The day Tupac died

[Lucky_Lefty]

I was 15-16 living in W. Memphis. My dad told me about and was like "you okay? Wanna talk about?" Gave him the and was like "I don't even know this nikka!"

 

[ill_will82]

I was 14. Watching TV getting ready for the next day of school. It showed up on the TV about 7pm then my boys called me.

The fall of hip-hop was just beginning.

 

[Sithlord Piff]

7 years old
Inglewood,Ca

This radio VJ name Theo announce it
Everybody was outside and when they announced it everybody was just quiet

That's also when I found out. Listening to Theo. I remember DJ Quik called in and cried on air talking about him.

 

[Ol’Otis]

That's also when I found out. Listening to Theo. I remember DJ Quik called in and cried on air talking about him.

it seem like the whole city was quiet

a silent riot

 

[Biscayne]

I was 7 at the time. I don't remember where I was the exact day he died, but I remember a couple months later around November of 1996, me and my sis were discussing Pacs death, as if we weren't elementary school kids. I remember she kept saying

"Yo meh, remember when the rapper Tupac died a couple months back?"

And I kept saying his name in a goofy aggressive tone. Lil kids are weird. I don't even know how we got to that Convo. Either way, he's my GOAT.

 

[richaveli83]

I was 12 years old and playing video games in my room when my mom came in and told me he died. She disliked rap and still does but she liked 2Pac and she was sad. We were both sad.

 

[TheNig]

I was 11 going on 12 and no fukks were given.

 

[Pressure]

School lunch. Chicken sandwich. Side of fries. Fruit punch. Splurged on a honeybun. All the girls were crying. Surreal.

 

[jackswstd]

I was 13 had just gotten home from watching Tyson vs Seldon and turned on the news. They just said "a famous rapper was shot" and gave no specifics as to who it was. I said nonchalantly "I bet it's Pac" thinking it couldn't be him again. I thought he'd pull through so when they announced his passing a week later I was shocked to say the least. Everybody at school was too.

 

[Soundbwoy]

First year of high school the brehs put me on to Me against the world, I was hooked I come into school and got the news

 

[The_Hillsta]

Was 19 playing college ball down south. Practice was about end, we break huddle and our position coach comes over and tell us 2 Pac just died, he didn't pull through Sighs and gotdamns, head back to dorms and all you heard was Ambitionz blastin everywhere, shyt....that whole week, wait....since the muthafukka dropped

 

[HiphopRelated]

I remember just going back to school. shyt was crazy at the time, 'cause dudes were divided damn near down the middle.

 

[Texasdymond]

I was 15, a freshman in high school. I cried a little.

That's all i can remember....

 

[Lamar Givens]

14

Freshman year of high school and will never forget.

Just happened to turn to MTV and saw this.

 

[DetroitEWarren]

Man. I was 9 years old going in 10 that year. Me and my brother had knew he had got shot but all news stations were saying that he should survive at the hospital so we were good.

I was laying in the bed trying to go to sleep while the news was on in the background. It was a breaking story but I wasn't paying no attention cause my eyes were closed. Then I heard "rapper Tupac Shakur had just been pronounced dead at the Las Vegas hospital". As I heard that, I tried my best to completely ignore it. I was dreaming right????? Didn't they say he would survive????? fukk outta here.........

Bout 10 minutes later we started hearing gunshots FROM EVERYWHERE in my hood. My aunt was scared cause she ain't know wtf was going on. She got us out tge room and then I bussed out in tears when I told her why people were probably shooting. "TT............. Tupac just died ".

I cried the whole time we were in the basement waiting on the shooting to stop. The next day was the worse. Our whole block was outside playing music and emotional about it. At that point, I started to understand the life of a black man better. It's fukked up for us. Dude was a real hero to our culture, and he got killed, just like all of our heroes. Life is a bytch smh.