The New York Police Department said it is investigating the account of a man who said that he was involved in a 1994 shooting and robbery of the rapper Tupac Shakur.
Reports the NY Times:
On Wednesday, one day before what would have been Mr. Shakur’s 40th birthday, the Web site allhiphop.com published an interview with a man named Dexter Isaac who said that he took part in an attack that occurred on Nov. 7, 1994, at the Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan. Mr. Shakur was wounded in that incident and was robbed of jewelry he was wearing; he was killed in a 1996 shooting in Las Vegas.
Mr. Isaac apologized to Mr. Shakur’s family and said he still had a chain he had stolen from him during the attack. The allhiphop.com report described Mr. Isaac as a convicted felon who is “currently serving life in prison for murder, robbery and other offenses,” but did not identify the prison. The A.P. said a prisoner by that name is serving a life sentence at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Paul Browne, an N.Y.P.D. spokesman, told The A.P. that the police would seek an interview with Mr. Isaac if they determined the report was legitimate.
I see said the blind man. And now…
This is Ebengregory.com…telling you if Tupac was here he’d probably say:
Code OF “THUG LIFE”:
1. All new Jacks to the game must know: a) He’s going to get rich. b) He’s going to jail. c) He’s going to die.
2. Crew Leaders: You are responsible for legal/financial payment commitments to crew members; your word must be your bond.
3. One crew’s rat is every crew’s rat. Rats are now like a disease; sooner or later we all get it; and they should too.
4. Crew leader and posse should select a diplomat, and should work ways to settle disputes. In unity, there is strength!
5. Car jacking in our Hood is against the Code.
6. Slinging to children is against the Code.
7. Having children slinging is against the Code.
8. No slinging in schools.
9. Since the rat Nicky Barnes opened his mouth; ratting has become accepted by some. We’re not having it.
10. Snitches is outta here.
11. The Boys in Blue don’t run nothing; we do. Control the Hood, and make it safe for squares.
12. No slinging to pregnant Sisters. That’s baby killing; that’s genocide!
13. Know your target, who’s the real enemy.
14. Civilians are not a target and should be spared.
15. Harm to children will not be forgiven.
16. Attacking someone’s home where their family is known to reside, must be altered or checked.
17. Senseless brutality and rape must stop.
18. Our old folks must not be abused.
19. Respect our Sisters. Respect our Brothers.
20. Sisters in the Life must be respected if they respect themselves.
21. Military disputes concerning business areas within the community must be handled professionally and not on the block.
22. No shooting at parties.
23. Concerts and parties are neutral territories; no shooting!
24. Know the Code; it’s for everyone.
25. Be a real ruff neck. Be down with the code of the Thug Life.
26. Protect yourself at all times..
Wow mr. pastor, u’re just in time with the delivery!
Talent wasted behind a bunch of hood nigga bullsit. Tupac should have stuck to his revolutionary roots and abandoned the gimmick that killed him.
Thug life = A loser’s life.
In the end, when you are a thug, your family, your community, your existence all become losers thanks to YOU.
Whats the difference between Revolutionary Tupac and Thug life Tupac?
Getting killed by a white guy vs getting killed by a black guy…
Huey P Newton and Malcom X were both revolutionaries… are you implying that Thugs are only shot by white guys?
Huey was a junkie when he was killed. Malcolm was gunned down by thugs because he was preparing to go to war with the truth on his side with the same thugs that shot him. Know your history.
The difference is this….
The revolutionary was respected.
The thug was robbed repeatedly, shot on 2 different occasions and killed….. FOR WHAT???
A revolutionary is a MAN that stands for the people and dies for his beliefs.
A thug is a loser who stands for money and dies for nothing.
Well said…..