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James Brinsford

Tupac 'alive in South Africa' as conspiracy reignites due to 'new photo of rapper'

The mystery shrouding the death of rapper Tupac Shakur has been lifted, according to conspiracy theorists.

The hip-hop icon died on September 13, 1996, six days after the rapper was involved in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, six days earlier.

Since then though, there have been wild rumours and conspiracies that have claimed that he survived the shooting and has actually been in hiding ever since.

This has led to a slew of 'sightings' of the rapper, with some believing that his death has been a cover up.

There has also been a finger pointed at 'mysterious' prison records, which are cited as 'proof' that Tupac survived.

Tupac was allegedly killed after a drive-by shooting (WireImage)

The latest in the long line of claims that he is still alive, comes a video that contains a photo of Tupac, who is allegedly now in his 40s, and is reportedly been taken recently.

The clip, which has been uploaded to YouTube, is introduced by titles that claim: "Just a few days ago, the leading investigators in the 2pac is alive case have made a breakthrough, confirming 2Pac is alive.

"A phone image of Tupac Alive and well in his 40s has been leaked to the public.

There have been plenty of conspiracy theories suggesting that Tupac is alive and well (Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

"With experts revealing that the source of the phone image comes from South Africa."

The selfie-styled photo that is produced as 'evidence' does have a striking resemblance to the late rapper.

The element of doubt has been added by the fact that the pic is not of the greatest quality and taken at night time, with half of the man's face shrouded in darkness.

Fans want to believe that Tupac survived the shooting (Ron Galella Collection via Getty)

Despite the strong claims of the theorists that uploaded the video, there is still plenty of scepticism among those commenting as well strong beliefs that this footage proves he is alive.

One wrote: "What a joke, that could be anyone."

Another was convinced though, commenting: "Look at his shoulders, that's a healthy Pac."

A third fan celebrated, writing: "Without a doubt that is definitely 2pac OMG."

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