T he hip hop world came to an abrupt halt this past weekend [9/7/96] after a disappointing Mike Tyson fight...Witnesses including J. Scott.. the associate editor for San Jose's Booty Crack Newspaper.., reported that Suge Knight was up and about immediately after the shooting while Pac was carried away in life threatening condition... There were reports that said the assailants got away on foot..by blending into the massive crowd that outside on the strip... There has been a lot of speculation about who and why 2Pac was shot... Rumors ranging from it was a deliberate hit to a retaliation for an earlier altercation 2Pac had are the main one's circulating around the Bay Area... Others are gleefully pointing the finger at the east/west coast drama that has been plaguing hip hop.. At the time of the writing.. this particular author has no idea as to who..what where and how.. and has no confirmation to validate any of the rumors circulating around the town..Whatever the case may be.. this latest incident adds yet another strange chapter in the life of 2Pac Shakur. One of the things that was noted by another source close to the scene was that 2Pac always wears a bullet proof vest... In fact at the last Tyson fight..Pac had on a vest... It was reported that this time he didn't have one... Folks are also in awe at the fact that 2Pac managed to survive this latest attack..Two years ago.. 2Pac survived 5 bullet hits.. He now has been shot 9 times.. and is still alive to tell the tale... It's obvious that God wants this man alive.. How he intends to use 2Pac is a whole other story... With 2Pac losing a lung and coming so close to death, one can only wonder how this will change 2Pac... The Bay Area is definitely wishing him a speedy and healthy recovery...
For those who wish to send 2Pac a good well card.. you can send your cards and letters... 2Pac c/o Euphasia Records.... 849 W 3rd st..La, Ca..90048 Let's all hope and pray that this 2Pac recovers and that all of us step forward and help make this world less violent...
September 8 1996
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