16 Years ago today the Hip-Hop community and the wider world mourned the death of legendary West Coast rapper and actor Tupac ‘2Pac’ Shakur following his shooting in Las Vegas on the night of September 7, 1996.
Having attended the Mike Tyson–Bruce Seldon boxing match at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Tupac left the venue in a car with Suge Knight before being shot multiple times enroute to Club 662.
Despite 7 days of continuous medical care Tupac succumbed to his injuries on September 13, 1996. Tupac’s murder remains unsolved to this day.
Down the years Dubcnn.com has marked the anniversary of death in various ways including musical memorials and interviews with those closest to him. Today we are simply giving you his entire “Greatest Hits” iconic Double CD released posthumously by Amaru/Death Row/Jive/Interscope in 1998. The album highlights 2Pac’s short yet packed career with countless hits and many fan-favourites and in 2011 was certified DIAMOND by the RIAA for shipments of over 10 million copies.
Today take a moment to remember Tupac whether you are at work or on the go by listening to his “Greatest Hits” below.
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R.I.P. Tupac Shakur (1971-1996)
We miss you everyday, You’ll live forever in your music. RIP to the greatest hiphop, rap artist to ever live. Music hasn’t been the same….and it it never will be. HIPHOP IS DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A moment of silence for Tupac Shakur. The greatest rapper of all time. We still miss u Pac
I CANT EVEN SEE THE DAMN COMMENT BOX! WTF? somebody needs to fix this!
ANYWAYS!
2pac is good but is not the greatest.
Hey, can you email a screenshot to rud@dubcnn.com of how the comment box is displaying?
PAC IS THE BEST RIP From Tunisia north africa
life go’s on rip pac & thank you