The rapper's last words were blunt and defiant ... Though his life was cut tragically short, Tupac Shakur's impact on music, culture, and activism endures. From his thought-provoking lyrics ...

It’s been almost 30 years since rapper, actor, and activist Tupac Shakur was gunned down on a Las Vegas intersection in September 1996. The Poetic Justice star would succumb to his injuries on Sept.