Machiavelli faking death story

R U Still Down?

If Tupac Shakur ever wondered this of fans, the answer is unequivocally yes — so much so that fans have held on to conspiracy theories surrounding the enigmatic rapper 20 years after his still-unsolved murder.

On the anniversary of the Don Killuminati artist's death, we look back on a few of the enduring theories.

1. Shakur faked his own death.

This is perhaps the most pervasive theory that emerged after the rapper died days after he was targeted in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip.

Conspiracy theorists have rationalized it by pointing to Shakur's respect for political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, whose treatise The Art of War (not to be confused with Sun Tzu's The Art of War) has been misconstrued as advocating for faking one’s death in order to manipulate an enemy.

Machiavelli actually wrote: "Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on, to disseminate words that pron