The 1996 BMW that Tupac Shakur was gunned down in is now on the auction block. The bid for the infamous whip is starting at $1.5 million.
The legendary MC was riding shotgun with his Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight on the Las Vegas strip on September 7, 1996 when the car was sprayed with bullets. While Knight survived with minimal injuries, Tupac died six days later after being hit four times.
The whip has had several owners since Pac was shot in it but has since been restored but bullet holes inside the door panel still remain. The car was originally auctioned off by the Las Vegas Police Department after being impounded following the late MC’s murder.
In related news, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017 has been announced and Hip-Hop’s own Tupac Shakur will be one of the inductees on April 7. Tupac becomes the first solo rap artist to be bestowed the honor and joins other Mt. Rushmore of Hip-Hop acts N.W.A, Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, and Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five.
The Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez On Me will also be released in theatres on June 16, the day that would have been the iconic MC’s 46th birthday.
As previously reported, Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment has acquired the U.S. rights to the Morgan Creek Entertainment film that chronicles 2Pac’s life which entailed being born to a Black Panther, Afeni Shakur, and going on to becoming a great poet, actor, activist and Hip-Hop legend. The film will also detail his jail stint and his time on Death Row Records.
All Eyez On Me was diredted by Benny Boom and stars Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Pac. Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Dominic Santana, Jamal Woolard, Keith Robinson, Lauren Cohan and Hill Harper also star in the flick.
