Happy Birthday Tupac: Rapper Would Have Been 43 Today
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The Twitter Sphere is a buzz with remembrance for the late great Tupac Shakur. The popular rapper and actor would have been 43 today if not for being gunned down in 1996 by a still unknown gunman.
If Tupac was still alive today, would he be up in the rarefied atmosphere of Jay-Z and P Diddy? Perhaps he would have just made a bundle of cash with Dr. Dre on the sale of 'Beats' to Apple.
Tupac recently came into the news regarding a Broadway play entitled 'Holler If Ya Hear Me' (a play off of one of his hit songs). The play features Tony Award-winning actress Tonya Pinkins and Poetry lyricist Saul Williams.
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The out-pouring of love continues to grow on Twitter, and the influence of Tupac clearly is stronger than ever.
Tupac has become something of a legend since his death and seems to rise above the rest of the fallen rappers like Big Pun, Biggie Smalls, Gang Starr and Big L. Here are just a few of the remembrances of the fallen legend:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUPAC "MAKAVELI THE DON" AMARU SHAKUR
-- FUXK KASHISMONEY (@KASHISMONEY) June 16, 2014
Happy Birthday Tupac RT @willie_t_smith: Tupac would be 43 today. Time really flies!.
-- WLTX - On Your Side (@WLTX) June 16, 2014
Happy birthday Tupac Amaru Shakur, 16/06/1971- 13/09/1996. #Legend #HipHop http://t.co/ilC7A92WaS
-- Smiler (@SmilerMusic) June 16, 2014