Niccolo Machiavelli and Tupac Shakur, also known as Makaveli, were both genius' of their times. ... Machiavelli would have approved of this to an extent because taking a side is better than remaining neutral. ... It is for this reason that Machiavelli could have prophesied Makaveli's death. ... The values which Makaveli held are another way in which his death could have been prophesied by Machiavelli. ... The prime reason for losing power is neglect to military matters (Machiavelli, 45-46). ...

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Whilst in jail Tupac read books by an Italian philosopher called Machiavelli. ... Machiavelli believed if "a prince who wishes to achieve great things must learn to deceive." ... Although Machiavelli and Makaveli is different spelling, it is thought by innumerable amount that Tupac has diverged the spelling so that his spells out "Am Alive" if altered. ...

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A reason thinking that Tupac is still alive is because while Tupac was in prison he did a bunch of reading and was interviewed and he mentioned that he read a book about Machiavelli ("Tupac"). Niccolo Machiavelli was a 15th century Italian who wrote books about war. ... As said Niccolo Machiavelli had wrote about faking your own death he had also faked his death and came back to fool his enemies. ...

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Niccolo Machiavelli was a 16th century Italian war strategist and Tupac was known as a fan of his works (Alive 4). Machiavelli was an advocate of faking one's own death and returning sometime in the future, therefore gaining respect from one's enemies for accomplishing such a feat (Alive 4). Machiavelli wrote two books before his death, and the two All Eyez On Me discs are called Book 1 and Book 2 (Sailo 2). ...

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He selected his alias to be Makaveli, though spelled differently, is a pseudonym for the 16th century Italian philosopher Nicolo Machiavelli. Machiavelli wrote a book titled The Prince, in which the main character fakes his death in order to fool his enemies. 2Pac studied Machiaveli in depth while in prison, was a fan, and had read his books several times. ...

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Not only was he releasing music while he was in jail but he was also reading, But the one book that inspired him was one of Niccolò Machiavelli which influenced him for another album which was a complete opposite of his previous music. ...

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The rapper known as Tupac Shakur,was born in 1971 in Bronx, NY. Tupac's struggles began early. When Tupac was young, his mother was a member of the organization known as "The Black Panthers." Tupac survived a hard childhood with a drug addicted mother and the rough streets of Baltimore, where they both moved. Soon after their move, Tupac would attend the Baltimore High School for the Performing Arts. ...

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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. ... By changing his name, and studying Machiavelli so closely, could it be that Tupac was taking on the identity of him? ...

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