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The story told to you today is about a talented hip-hop singer, 2Pac, who died tragically on the streets of Las Vegas in the United States at his most spirited age. This case has become one of the most famous unsolved cases on the streets of the United States.
In this world, some unsolved cases cannot be solved because of the limitations of age and technology, while some unsolved cases have their own unique social backgrounds.
Now, let's go back to the 1990s and take a look at this unsolved case with American street features.
origin
At a concert in 2012, rapper and poet 2Pac, who died young, "resurrected" on stage with modern technology through digital media. Exquisite and realistic character models, natural movements. It feels like I'm alive.
The "resurrection" of 2Pac on stage made people who have liked him for so many years wonder what kind of music he would bring to the world if he was still alive
Hip Hop was born in the bronx South side of New York in the late 1970s, and a group of black rap groups appeared, so that this strong urban black culture quickly affected the African American community throughout the United States.
Gradually, hip hop music became rampant because of gangsters, and gangster rap with street style appeared. When the time came to the early 1990s, gangster rap evolved into a means of competition and commercial hype among the major singers. Among them, the East Coast, dominated by New York rappers, and the West Coast, dominated by Los Angeles rappers, began to attack each other and became the main axis of hip-hop music. And the protagonist of the suspense case, 2Pac, is the center of this east-west coast confrontation,
At first, the contest between the east and west coasts was just an undercurrent, singing discos to each other. But things changed radically from the night 2Pac was attacked in 1994, when 2Pac went to a recording studio in New York to work with New York's East Coast genius Biggie, but was attacked by gunmen in the elevator. 2Pac, who was shot several times, went to Biggie's recording studio for help, and was taken to the hospital for rescue and was out of danger.
But according to 2Pac's recollection, when he asked Biggie's gang for help, they had a very strange attitude and ignored it, and the police who came to the scene later were the same police officers who had arrested 2Pac not long ago.
Later, 2Pac was robbed and shot 5 times. Shortly thereafter, Biggie, the leader of East Coast rap, released (who shot you?). The single seems to be entirely a mockery of the shooting.
Although The Bragging Father and Biggie clarified that the song had been recorded before the incident, most people in the circle led by 2Pac still thought that Biggie was suspected of shooting 2Pac, and wrote "HIT EM UP" to fight back, deepening the contradictions between them, and even between the East and West coasts.
Coupled with the addition of fuel and vinegar from the media, the War on the East and West Coasts broke out completely, and it was not until they were shot and killed in 1996 and 1997 that they were alleviated.
But these two shootings have cost the lives of two of the most talented singers on the East and West Coasts, causing huge losses to the world's rap community. And these two shootings, which have become famous and unsolvable cases, let's go back to September 7, 1996, and see what happened.
Shot
On the evening of September 7, 1996, 2Pac came to the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas to watch a boxing match between Tyson and Bruce Shelton.
After the game, at 8:45 p.m., members of The Death Row Records were all walking around the hotel gardens. A record label staff member pointed out Orlando to 2Pac, calling it a member of the death row record owner's rival gang, the Lame Gang, and had robbed him. 2Pac ran down the hallway and said to Orlando, "You're from the South?" "Before he could finish speaking, he started hitting him.
Although Orlando was just a bodyguard for the company, because 2Pac shot, the people on death row records who were resting came to 2Pac's aid, and they knocked Orlando down and started kicking him and stomping him. The fight was eventually stopped by hotel security, and Orlando was arrested by police for interrogation and released when he agreed to withdraw the complaint.
Afterward, 2Pac gave him a $1,000 ticket stub and said, "You go to the game, kid, are you satisfied?" ”
2Pac left at 8:55 a.m. to get ready to go back to the hotel. Although, 2Pac's bodyguards made it best to wear a bulletproof vest when he was in trouble, but he never wore it at night. Although, after they arrived in Las Vegas, 2Pac's team could not legally hold guns, but 2PC's bodyguards were still guns.
