Tupac was at the peak of his success in 1993 when he was charged in a brutal sexual battery. During his trial, he was shot in a New York recording studio and robbed of $40,000 worth of jewelry. After he was released from the hospital, he was convicted and sent to prison. Three years later, he was out on an appeal bond when he was gunned down as he was leaving a Mike Tyson prizefight.
Before he was fatally shot, Tapp survived bullets on two different occasions, both while visiting his old stomping grounds, the Magnolia public housing complex. The first time, in late 1996, he barely survived being shot in the chest and leg. Four months later, he was hit in both arms. Nobody was ever arrested in the shootings.