Some speculate that Shakur was weary of the bloodshed that accompanied rap beef and longed for an escape, holing up inР вЂ™Р’В Cuba with his aunt, Assata Shakur. Many times this has given victory to him who used it.'Р вЂќР’В«ut believing that Machiavelli espousedР вЂ™Р’В faking one's death,Р вЂ™Р’В fans reasoned that Shakur's adoption of the stage name,Р вЂ™Р’В Makaveli,Р вЂ™Р’В and the inclusion of the phrase 'Exit 2Pac, Enter Makaveli' in the albumР вЂ™Р’В sleeve for The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory - an album which also depicted Shakur as Jesus Christ - were all deliberate clues left behind by the artist.Р вЂ™Р’В Theorists have also picked apart a video interviewР вЂ™Р’В with Shakur's motherР вЂ™Р’В Afeni - the only individual besides hospital personnelР вЂ™Р’В to see the artistР вЂ™Р’В after he was admittedР вЂ™Р’В - who said,Р вЂ™Р’В 'in the end, he chose to leave quietly.'

Machiavelli actually wrote: 'Sometimes it has been of great moment while the fight is going on,Р вЂ™Р’В to disseminate words that pronounce the enemies' captain to be dead, or to have been conquered by another part of the army. Conspiracy theorists have rationalized it by pointing to Shakur's respect for political philosopher NiccolР вЂњР вЂ Р вЂ™Р’В Machiavelli, whose treatise The Art of War (not to be confused with Sun Tzu's The Art of War)Р вЂ™Р’В has been misconstrued as advocating for faking oneР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs death in order to manipulate an enemy. ThisР вЂ™Р’В is perhaps the most pervasive theoryР вЂ™Р’В that emerged after the rapper died days after he was targeted in a drive-by shootingР вЂ™Р’В on the Las Vegas strip.

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