Tupac Shakur’s final words before he died have been revealed amid conspiracy theories that have plagued his death for decades.
The rapper’s final words have now been revealed in the trial for his murder.
This comes after a man named Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis – a member of The South Side Compton Crips – was arrested for the murder of Tupac.
A grand jury was held in September and decided there was enough evidence to charge Davis with Tupac Shakur’s murder.
The jury recently heard details about the fateful night on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada when Tupac was shot dead.
Malcolm Greenidge aka E.D.I Mean, who was a member of the rap group Outlawz alongside Tupac, narrated to the jury the unfolding of events on the night Tupac was murdered.
Greenidge told the jury that after the shooting, Tupac told him to lie down as he was afraid he would be shot by police.
Explaining the situation, Greenidge said after Tupac was shot, while riding with label boss Suge Knight, he rushed to the passenger side of the car.
Greenidge witnessed the shooting as he was in the car driving behind Suge Knight and Tupac.
“I asked him is he okay, how he’s doing, I was trying to see, you know, what condition he was in,” Greenidge recollected.
He said Tupac’s response was: “Get on the ground, they’re going to shoot you.”
Greenidge said initially he did not notice anyone but when he turned around he saw a police officer pointing a gun at him. He added the officer told him to ‘get on the ground or I’ll shoot you’.
Prosecutors asked Greenidge what he did in that moment, to which he told them he complied with the officers instructions and got on the ground.
He said he and other members of his entourage were then detained by officers. He was with other members of the Outlawz group, Katari ‘Kastro’ Cox, Tupac’s cousin, Yafeu Fula – also known as Yaki Kadafi – and a security guard named Frank.
Greenidge also recalled that Suge Knight was urging paramedics to check Tupac’s wellbeing as he was not moving much and seemingly appeared calm.
Tupac died on 13 September 1996, a week after he was shot four times in his car while waiting at a red light.
Greenidge also detailed the moments before the shooting to the jurors.
“We were on our way to Club 662. Mr. Shakur and Knight were in the car in front of us. We approached the light. Some women drove up on the passenger side. Mr. Shakur began talking to the women. We couldn’t really hear what he was saying. We assumed he was probably inviting them to the club.
“After the ladies pull off, another car pulled up beside Mr. Shakur and Mr. Knight and an arm came out of the back window and began shooting,” he said.
The circumstances surrounding Tupac’s murder remain the subject of ongoing speculation and conspiracy theories.
Despite his untimely death, Tupac’s legacy continues to live on through his music, which remains influential and inspiring to new generations of artistes and fans.
