Bruce Seldon boxing match. Anderson and other gang members had been suspected of robbing an associate of the record company, Death Row, earlier that year. Later that evening while in the passenger seat of Knight's car, Shakur was shot in the chest by four bullets during a drive-by shooting. Six days later, Shakur succumbed to his wounds at the University of Nevada Hospital. Although there was much speculation that Shakur's shooting death was the result of an escalation in an ongoing rivalry between gangs associated with East and West Coast rap recording companies, the murder was never officially solved.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. He is being approached for autographs, and has become the focus of undue attention. His fame and background could possibly make him a likely target for extortion. The comments were written on an involuntary protective custody review form.
Shakur had been placed in a segregated part of the prison. It was for his own protection, ostensibly, but also to prevent him from becoming a rap anti-hero who might stir up trouble among inmates who listened to his chart-topping hits that celebrated crime, gun violence and disrespect for the law. Nearly pages of prison records, handwritten comments from the inmate and legal correspondence from multiple lawyers were preserved from Shakur's stint at Dannemora 20 years ago.
His unsolved homicide in — he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas — transformed him into a year-old hip-hop martyr and rap icon that spawned conspiracy theories about that era's East Coast versus West Coast rap feud.
Seven records released posthumously continue to sell well, and there is a strong market for Shakur memorabilia. The portrait of Shakur that emerges from the shards of archival material is of a brooding, intense man who spent his time in solitary confinement writing letters and songs, reading books and listening to music.
His prison mug shot listed him as 5-foot and pounds. His head is shaved and his smooth face is almost boyish with its soft features. He was not allowed to wear a 'do rag, knotted on the front of his head, which had become his signature style. In prison confrontations, he did not back down from guards, whom he complained were verbally and physically abusive. He lamented the vast number of young black men stuck behind bars.
He wrote a poignant four-page essay titled, "Is Thug Life Dead? In his breakup letter to Madonna, dated Jan. But for me at least in my previous perception I felt due to my 'image' I would be letting down half of the people who made me what I thought I was.
The marriage was later annulled. Shakur's prison file was preserved on the judgment of state archivists. After a year mandatory hold following Shakur's death in , the documents were transferred to the New York state Archives in They are among more than 30, inmate files dating back many decades, even centuries.
All inmate files were sent to the state Archives until , when the sheer volume threatened to overwhelm the space and staff. After , only about inmate files out of more than 20, available annually fit the criteria and are transported to Albany. Before prisoner files are released to researchers and the public, they are fully vetted by an archivist, who redacts names of correction officers and removes material deemed too personal, such as confidential medical records protected by privacy laws.
The subtext of the file of Inmate No. He entered Dannemora as a charismatic year-old, Harlem-born hip-hop artist who raised a fist against the oppression of young black men after being reared on radical beliefs. She was incarcerated when she was pregnant and was later acquitted of bombing charges. Shortly after she was released, her son was born and she named him Lesane Parish Crooks. By the time he was confined at Dannemora, Tupac Shakur was a movie star, had sold millions of albums, was dating Madonna, had whipped arena crowds into a frenzy with his group Thug Life and was one of the hottest performers in America.
He also bore bullet scars from being shot Nov. He and his mother, a single parent, struggled with homelessness and moved frequently. Things were complicated by her crack addiction. Log into your account. Forgot your password? Create an account. Sign up. Password recovery. Recover your password. Sunday, November 14, Contact Account Login Register.
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