THIS DAY IN HIP-HOP...2PAC - VEGAS

On this day in Hip-Hop history, 2Pac was shot in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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On September 7, 1996, at the age of 25, Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas.

2Pac had just attended the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon heavyweight fight at the MGM Grand.  He was riding with Suge Knight when a vehicle pulled up alongside them and shot 2Pac multiple times.

Pac was transported to University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada where he was placed on life support.  He passed away 6 days later from his wounds on September 13.  

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Eazy E (1963) - ​Born and raised in Compton, CA., "The Godfather of Gangsta Rap" was an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.  

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