We are sadden to report that Afeni Shakur, mother of the great rap legend Tupac Shakur is dead at 69. Afeni was the subject matter of her son’s 1995 popular song, “Dear Mama.”
According to Daily News Marin Count deputies responded to Shakur’s home in Sausalito, Calif., Monday night after she suffered from a possible cardiac arrest. Tuesday morning the sheriff’s office said she was taken to a local hospital where she died just before 10:30 pm. The Marin County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office will lead the investigation to determine the cause and manner of Shakur’s death.
Shakur, born Alice Faye Williams, changed her name when she moved to New York City and joined the Black Panther movement. She and other party members were arrested in 1969 and charged with conspiracy to bomb multiple, busy city landmarks. In May 1971, she was acquitted on all charges, and she gave birth to Tupac just one month later. After the fatal shooting that lead to her son’s death in 1996, Afeni oversaw her son’s entire estate, that reportedly earns $900,000 each year. In 2014, Shakur co-produced Holler If Ya Hear Me, a Broadway jukebox musical featuring her son’s works. A movie about Tupac’s life, All Eyez on Me, is set for release in November, with Danai Gurira cast as Shakur. Shakur served as an executive producer for the film.
“There’s no way I can pay you back/but the plan is show you that I understand/ you are appreciated.”
RIP Afeni Shakur
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