After twenty years of rapping legend Tupac Shakur’s death a gang leader named Keefe D was charged with his murder. The tragic incident took place after Tupac returned from the MGM Grand where he was in attendance for Iron Mike’s bout. Shakur was great friends with Mike Tyson which is why his passing was a huge shock to the former champion.
Shakur’s death impacted many but Tyson was affected as the two were really good friends. The Harlem-born rapper would often support him in his many fights and also visited him when he was in jail.
After the incident Mike Tyson had many times revealed that he wanted only five minutes alone with Shakur’s killer, implying that he would have delivered the punishment himself. Turns out 2pac’s killer does not take Tyson seriously as he believes Tyson is no gangster. The Compton-based killer stated that if Tyson wanted confrontation it would be do or die for them.
“ Mike Tyson’s a boxer man. You know all these dudes I’ll be hearing them all say that old tough tough guy shit. What you’ll do though, rappers and boxers it ain’t about that life dude. I’m ready to go I don’t know about him. It’s do or die I’m from the old school homeboy and I’m from Compton I’m not playing with that shit playing with nobody like that,” said Keefe D.
Keefe D has long stated that he was seated in the front seat of the car involved in the drive-by shooting.
Regardless, Tyson can gain some sense of satisfaction knowing that Tupac’s case has gained traction after 27 years. Tyson cherished his friendship with 2 Pac and has all the praises for the rapper except for one fault.
Mike Tyson reveals Tupac Shakur had a worse temper than him
Mike Tyson during his prime was an animal nobody wanted to mess with. The boxing legend was quite infamous for his temper and many were scared to get on Mike’s bad side. However, Tyson himself claims his dear friend and legend late Tupac Shakur had a worse temper than him.
During one of his podcast episodes with ex-NFL player Antonio Brown, Tyson shed some light on his friendship with Shakur. Given their relation, Iron Mike had the kindest words for Tupac. Tyson claimed that the Harlem-based rapper had a good heart and would stick with people till the end.
However, with a hint of sadness in his voice, Tyson described that Shakur had a bad temper, worse than him. Additionally, the 57-year-old boxing legend also claimed that once Shakur got angry it was quite difficult for him to calm down.
“He was an awesome guy!… He was just a good man. You know what I mean. He was a good guy with a good heart that had a temper he couldn’t control. Had a good heart when he was mad he was mad forever,” said Tyson.
The death of the rapping legend deeply affected Tyson and he even feels guilty over the tragic incident. Regardless, Tyson always reminisces about their friendship and gets teary-eyed when talking about Shakur.