coincidences which don’t seem to add up. After looking at all the coincidences, it seems to me that they are either very circumstantial or completely false rumors. It would have been a great scheme but after seeing the blood splattered all over the seats on the America’s Most Wanted tape, and seeing the pain in his mother’s eyes, I really do believe that he is dead. The reason that I continue to display the "Is Tupac Alive?" page is because I don’t claim to be 100% correct so I leave it to the rest of the world to decide for themselves.

So if he didn’t fake his death, then who killed him? I have two theories about this but they both involve the same individuals as the actual killers. The scuffle at the MGM in Las Vegas started long before that night. Orlando Anderson was beaten by members of the Death Row organization at a party months before. Coincidentally, Anderson and two relatives, who together are the LVPD’s three remaining suspects, were in Las Vegas for the fight. There was also a reported bounty on the Death Row logo chain that was only given to Death Row employees. At a local Las Vegas mall, earlier before the Tyson fight, a possibly still bitter Anderson jumped at Tupac trying to snatch the DR chain off of his neck for maybe the bounty but I think more for humiliation. Tupac’s bodyguards stopped him but it didn’t end there. At the fight, the Death Row entourage spotted Anderson and beat the hell out him, which is what is seen on the surveillance tape. Contrary to original police reports, there would have been plenty of time for Anderson to regroup with his associates. Tupac and Suge went and changed clothes to get ready to go to Club 662, which gave Anderson the time he needed. Then the shooting occurred and the rest is history. Police questioned Anderson but without evidence, I don’t see how they could prosecute him. He was reportedly going around bragging about being involved in the shooting and the police had reason to believe that he was driving the Cadillac. That would mean that another person with him did the actual shooting and Anderson never, to my knowledge, named whom he was with besides his two relatives. This is what I believe happened but it is the motive that concerns me. Using this theory, the motive would have been revenge as result of the beating at the MGM but there could be much more to the story.

I think it is ridiculous to believe that Bad Boy records had anything to do with the shooting. They were nothing but talk on records and an occasional confrontation but it would never have come down to murder. The first thing many East Coast rappers said when asked who killed him was "Suge Knight." This is where there could be more to the story. Trouble may have began for Tupac in late 1995 when Suge Knight put up the money to get him released, pending appeal, from Riker’s Island. I saw the contract that Tupac signed and it was pathetic. It looked like it was written in crayon. It called for Tupac to do three albums for Death Row in exchange for his freedom. I think that given this or any deal, Tupac would have accepted just to get out of prison. So he signed the contract and, perhaps, his life away. Immediately after being released, Tupac flew to L.A. were he went straight to the studio to pay off his debt. Soon after, All Eyez on Me was released which was a double album so that fulfilled two of the three required albums. The problem was that Tupac was getting no accounting from Death Row as to where the profits were going. They would send him a car to make him happy or buy a house but nothing was ever in his name. In a sense, he had nothing and Death Row owned him. Just prior to his death, he decided that he had had enough and mailed Death Row records attorney David Kenner a letter formally stating his intention to complete his contract with one more album and then leaving. What would Death Row do without it’s biggest act? That is when things get suspicious but you may ask, why kill him? The reason is that Tupac had 200 master tapes of recorded material worth millions and if he left, they came with him. Plus the hype from his death would generate even more money and since his third album, Makaveli, was completed, it would sell like crazy. Death Row would have it’s part of the deal fulfilled but it didn’t want to give up a gold mine like Tupac that easy. Now his mother is fighting to get the tapes but they have suddenly turned up missing. It was all about money. After the shooting, nobody from Death Row cooperates except Fula of the Outlawz. Then he turns up dead. You can’t tell me that Orlando Anderson has connections with Fula’s killers in the east. Who does have connections? Suge Knight. Did Anderson testify against Suge at his probation trial? No, he said Suge had nothing to do with his beating. You may ask if I am saying that Suge and Anderson were in on it but given the fact that he didn’t testify against Suge plus with Suge’s connections, why wouldn’t Anderson and his crew be dead right now if they did kill Tupac. Also, under Suge’s orders nobody will identify Anderson or his crew. The one person who would, turns up dead. Can you just picture Suge telling Tupac, "don't where your vest tonight, it will be hot and we will be out partying." Also, why would the gunmen only shoot Tupac if he had the time to get off so many shots because Tupac wasn't the only one involved in the beating at the MGM, Suge was too. There are too many connections plus who would look to Suge if he is in the car with Tupac, Suge is Blood, Anderson Crip, and there was a history of beef between Anderson and Death Row. It is the perfect alibi for Suge while Anderson is under his protection from witnesses and revenge seekers.

It is hard for me to imagine that the rest of the Death Row family could accept this since they were friends with Tupac like Snoop and the Dogg Pound. Maybe they don’t know or are scared that it could happen to them. Snoop has been distancing himself from Death Row by taking separate planes and Hammer hired a 24 hour bodyguard. They seem to be scared and this corruption would most likely be the cause for Dre leaving Death Row in the first place. Death Row is currently being investigated for drug smuggling, street gang ties, and even ties to the New York mafia. In an organization like that, who knows where Tupac’s money was going but it is conceivable to kill someone to not only protect Death Row’s income, but the income of many other criminal organizations. It would have been $0 with Tupac alive or millions with him dead owning the master tapes. This could go very deep.

These are my thoughts. Everything I have said in here, I have some sort of evidence for me to believe it is true. You can believe what you want but in my mind, this is bigger than just some random act of violence. Even if Suge had nothing to do with Tupac’s death, he was still killing him at the bank.

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