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TUPAC Shakur is still alive and secretly living behind bars in a Los Angeles prison, according to a conspiracy theorist.

The bizarre claim comes after "new evidence" emerged the bad boy rapper seemingly survived the infamous gun attack on his life 23 years ago.

 Tupac did spend time behind bars in 1996 on sex abuse charges
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Tupac did spend time behind bars in 1996 on sex abuse chargesCredit: Michael Ochs Archives - Getty
 The newly found 'prison records' do seem to match up with the rapper
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The newly found 'prison records' do seem to match up with the rapper

YouTube star 'Ex Con Cody Lachey' posted a video showing him sifting through the LA County Sheriff’s Department inmate information site.

It shows how when he searches for Tupac’s full name and date of birth he quickly discovers two startling prison "booking in" entries.

The first is from April 14, 2017, while the second is from April 26, 2019.  Both contain details which seem to match up with Tupac.

According to the unproven records the inmate is 5ft 10ins and weighing 165lb - which tie in perfectly with Shakur.

“Tupac is supposed to be dead,” says Lachey. "This is exactly the same as the other arrest – same height, same hair colour, same weight.

“Guys – Tupac is alive, I am telling you guys. This is Tupac.”


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However, not surprisingly, not everybody is convinced by the claims with some labelling them "laughable" and "clearly a joke."

During his lifetime Tupac did serve time behind bars when he was was sentenced to four years at New York's Clinton Correctional Facility on sex abuse charges.

However, the records on the LA Country sheriff site are not connected to that offence.

The news comes after Suge Knight said Tupac talked about faking his death just weeks before he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.

The music mogul claims the discussion started during a trip to the Pacific island of Maui, shortly after he signed Tupac to his Death Row record label.

Suge explained: "We was in Maui, you know what I mean, and Pac had, like, never been to Maui. And he got to talking about faking his own death.

"And Pac was more down for doing, like, the last little videos and s*** of him dying all in the white, you know what I'm saying', with Redd Foxx and everybody like that.

 Rap record label mogul Suge Knight claims Tupac talked about faking his death
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Rap record label mogul Suge Knight claims Tupac talked about faking his deathCredit: Rex Features
 The bullet-ridden car Tupac and Knight were travelling in when the rapper was gunned down
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The bullet-ridden car Tupac and Knight were travelling in when the rapper was gunned downCredit: Getty Images

Suge was referencing the music video for the track 'I Ain't Mad At Cha', which was recorded on the eve of his death and showed Tupac get shot and earn his place in Heaven.

The claims - in a new Showtime documentary called American Dream/American Knightmare - come after Suge's son said Tupac is alive and “doing good” and is about to release new music

J. Knight  insisted Tupac is back in the studio - despite the star being killed in a drive-by shooting in September 1996.

Suge himself then added fuel to the fire by hinting that Tupac would work with artists like Cardi B.

“Cardi B is probably the most aggressive entertainer in the biz today. And I think she's the female version of Tupac. Tupac with a skirt. Yeah,” he said.

J. Knight first caused a stir by writing on his Instagram: “I got Pac back in the studio. New music coming. This ain’t a joke”.

Previously the son of the Death Ross Records boss had claimed Tupac was still alive and living in Malaysia.

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Suge Jr’s statements are the latest wild claims about the 25-year-old who was shot four times in Las Vegas more than 20 years ago and died in hospital six days later.

The gunman has never been caught.

The LAPD source believe the motive for the 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas was “all about gangs. It was a gang retaliation murder".

Hours before his murder, Tupac was involved in a high-profile brawl with Crips member Orlando Anderson in the MGM Grand casino.

Later that night he was shot as he drove down the Las Vegas strip with Knight.

The star was hit four times times – in the chest, arm and thigh – and died six days later.

A police insider says later a former leader of the Crips admitted Tupac’s death was revenge for this beating.

Wild conspiracy theories connected to his death have swirled about ever since with some not even accepting the star is dead.

Too Short, a friend of Tupac, also believes the rapper is not dead.

Responding to a question recently asking if the founder of Death Row Records set up the killing, he denied it, adding: “Because he’s not dead.”

There are a host of other wild, uncorroborated theories, including ones speculating why he wasn’t wearing his bulletproof vest despite being obsessed with protecting himself after a previous shooting.

Even speculation surrounds his cremation with the cremator saying he was 6ft and weighing 215 pounds while his driver’s licence said he was 5’10” and 168 pounds – and the cremator has never been seen since - supposedly.

Shakur, born in 1971, is one of the most successful rappers of all time having sold an estimated 75million records worldwide.

 Clinton Correctional Facility in New York where Tupac was jailed
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Clinton Correctional Facility in New York where Tupac was jailedCredit: Getty Images - Getty
 Tupac, left, with Suge in Los Angeles in August 1996
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Tupac, left, with Suge in Los Angeles in August 1996Credit: AP:Associated Press
 Surge, left, and Tupac, right, attend a Grammy party with Snoop Dogg in 1996
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Surge, left, and Tupac, right, attend a Grammy party with Snoop Dogg in 1996Credit: Rex Features
 LA cops insist the rapper's high-profile murder was street-gang related
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LA cops insist the rapper's high-profile murder was street-gang relatedCredit: Corbis
Keffe D describes the shots fired from the car he was in with nephew Orlando Anderson when rapper Tupac Shakur was murdered in Death Row Chronicles


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