With his out spoken lyrics, he talked about real issues in the world, which are not the usual topics of many rappers. ... Prior to his "death" Tupac purchased, read and thoroughly studied the publications and works of Machiavelli, who was a 16th century Italian war strategist who mastered the art of faking ones death, to fool his enemies. ... Why would Tupac all of a sudden take an extreme interest in a war hero who died hundreds of years ago without having a specific purpose? ... This is the same name as the Italian war hero, simply with his own and unique spelling. ... So why is it that when...

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