FROM THE "LAST INTERVIEW " CD

"I got this power from books, and from thinking, and by stratagizing..."
(2pac read allot of books during the time he was in jail.  These books included books by the philsopher Machaevelli)

"Maybe next month all of this will be over, but this month I'm taking out every moving target."
(He was refering to the Bad Boy War.  This interview was done in August 1996, and oddly enough the next month was September, and it was all over.  Was he trying to tell us something?)

"I plotted every single step from this to this, know what I mean?  Everything's plotted...I feel like an elected official."
(He plotted everything!  Every step.  Maybe in 2003 we will find out what these steps were.  Again he talks about politics in this clip.")

"No polititions are even checking for us.  By the next election, I promise, by the election I promise I'ma be sitting across from all the candidates.  I bet you...I promise you...I'ma be so far from where I am now in for years, god willing I'm alive, I guarantee you - we will have our own political party...It will be for all...cause we all have the same mutha fuckin (Pac starts hitting the table here) problem - we built this and we get none of the benefits."
(Again, he speaks of a political party.  Look how many times and with what passion he promises these things.  If he faked his death he was far away from were he was then.  If he returns in 2003 that will be when canidates start throwing in their hats for the 2004 election.  He is too young to be president, but you know he could start somewhere.  Oddly enough, on the Last Interview CD this is cut #7 and it's titled "God willing I'm Alive.")

Excerts from the book "I Got Your Back"

Frank Alexander was Tupac's fulltime body gaurd up until the time that Pac was shot.  If you've read the book you read about some weird things about that day.  Things like Frank was on vacation the days before Sept. 7th. and this was his first day back  He never got his cell phone back from his fill-in bodygaurd.  Only two (out of 22) bodyguards were in the line of cars that night.  Right before they left to go to Club662.  Frank was instructed by Pac to ride in the car behind them.  Because of a mishap in paperwork none of the bodygaurds were allowed to carry guns on that day.

(Pg. - 64)  When we finish Gridlock'd we flew to Italy for a week, and then he spent the week of August filming Gang Related.  No one seemed to know what was up with him.  Tupac probably didn't even know why he was doing it.  He was driven like no one I'd ever seen before.  At first I thought he was making up for last time, the time lost in prison.  As I look back now, I think he must of had premonitions, either conscience or unconscience, of his death.  No one was cracking a whip on him, it was all self inflicted.  He was getting everything done that he could possibly do, as well as starting up his own record label and production company.  The wheels were rolling on both of these projects.  He was definitely on some mission.  There is no question that part of his burning ambition was to finish the 3 record contract with Deathrow.  He was so talented he only really needed Suge in the beginning, when he was willing to post 1.4 million bail to get him out of Riker's.  Once he had gotton out and was on his own 2 feet again, he was ready to take on a world that would've eventually be bigger than Deathrow. Whether he sensed it was a part of his destiny or not , he was definitaly a man with a plan.
(If you knew you were going to "die" isn't this how you would want to go out?)

(Pg - 91)  He did everything like it was the last year of his life.

(Pg - 134)  The ironic thing Pac is that he was at peace with himself.  He wasn't necessarily at peace with everything going on in the world around him, he couldn't find peace there.  He didn't see black people coming together and being one nation.  He didn't see them stopping the shootings and robbings and the things that were going on among themselves.  He couldn't find a way to bring peace to that.  He ignored Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and all of the other political leaders.  He didn't see anything they could do in his lifetime, and even though he felt that there would be other political activists coming up in their footsteps, he didn't see any changes.  Pac felt that only god could change the direction of the world, and god wasn't going to step in anytime soon. 
(Again we see Pacs fustration with the political leaders and him feeling he was a situation that he felt he couldn't do anything in his lifetime.  But what about in another lifetime?)

(Pg - 140)  Maybe he wasn't Jesus Christ on this earth, but he was someone who needed protection in this world.  The trouble is no one could protect him from himself.  (Earlier in this chapter Frank was attempting to get extra security for Pac.)

