Why Tupac lives on in Cape Town 30 years after he was murdered

For marginalised young people he is gangster, prophet and revolutionary all at once. Image by vectorportal.com, CC BY Thirty years after world famous US rapper Tupac Shakur was gunned down at the age of 25, his legacy has remained a lasting and continuous presence in Africa. During my many years of work as a criminologist and researcher, I have witnessed young people in countries as far-flung as Guinea, South Sudan and Zimbabwe strutting the streets in T-shirts emblazoned with his likeness.…