2023-07-20 20:48:00
Las Vegas Police (USA) reported that they have reopened an investigation into the death of Tupac Shakur, legendary American rapper, who was murdered on September 13, 1996. Agents inspected a home as part of the investigation.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department “can confirm that a search warrant has been issued” on Monday in the neighboring town of Henderson, in western Nevada, a spokesman said in a statement sent to AFP.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that a residence had been searched.
In 1996, Tupac was killed in a shootout in Las Vegas when he was just 25 years old. Those responsible for the crime were never found.
The second operation is “part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur”, adds the police note, without offering further details.
“It’s an unsolved case and we hope that someday we can change that,” Lieutenant Jason Johansson told the Review-Journal.
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Tupac had a short but spectacular career, rising quickly from dancer to self-proclaimed rap gangster and one of hip-hop’s most influential figures, selling 75 million records.
He also became one of the exponents of the famous rivalry, encouraged by event promoters, between hip-hop on the East and West coasts, the latter that he represented.
Although he was born in New York, Tupac moved with his family to California in his teens, becoming one of the main names in the scene in that region.
The circumstances of his death, in September 1996, have not yet been clarified, and this gives rise to a series of theories about what would have happened.
Tupac’s murder was followed six months later by the shooting death of his rival, East Coast rapper Christopher “The Notorious BIG”.
Many believe the two were murdered as part of a feud between their record labels, Death Row in Los Angeles and Bad Boy Entertainment in New York.
But some music historians argue that the dispute between the two coasts was exaggerated for commercial reasons.
Tupac Shakur, whose mother, Afeni, was active in the Black Panther movement and named him after Túpac Amaru, an Inca revolutionary leader, used his lyrics to highlight the problems facing black Americans, ranging from police brutality to mass incarceration.
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