Las Vegas, Nevada, September 7th, 1996. (These are excerts of some "odd" things that happened that day.)
(149)  It was my first day back from vacation...There was a meeting at the LV attornies office.  Seems that for proper Nevada state procedure to get clearance for security officers to carry guns, a letter should have been sent in advance, this was not done.  No guns means lack of security..the attorny confirmed that we could not carry guns at anytime - especially at the club (662.)...Deathrow couldn't take any chances...(150)  It made me feel empty to be without my piece, a compact Colt .45 - a police officers special.  I always had it on me, but on this one particular day I was told to leave it in my car...(151)  When Pac and I saw each other we embraced, it had been a long month...he was boasting a new chunk of gold.  A $30,000 diamond studded medallion about 3 inches in diameter dangled from his neck.  In the middle there was an emblem for Euphanasia, the name of the company Pac had started.  The image was that of a muscular, black angel of death, on his knees and with his head tilted down and backed by a huge pair of wings and a halo.  Eupanasia was his take on "euthanasia" which means a easy and painless death, or a way to end suffering painlessly...(152 - in the casino)  I needed to get in touch with Reggie at the Luxor, in case Suge was looking for Pac - he always wanted to know where Pac was at all times.  The fucked up things was that I didn't have my security staff radio/cell phone.  While I was on vacation Kevin used it, and since he and Reggie had been fighting, I didn't have it on me, because Kevin wasn't coming to Vegas.  I couldn't belive I'm rolling with Deathrows million dollar boy, one of the biggest rap stars in the world, and I got to use a payphone.  I must've left him for a minute, long enough to leave Reggie a message from a public phone a couple of feet away.  - Pac wasn't there - Goddammit, I thought to myself, he's not being security conscious.  All of them had taken off, leaving me behind, and I had no idea where they had gone.  To top it off, I was stuck without a phone for the night, and I started to get more uneasy...(153)  Here I am the number one guy, and I lose Pac making a phone call five feet from him.  It was the first time he had left me and I had an erie feeling..."Big Frank" I hear Pacs voice behind me...Tupac Shakur, one of the most wanted men in America had spent the last hour walking around in Vegas - alone....(154)afterward we caught a cab to the club to change clothes.  As usual he wasn't wearing his bullet proof vest.  It didn't surprise me, nine out of ten time he wouldn't...later that night after waiting on Suge at the fight, he finally shows up with one of his homeboys and 4 tickets...(145)  After Tyson made quick work of his opponenet we worked our way backstage to mingle with the Tyson camp, soon afterward Suge gave the word to leave.  This is the first time that Pac wouldn't be able to greet Tyson, which he did after every fight.  I started to mull over the day, and I realized that everything seemed just a beat off.  I didn't have my phone, I couldn't carry a gun.  Pac left me then lost his boys (outlaws)  I started to get a strong premonition that a long night lay ahead of us.  As we exited the backstage area we met up with everybody.  One of Suge's homeboys came up and whispered something in Pacs ear.  Like lightning Pac took off running, and I took off running behind him....this is when the fight with Orlando Anderson happened.  Tupac started swinging and Anderson went down immediatly...as the Deathrow camp showed up I pulled Pac away...My back was to the fight but I could here security coming and I eased Pac away...Later on as we were leaving we had at least a 100 groupies following us.  I was the only bodygaurd, everyone else had their instructions to go to Club662...(157)  As we went back to the hotel to change I started to think about the fight.  I thought to myself that it was just another fight - except this time we didn't get stopped by the police...A little later when Suge signaled it was time to leave Pac pulled me to the side and told me to take Kidada's Lexus with the Outlaws, Pac said he'd ride with Suge.  (158)  As soon as I got to the Lexus another red flag went up.  The light was on that indicated that the tank was empty.  I had no idea how much reserve it had, but I also knew damn well that we weren't going to be stopping for gas...after  we left, as we approached the strip a bicycle cop motioned for Suge to pull over.  I could hear the BMW blasting "Makavelli" Pac's latest project.  It seems the music was too loud and the cop asked Suge to step out of the car and open the trunk, I don't know how he didn't see any weed, but he didn't and he let them go....(159)  As we proceeded down Flamingo we stopped at a red light, a white Cadillac pulled up next to us.  I will play this image over and over in my mind, it was just another white Cadillac.  Suge's homie was in the car in front of them, I was in the car in back of them.  I looked dead at the car, and I saw the arm come out and the gun.  Bam! Bam!  Bam!  Bam!  The Cadi sped away and as I got out to run to the car it sped away and did a U-turn left.  After a few blocks Suges car was stopped because of two flats.  Then a couple of LVPD had Suge out of these car spread eagle on the ground.  I ran up and decribed myself as their bodyguard.  Suge ran to the car to get Pac out.  The door was stuck for some reason and Suge was yelling "I know how to open it"  I reached for Pac through the window, his jersey and medalion were soaked in blood and his body was trembling.  As the ambulance was approaching Pac Said :Frank, I can't breathe, I can't breathe."  Then with his own strength he crossed his hands over his body.  He took a deep breath, let out a sigh, then closed his eyes.

