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Tupac and Las Vegas

There are plenty of famous events that have happened in this particular city of lights. For anyone who’s ever been a history buff with an interest in the big cities in the southwest, Las Vegas shines as one of the most fascinating places. One can visit the spots where some of these incidents took place, in order to see it from the inside. The last day of Tupac Shakur is one of the most widely disputed in terms of what exactly happened when he was shot, and who did it. It’s the stuff of great urban legends, but he himself was an urban legend, who left the earth far too soon.

The night of September 7, 1996 will go down forever as one of the pivotal moments in the history of hiphop music. Music fans at Las Vegas hotels will find it particularly interesting, and probably know more details than can be recounted in print, but the basic story is this: He was attending a boxing match where Mike Tyson won over Bruce Seldon in just a couple minutes. There was some scuffling going on, but it died down.

He went to his hotel, and left to go out and play at a club with Run DMC, when his car was sandwiched between three others. Shots were fired at him and Suge Knight, and he would die a few days later from the wounds. It’s a difficult moment in music history, but his legacy has proven that stars shine forever. His mother started the Tupac Amir Shafur Foundation after his death to provide grants to kids with interests in the arts, so they have a fighting chance.

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