However, because he had just left the scene of the fight in such a hurry, the bodyguard forgot to carry the gun with him.
After changing clothes, 2Pac came to Suge's apartment again. Two hours later, Suger left the apartment in his BMW black sedan, with 2Pac sitting in the passenger seat and 10 cars following them.
At 10:55 p.m., 2Pac rolled down the window and the photographer took a picture of Tupac and Sug in the car at a red light. This is also the last photo of 2Pac's life.
At 11 o'clock, they parked the car on Las Vegas Street.
Patrol officers stopped them because the sound inside the car was too loud and unlicensed, and they explained that the license plate was in the rented car and was released after a while.
Just at 11:15 a.m., a white four-door new Cadillac pulled up next to their car. 2Pac stood up through the roof window when two men coming down from cadillac with 40-caliber pistols fired 13 shots at the side of the BMW car's sub-seat.
2Pac tried to roll over to the back seat, but Suge pushed him down, and the bullet rebounded, injuring 2Pac's right hip and lungs and right hand. Suge had only suffered a minor head injury.
Cadillac sped south along Covar Lane after firing. Suger turned around and drove into the alley on the left and sped west to Las Vegas Street.
Suge told 2Pac to take him to the hospital, and 2Pac said, "Do I need to go to the hospital?" Your head was broken by a bullet. ”
Patrol officers reported gunfire heard near the Proverbs Hotel and needed support.
Two other officers followed bmw to Las Vegas Street, after which the patrol called an ambulance. The BMW was stained red with blood and surrounded by fragments of 2Pac gold jewelry.
Inside the car, two people were lying wearily. The medical staff carried the 2Pac out and laid it flat on a stretcher. 2Pac goes on and on: "I can't breathe, I can't breathe." The ambulance took 2Pac and Suger to Central Nevada Medical College.
2Pac lost a lot of blood on the way to the hospital. When he was taken to the emergency room, he said, "I'm going to die," and 2Pac was confirmed not to be out of danger.
His injuries included a large pool of blood in his chest due to a gunshot, a bullet that hit his right thigh that had entered his abdomen, and a broken right finger.
Just before midnight, 2Pac was transferred to the trauma center and sent to the recovery room.
By this time his chest had lost 2 litres of blood. His pulse was very weak and his blood pressure was small at first, dropping very quickly. Immediately after that, he was sent to the operating room for surgery.
Doctors first stop the bleeding and then remove a bullet from the pelvis. The operation was performed at midnight and ended at 2:35 a.m. on the 8th.
At 6:25 p.m., he underwent another operation that lasted an hour. The surgery was risky, and after the operation, his punctured right lung stopped bleeding internally. 2Pac was taken back to the ward at 7:45 p.m. 2Pac was in a coma after the surgery.
On Friday, the 13th, doctors tried several times to wake up 2Pac, but to no avail. He stopped breathing forever at 4:03 p.m.
The death of 2Pac remains a mystery to this day, as the investigation into the mastermind behind the scenes has so far been inconclusive. Some people say that the murderer is a member of the blood gang behind sug, the owner of death row records, and some people say that because 2Pac was preparing to set up its own record company, Suge was murderous. So, who killed 2Pac?
Who Killed 2Pac One: A rapper from the East Coast led by Biggie.
The media often uses the term "nemesis" to describe 2Pac and Biggie, but in fact, they were good friends before 1993. In Biggie's biographical film "Gangster Rap Legend", it is also mentioned that 2Pac and Biggie have known each other since 92 years, and 2Pac has also helped Biggie and brought him into contact with many people in the rap circle.
In 1993, however, a shooting created a gap between 2Pac and Biggie. In late 1993, caught in a sexual assault complaint, the imprisoned 2Pac was shot in the studio. Before going to prison, 2Pac, who was shot five times, claimed that the person who planned the shooting was Biggie, who was also a rising name and a powerful opponent for him, and another rapper on the East Coast, Bragging Daddy.
