Tupac’s Friends Allegedly Smoked His Cremated Ashes, Claims Suge Knight
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In a shocking revelation, Suge Knight, the former Death Row CEO, has disclosed some distressing details about the aftermath of Tupac Shakur’s death. Recounting the final moments of the legendary rapper, Knight shared an unprecedented account, exclusively with PEOPLE, from his current confinement at California’s Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility.
Nearly three decades have passed since Tupac Shakur’s tragic demise in a Las Vegas hospital. Knight, currently serving a 28-year sentence for a 2015 hit-and-run incident, sheds light on the events following Shakur’s death, painting a picture as haunting as one of the rapper’s own verses – a narrative of gunfire, disloyalty, harrowing hospital vigils, and a death shrouded in a cloak of urban legend and lore.
According to Knight, in an almost surreal turn of events, some of Tupac’s closest companions and family members purportedly indulged in a macabre ritual post his demise – rolling the rapper’s cremated ashes into a blunt and smoking it. Knight, constrained by probation regulations that forbade him from smoking, quips about being the sole abstainer amongst the circle engaging in this ritual.
The story, bizarre yet strangely fitting within the context of Tupac’s larger-than-life persona, epitomizes his spirit of defiance and rule-breaking. Knight’s divulgence isn’t merely a tribute; it provides a glimpse into how those connected to Shakur sought to retain a spirit too potent to be confined to a grave.
On the fateful night of September 7, 1996, slated to be a night of revelry with a Mike Tyson fight and front-row tickets in Vegas, circumstances took a tragic turn. A targeted attack at a stoplight left Shakur and Knight wounded, with Shakur succumbing to his injuries six days later. Knight recounts the chaotic aftermath of the ambush, where he, bleeding and dazed, endeavored to get Shakur medical attention, only to witness the rapper’s passing days later.
As Shakur’s fate was sealed, a poignant ritual unfolded. Knight claims that Afeni Shakur, the rapper’s mother, swiftly arranged for Tupac’s cremation, eschewing traditional funeral rites. Amidst their grief, a small assembly of Shakur’s inner circle, including his mother Afeni, congregated; in a symbolic gesture, Shakur’s ashes were reportedly smoked by his friends – a poignant act of commemoration and remembrance.
The gravity of Knight’s revelation lingers, underscoring the enduring mystique that envelops Tupac’s legacy. Not merely a musician, Tupac embodied myriad roles – a poet, a firebrand, a harbinger of change, and a figure whose rapid ascent to stardom foretold a tragically premature demise.
As the embers of Tupac Shakur’s ashes continue to smolder, his indelible imprint on hip-hop culture and societal consciousness endures. Knight’s account, though contentious and divisive, encapsulates the enigmatic aura that perpetually surrounds the iconic figure of Tupac Shakur, immortalizing his essence in a haze of smoke and memory.