TUPAC Shakur was shot dead in 1996 but conspiracy theories believing the rapper is somehow still alive still circulate to this day.
More than two decades after his death, we take a look at those theories that refuse to go away.
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Conspiracy theories surrounding Tupac Shakur have not gone away despite the rapper being shot dead in 1996 Credit: Getty Who was Tupac?
Lesane Parish Crooks was born on June 16, 1971, the son of a former Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur.
He was better known to his fans as Tupac or 2Pac.
Hailing from Harlem, New York City, the rap star's All Eyez On Me and his Greatest Hits are among the best selling albums in the US.
The artist, who has sold more than 75million records, consistently tops the polls as one of the greatest of all time.
He became embroiled in the East Coast-West Coast hip-hop feud, involving New York's Bad Boy Records and the Los Angeles-based Death Row Records.
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How did Tupac die?
On the night of September 7, 1996, Tupac was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas as he headed to a gig at Club 662.
Death Row Records boss Suge Knight was driving the car and 2Pac was a front seat passenger as they led a convoy of cars.
A shooter in a white Cadillac, which pulled up on the right-hand passenger side of Tupac's BMW at traffic lights, opened fire at 11.15pm.
The star was hit four times - in the chest, arm and thigh - and died six days later.
Hours earlier Tupac and his entourage had watched boxer Mike Tyson fight Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand casino.
In the lobby afterwards, Tupac and his crew - some of whom were associated with LA gang The Bloods - attacked Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson after Pac threw the first punch.
Tupac died of his wounds on Friday, September 13.
Who killed Tupac?
Tupac's killer was revealed to be gang member Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson in a new Netflix documentary.
In a bombshell confession, the alleged murderer’s uncle Duane Keith Davis - known as Keefe D – said he was in the car which carried out the drive-by shooting in 1996.
In the docuseries Unsolved, the Tupac and Biggie Murders, he explains his nephew went looking for revenge after he was beaten up by the acclaimed rapper and his entourage.
Describing the killing, he said: "I gave it to Dre and Dre was like 'no, no, no’ and Lane was like – popped the dudes."
What are the Tupac alive conspiracy theories?
According to rumours, yes he is – but is it just a big hoax?
The Sun revealed that Tupac's Nike trainers could prove he’s still alive after the stylish star was seen twice wearing shoes that weren't released until AFTER he was gunned down.
There have been a number of conspiracy theories that he faked his own death and has since been hiding out in Cuba with his aunt. One variant on this is that he faked his own autopsy photo and report. One made in a sensational book claims Tupac's murder was "orchestrated by the CIA" in reaction to the wordsmith politicising street gangs. Rumours have surfaced from a man claiming to have spotted Tupac in Somalia alongside well-known friend and founder of Outlawz hip-hop group, Yaki Kadafi, who died two months after Tupac. He is supposedly hiding out in South Africa, according to one theory. The Sun reported on all of the alleged sightings of the late rapper since his death in 1996. However, it's thought that an appearance at a protest in Wall Street, New York, in 2011 could be the most likely evidence that Tupac is still alive. Another wild theory has claimed the cop who held Tupac after he was shot helped the rapper escape.