Tupac ShakurTupac gathered his fans with his music, poetry and acting. But this dead or alive dilemma has divided these fans into two groups. Those who believe he is still alive and believe he faked his death. The others are those who believe that he lived, and that he lived well, but that he is now at peace. Why would anyone have reason to believe he is still alive? People have good reason to believe he is still alive. One reason is that the facts that point to his being alive far outnumber those that point to his death. Many people have researched this. They discovered incredible facts and developed extremely intriguing theories. Theories that even make professionals rethink their opinion on his death actually happening. Even the most skeptical people have changed their minds. I am not writing this essay to change people's opinions. I am writing this essay to bring out all the facts and theories. By doing this, I may be able to get people to see what may be a monstrous coincidence or the biggest scam I have ever heard of in my life. This is an essay about the controversy and events surrounding the so-called death of Tupac Amaru Shakur. This is not a biography of his life. However, I will have to summarize his life to better understand these facts and theories that I am about to reveal. June 16, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York. Lesane Parish Crooks was born. Left behind by his father, Alice Williams, Tupac's mother changed her name from Lesage to Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac moved from Oakland to New York and back. When he was fifteen, he wrote rap lyrics and gang-related topics. By the age of eighteen, Tupac had been arrested eight times, even serving eight months in prison after being convicted of sexual abuse. Tupac studied the teachings of a war strategist known as Machiavelli in prison. to Deathrow labels and released songs and albums with them. "Throughout all of this, Tupac made rivals with many people. He was beginning to be hated by almost everyone. But he had his talent on his side and he began making films. In November 1994 , Tupac was shot five times, where thieves took his possessions worth forty thousand dollars..