Because of this "war" between East and West Coast rappers, most people associate the death of 2Pac with Biggie, and almost half a year later, Biggie was also shot and killed at the Los Angeles airport, adding more legend to the battle. Similarly, the case became unsolved.
Two: Gang killer Kefee D
Kefee D' real name is Duane Keith Davis, a lame gang member from Compton, who is also the uncle of Orlando Anderson, the main suspect in the 2Pac shooting, who was in charge of security for Bad Boy Records on the East Coast during Biggie's lifetime.
According to his own account, he had heard the bragging dad reveal his desire to kill Sue and 2Pac out of anxiety. Seeing that his good brother was so anxious, Kefee D came up with the idea of settling the source of this anxiety for his good brother, especially if he could still get a sum from the middle.
He was allegedly sitting in the co-driver of the Cadillac, and his nephew Orlando Anderson, the main suspect in the 2Pac shooting, was sitting in the back seat, and then Orlando Anderson saw the 2Pac's car and pulled the trigger. Shoot the bullet at 2Pac.
Three: Death Row Record owner Sug Knight
Because the trip to Las Vegas on the day was a temporary itinerary for 2Pac. Originally, 2Pac planned to return to Los Angeles, and he was determined not to go to Las Vegas, but Suge Knight tried to get him to change his plans. 2Pac told people in the morning that there would be a heavyweight boxing match at the MGM Hotel in the evening, and he had agreed to go with Suge a week ago. He had also said he didn't want to go, but he had promised Suge.
However, Sug, who strongly asked 2Pac to watch the boxing match, only appeared on the scene at the end of the game, which made 2Pac very angry, and many people also speculated that Suge Knight was the first to arrange the shooting position because he needed to appear in the cab.
Also, when he was shot at the time, 2Pac tried to roll over into the back seat to dodge the shooting, but Suge pushed him down, and the bullet rebounded and injured 2Pac's right hip and lungs and right hand. Suge had only suffered a minor head injury.
There are rumors that 2Pac wants to terminate the contract, as the owner of death row records Sugnet is reluctant to let go of the talented singer, so he takes 2Pac to the road of death. After all, the 25-year-old Pac already had nearly 700 songs of his own composition in his hands, and if 2Pac really had the heart to break the contract, then Sug Knight had a motive to kill.
Not only that, in the music disputes on the east and west coasts, Suge Knight has always been the one who is afraid of chaos in the world. Many disputes between the east and west coasts were provoked by him on his own initiative. As a gang member with a blood gang background, he did not have any musical cells, and became one of the people who had the greatest influence on hip-hop music at that time, and the means behind it were very many.
Featured unsolved cases on the streets of America
Why say, this case is a typical American street feature unsolved case. Because, this case has neither superb killing methods nor technical limitations that are difficult to break through, and it is said that there are even witnesses at the scene. However, the mystery surrounding this case has never been solved. In this case, there are all kinds of problems on the streets of the United States: guns, gangs, racial problems. These problems can find some signs in this case.
Moreover, for nearly three decades, the U.S. police have not even arrested any suspects related to the case.
Subsequent effects
2Pac left not only seven hundred songs to future generations, but also his unique ideas.
In the song, he advocates for the african-American community to be self-reliant, attacks the police system, calls on society to pay attention to equal rights issues, and looks at the current problems in the United States, which have not changed substantially in thirty years, and if he lives to this day, he may become a racial hero of African Americans. Because he was a good social activist with great political ambitions.
2Pac's songs usually revolve around violence and suffering, racism and other social issues. He has a record record of more than 75 million record sales worldwide, making him the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time. 2Pac has released new albums every year for the decade since his death. Released on February 13, 1996, All Eyes on Me was the first double-CD album in Hip-Hop history and is still the best-selling hip-hop album in history.
Many who like him believe that the greatness of 2Pac is not only that it leads the trend, but more importantly, his poet-like unique ideas, although self-proclaimed thugs, but concerned about equality and race, his life, although short, has left many African Americans with lyrics that guide and enlighten life.
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