1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: This Day in History Class is a production of I 2 00:00:02,040 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: Heart Radio. Hello and welcome to This Day in History Class, 3 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: a show that shines a light on the ups and 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: downs of everyday history. I'm Gabe Lousier, and today we're 5 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: revisiting the untimely death of rapper Tupac Shakur. The day 6 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: was Saturday, September seven. Shortly after eleven pm, actor and 7 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: recording artist Tupac Shakur was shot multiple times in Las 8 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: Vegas while driving to a nightclub with Death Row Records 9 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: co founder Marianne Sugar Knight. Shakor was rushed to nearby 10 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: University Medical Center, but he died from his wounds six 11 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: days later at age A few hours before the shooting, 12 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:06,119 Speaker 1: Shakoor and Knight had attended a heavyweight boxing match between 13 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: Bruce Selden and Mike Tyson. After the fight, while walking 14 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: with their entourage through the lobby of the MGM Grand, 15 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: the group recognized a man named Orlando Anderson. Several months earlier, 16 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: in an altercation at the Lakewood Mall in California, Anderson 17 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: had stolen a chain and medallion from Trayvon Lane, a 18 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 1: fellow member of Death Row Records. The chain happened to 19 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: be a personal gift from Shog Knight, and the loss 20 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: of it infuriated him, Shaikor and the rest of Death Row. 21 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: When Lane identified Anderson as the man who had snatched 22 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: his chain, Shakoor sprang into action, running over to Anderson 23 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: and punching him in the face. Moments later, Anderson was 24 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: on the ground while Knight and the rest of the 25 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: entourage delivered a severe beating. After this fateful encounter, the 26 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: group returned to where they were staying at the Luxe 27 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 1: Or Hotel before heading to sug Knights residence, about seven 28 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:05,800 Speaker 1: miles from the Las Vegas Strip. They remained there until 29 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: a little before eleven PM, when Shakoor and Knight left 30 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: together in a BMW toward Clubs six sixty two. They 31 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: were driving east on Flamingo Road toward the club when 32 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: they stopped for a red light at Covell Lane, a 33 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: half mile from the strip. Suddenly, four women in a 34 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: convertible pulled up to the left, having followed Shakor and 35 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: Night after spotting them on the strip. When the two 36 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: men were distracted, that's when the shooter made his move. 37 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: A white Cadillac with four men inside pulled up to 38 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: the right of the BMW and opened fire. Night was 39 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: grazed in the head by a piece of shrapnel, but 40 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 1: Shakur was hit several times, with one of the bullets 41 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: ricocheting up into his lung. Shakor's killer was never identified, 42 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: but many believe Orlando Anderson and his crew carried out 43 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: the attack as revenge for what had happened at the MGM. 44 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: Grand Suspecting this was the case, Shakor's mother sued Anderson 45 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: for her son's death, but the case never went to 46 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: trial because Anderson himself was killed two years later in 47 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: a shootout at a Los Angeles car wash. In two 48 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: thousand nine, the l a. P. D obtained a confession 49 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:22,920 Speaker 1: from Anderson's uncle, Dwane Keith Davis, also known as Keith d. Davis, 50 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: claimed that he had given Anderson a gun on the 51 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: night of Shaikor's murder and was in the car when 52 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,639 Speaker 1: Anderson pulled the trigger. However, with Anderson dead for over 53 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: a decade, the confession, whether true or not, was obviously 54 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: too late. Although his life was tragically cut short, Tupac 55 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: Shakor left a lasting mark on the world of hip hop, 56 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: inspiring a new generation of artists and millions of listeners 57 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: all over the world. He released four albums while live, 58 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: achieving platinum status dozens of times over. Several of his 59 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: most celebrated songs were released posthumously, revealing him as a 60 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: more contemplative and often tender artist than violent headlines might 61 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: suggest to the uninitiated. One such track is The Rose 62 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: that Grew from Concrete, which features a recording of Shakor 63 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: reading some of his personal poetry. In the closing lines, 64 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:21,679 Speaker 1: Shakor admonishes that quote, you wouldn't ask why the rose 65 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: that grew from the concrete had damaged pedals. On the contrary, 66 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: we would all celebrate its tenacity. We would all love 67 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: its will to reach the sun. Well, we are the roses, 68 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: this is the concrete, and these are my damaged pedals. 69 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: I'm Gay Bluesier and hopefully you now know a little 70 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 1: more about history today than you did yesterday. You can 71 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: learn even more about history by following us on Twitter, Facebook, 72 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: and Instagram at t d I HC podcast, and if 73 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: you have any comments or suggestions you can send them 74 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: my way at This Day at I heart media dot com. 75 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: Thanks to Chandler Mays for producing the show and thank 76 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: you for listening. I'll see you back here again tomorrow 77 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: for another day in history class. 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