2006-10-12 00:36:55 · 11 answers · asked by ready4whatever 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Yeah, the other day I saw him and Elvis hanging out in a donut shop.
2006-10-12 01:12:31 · answer #1 · answered by Bunky the Clown 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notwithstanding its seeming confirmation of online conspiracy theories surrounding hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur's death in 1996, this "news item" is false. Notwithstanding the fact that it was painstakingly crafted to look like a CNN story, it was never published
Hoax is revealed in the fine print
on CNN.com. It was, in fact, an April Fools' prank, and even says so in the fine print at the bottom of the page (see detail at right): "You just got April Fooled! Tupac's dead. Get over it."
The fabricated CNN Web page was originally hosted at www.cnnonline.co.nr/tupac.htm but the domain name was quickly suspended, probably due to legal threats from CNN (the suffix ".nr" stands for the Republic of Nauru, an island in the Pacific measuring 8.1 square miles). It was mirrored for a time on www.benderboyz.com, but the site was unavailable due to "maintenance downtime or capacity problems" when last I checked.
The hoax, still circulating via email, takes a satirical swipe at rumors circulating ever since Shakur was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996 to the effect that Shakur had actually faked his own murder and is still alive. Though police attributed the killing to gang hostilities involving members of the rapper's entourage, the case was never officially solved, leaving ample room for speculation. Some claimed to find clues in his music pointing to a faked death and predicted he would surface again after seven years, but September 2003 came and went without a sign of Tupac Shakur's "resurrection."
2006-10-12 00:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by shexy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not. He and The Notorious B.I.G ran off and hid somewhere. :D
2006-10-12 01:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by Emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he is, cause i didnt no him till they said he was so he still living in my brain when i listen to his music
2006-10-12 00:45:18 · answer #4 · answered by GOOCH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you wish, he's deader than micheal jacksons music career
2006-10-12 00:40:01 · answer #5 · answered by arrrthelifeofapirate 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
who cares if he is, He ain't making music anymore.
2006-10-12 00:38:42 · answer #6 · answered by Joe Cooker 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
just let it go friend . he is better off now
2006-10-12 00:47:17 · answer #7 · answered by treefrog 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO...he's gone.
2006-10-12 00:53:55 · answer #8 · answered by redcoat7121 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's dead, in my basement!
2006-10-12 00:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-10-12 00:44:27 · answer #10 · answered by anitababy.brainwash 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