READ MORE: Who killed Tupac? Everything we know about hip-hop’s greatest mystery The road in question forms a section of the MacArthur Boulevard in the city, close to where Tupac lived in the 1990s.
An official renaming ceremony was held at the site, attended by members of Shakur’s family as well as a number of Bay Area hip-hop legends, including MC Hammer, E-40, Money-B and Too Short. “Let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts,” said Tupac’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, to the gathered crowd. “He was the realest rapper ever.
He was very bright, he was a triple threat: movies, rap, poet, everything,” E-40 added. “He made positive music, self esteem-lifting music for females, like ‘Dear Mama’ and ‘Brenda’s Got a Baby’.” Watch his full speech below.
MC Hammer said that Tupac was “hands down, the greatest rapper ever, there’s not even a question of that.” Last week (November 2), Duane “Keffe D” Davis pleaded not guilty to Tupac’s 1996 murder.
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