Tupac Shakur’s murder in September 1996 remains a mystery. Young Noble believes he could’ve survived the shooting. Reflecting on the 1997 murder of Biggie, just months after 2Pac’s killing in Las Vegas, the Outlawz member described the deep sense of unease it created. “Biggie dying affected us, too,” he admitted. “I started questioning everything, like, ‘Man, maybe I should’ve stayed in school. Maybe I made the wrong choice getting in that car with [Hussein] Fatal and Yaki [Kadafi] that day.’” He described fleeing his neighborhood for California in search of peace, only to find more tragedy. “I was tired of death. Two of my friends gone, back-to-back. It was horrible—for me and for hip-hop.”
Noble revisited seeing 2Pac in the hospital. “He really died,” Noble said, dismissing persistent conspiracy theories about 2Pac’s survival. “I saw him with tubes in his body. He wasn’t the ‘Pac with the six-pack everyone remembers. He was gone.”
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Noble claims 2Pac might’ve survived not for Afeni Shakur. “His mom said, ‘Nah, let him go. He’s [Tupac] endured enough.’ That kind of strength is unimaginable. She let her son fly.” Tupac Shakur formed the Outlawz in 1995 with the group appearing on Pac’s All Eyez on Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
Speaking to Art of Dialogue, Young Noble sat down for his first interview in seven years. As the interview concluded, Noble walked off the set, overwhelmed by the memories. The raw emotion underscored the magnitude of 2Pac’s legacy. Tearing up, Noble reflected on 2Pac’s enduring influence. “He was everything. The world in his palms. And yet, all people want to do is dissect his life on camera. He was amazing. He died at 25.” A trial for the murder of Tupac Shakur is underway, with Duane “Keffe D” Davis as the lead suspect.
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