(Nov. 23, 2010) -- Many contemplate on the idea of the infamous Tupac Shakur being alive. Paying close attention to the shooting of 1996 it is quite apparent that Mr. Shakur is in fact dead.

Sept. 7, 1996, on their way to Club 662, Suge Knight and Tupac Shakur cruised up Las Vegas Boulevard in a black BMW 750i sedan. As the flirtatious Tupac conversed with a car full of girls, a semi-automatic pistol emerged out of the window of a white Cadillac that had slowly pulled up beside him. A swarm of bullets blazed through the dense atmosphere. As Tupac tried to duck, four shots hit him, twice in his chest, one in his arm and one in his thigh.

The shooting of 1996 sparks much controversy. Some believe it was his rival, the Notorious B.I.G. who had set him up. Others believe it was the Southside Crips, seeking revenge on Tupac for attacking Orlando Anderson (a member of the Southside Crips). Some even claim it was Suge Knight himself who had set him up. Through all these assumptions, the truth hides somewhere, though still unknown. Ultimately, the most eccentric conspiracy I have heard thus far is that Tupac Shakur is still alive.

Many claim that Tupac’s “fake death” was associated with the number seven. Dying at the age of 25 (2 + 5 = 7) and surviving exactly seven days after he was shot, suspicion rose among his fans. He was shot seven months after his album All Eyes on Me was released, on the Seventh of September. If you take the letters in his album Makaveli - the Don Killuminati: the 7Day Theory the sentence "Ok on tha 7th u think I'm dead yet I'm really alive” can be rearranged.  People, who support the seven day theory, believe he will come back on 2014 (2 + 0 + 1 + 4 = 7).

Sevens coincidentally appearing everywhere, it is no wonder why so many gullible people buy into this idea. These inconsiderate people have not the slightest idea of how much impact these false assumptions can have on Tupac’s loved ones. Speaking of loved ones, his devastated mother had to identify his body. Knowing how much a mother loves her son, I can assure you that no mother would agree with the idea of faking her son’s death. Several celebrities, including Mike Tyson and Snoop Dogg, witnessed him dying in a drug-induced coma. On top of all this, 14 years have passed since his death; it would be extremely problematical to be able to fake a death for that long. It is also confirmed that he was cremated afterwards and scattered into the sea, per his request.

Let’s face it, as much as we want him alive, he isn’t. We must honor Tupac Amaru Shakur for his lyrical masterpieces and his monumental impact on humanity by allowing his soul to rest in peace.