THE FOLLOWING DAYS: In the days after the shooting Frank ended up being made out a scapegoat for the shooting.  Everyone seemed to be pointing the finger at him.  In the next week he went back to Cali to get some clothes and his cell, then came back to Nevada.  Suge had a meeting at his house with some of the bodygaurds.  As he came up to the house one of the bodygaurds warned him that they were gonna make him take the fall.  In the house Frank and Suge got up in each others face yelling.  Suge kept saying stuff like "Where was your gun!"  Frank kept pointing out that he had been requesting extra security for Pac for a while now.  During that time Suge got the call that Pac was dead.  He yelled "It doesn't matter anymore cause he's gone." and threw the phone across the room.  As Frank left Suge's house he started to tremble.  He called everyone to tell them what happened and they all gave him the same advice - get the fuck out of there!  Later that night he started driving back to Cali.  About 11pm his cell phone rang - It was Suge and he said, "Sorry about earlier today, We were all upset, I know Pac loved you, and you loved him.  I don't think by no means you had anything to do with anything.  We were all just upset.  I have nothing but love for you...We're gonna take the boat out on the lake tomorrow-get your girl and why don't you join us?"  Frank told him he was on his way home and that he'd have to take a raincheck - that was the last time he spoke to Suge Knight.

REVIEW OF WHAT YOU READ

1)  Sept. 7th was Frank's first day back from vacation.  Was his vacation arranged?  The book doesn't say.
2)  The bodyguards  always had clearance for guns to be carried, but oddly enough, because no letter was received from  Deathrow, Nevada attorny's office wouldn't let them carry guns.
3)  Pac's new medelanion had the angel of death on it.  If you look at the photos from that night you can see it came right over his heart.  The medallion said "Euphanasia" which means a painless death.  Was Pac's "death" painless? 
4)  Frank had no cell phone cause he just came from vacation and he wasn't able to get it from the bodygaurd who had replaced him on vacation.  If he's guarding Pac don't you think someone would have made it a point to get the man a phone.
5)  Pac was able to "disappear" from Frank for a whole hour while Frank made a call from a pay phone.  What was Pac doing that whole hour?
6)  Most reports you heard said that Pac usually wore a bullet-proof vest.  According to Frank he didn't wear it 9 out of 10 times.
7)  Suge had ordered 12 tickets, for him, Pac, Frank, Suges Homie and 7 or 8 Outlaws.  Where was everybody else?
8)  Pac always went backstage to see Tyson after the fight.  But on this night he didn't make it to see him.  Why?
9)  Before the fight with Orlando Anderson, one of Suge's homies came and whispered something in Pac's ear.  Next thing you know Pac is whooping Orlando's ass in the MGM.  What Suge's friend say to Pac?
10)  Only 2 of 20 (or 22) of Deathrow's bodyguards was with the Deathrow camp that night.  The rest were at Club662.  In the weeks prior Frank had been begging for extra security for Pac.  Why then were there only 2 with them that night?
11)  Just as everyone was leaving Pac threw Frank the keys to his girls Lexus and asked Frank to take the Outlaws with him and watch them. Frank always rode with Pac  Is this where Pac started to let his plan unfold?  When Frank got in the Lexus the "no Gas " light was on.
12)  Even though Frank bodyguarded Pac's room a lot when he was in the Hospital, he wasn't there when he "died"  He was at Suge's house having the finger pointed at him.  A day or so earlier Frank went Back to Cali to get some things from home.  He almost didn't board the plane because his ticket had three 6's (666) and the number 13 on it.  Pac died at 4:03 in the morning, but it wasn't reported til later that afternoon.  Even though it was a Friday, 4:03 in the AM is going to be slow in a hospital.  There was plenty of time to get Pac out of there.
13)  Later that day Suge called Frank and said he was sorry for the finger pointing.  He said that Pac loved Frank and that He (Suge) also had love for Frank.  He said that they were going to take a boat out on the lake tomorrow and wanted Frank and his girl to join them, Frank declined since he was on his way back to Cali.  This was the last time he spoke to Suge.  -  Suge just lost his homie, his money maker, and he was going to take a boat out on a lake?  What the hell!?  That must be a nice life.
14)  At the end of Frank's book 2 things got my attention - Pac's mom called Frank out of the blue one day and thanked Frank for his book.  Then she started crying and saying how much she misses her son.  This got to me.  At this point in the book I wasn't thinking if he was dead or alive, I was feeling her pain.  And if you think about it, whether he is dead or alive, right now she doesn't have her son.  The second thing that caught my attention was Frank said he reads all the alive theories on the internet.  He said that he wants to put all of those theories to rest because he saw it all first hand.  But then he follows that up by stating that he will bow down if Pac is alive.  This tells me that even though he was there that there is a small part of him that KNOWS Pac could have pulled this off on his own.  Frank, if you somehow found your way here and you are reading this, thanks for the book!  It brought a lot of us closer to Pac than anything else out there.  You get much respect from us by putting everything out there for us.  PEACE.