| It has much been debated among the urban and | | | | Harvard University co-sponsored an academic |
| hip-hop community that 2Pac or "Makaveli" still lives | | | | symposium entitled "All Eyez on Me: Tupac Shakur |
| even after the shooting on the night of 1996. Why is | | | | and the Search for the Modern Folk Hero." T |
| it that people still believed that 2Pac is still alive? One | | | | In August 2006, Tupac Shakur Legacy was released |
| of the reasons that made people believe 2Pac to be | | | | in which featured unseen family photographs, intimate |
| alive up to this day is because of the legacy he and | | | | stories, and over 20 removable reproductions of his |
| the people that loved him created. | | | | handwritten song lyrics, contracts, scripts, poetry, |
| To preserve Shakur's legacy, his mother founded the | | | | and other personal papers. Shakur's sixth posthumous |
| Shakur Family Foundation (later re-named the Tupac | | | | studio album, Pac's Life, was released on November |
| Amaru Shakur Foundation or TASF) in 1997. The | | | | 21, 2006. |
| TASF's stated mission is to "provide training and | | | | But other than in music and foundations, 2Pac's |
| support for students who aspire to enhance their | | | | legacy is also present in the world of fashion and |
| creative talents." | | | | style. In late 2003, the Makaveli Branded Clothing line |
| The TASF sponsors essay contests, charity events, | | | | was launched by Afeni. Makaveli Branded is the |
| a performing arts day camp for teenagers and | | | | official clothing line of Tupac Shakur founded by his |
| undergraduate scholarships. The Foundation officially | | | | mother, Afeni Shakur. It was launched seven years |
| opened the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the | | | | after the death of her son. The brand's purpose is |
| Arts (TASCA) in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on June 11, | | | | keeping the legacy of Tupac Shakur alive through |
| 2005. | | | | fashion. |
| On November 14, 2003, a documentary about Shakur | | | | American rappers who have appeared in print ads in |
| entitled Tupac: Resurrection was released under the | | | | support of the clothing line include Ludacris, Twista, |
| supervision of his mother and narrated entirely in his | | | | Bone Thugs and DJ Quik among many others. In |
| voice. It was nominated for Best Documentary in the | | | | Canada, Deejay Ra was featured in a Makaveli |
| 2005 Academy Awards. Proceeds will go to a charity | | | | Branded print ad. |
| set up by Shakur's mother Afeni. On April 17, 2003, | | | | |