Afeni Shakur, Mother Of Hip-Hop Legend Tupac, Dies at 69

Afeni Shakur Davis, the former Black Panther who overcame drug addiction and inspired the work of her hip hop icon son Tupac Shakur, passed away on Monday, May 2nd, at age 69.

She was ill and suffered a suspected heart attack, according to Nydailynews.

Policemen disclosed that Shakur’s family member and a close friend were present when she suffered the heart attack, so there is nothing suspicious about her death.

Marin County Sheriff’s Doug Pittman said: ”At this point, there is nothing to indicate to us that there was any foul play, nothing suspicious about this other than this being sadly a natural event.”

Tupac’s dad, Billy Garland said: ”It’s a sad day.”

”Her contributions to this world will always be remembered. We weren’t really active in each other’s lives, but the pain is magnified when it’s the mother of your child.”

Richard Fischbein, a New York lawyer who worked with the deceased in the Bronx when Tupac was a young boy, also made a remarkable comment about her.

He said: ”She was a remarkable woman. In her youth she was a lion in the black movement. She was indefatigable.”

After Tupac’s death in 1996, she took the helm of his estate. The proud mum called Richard after her son’s death, and he became the administrator of the estate.

“She guided that estate in honor of Tupac. We must have put out five albums after he died. She took a lot of that money and spent her time trying to help young black kids, and kids in general,” Richard said.

She is survived by a 40-year-old daughter Sekyiwa Shakur, who was living on a nearby houseboat.

According to a source, it was Sekyiwa who called 911.

Richard said Sekyiwa will likely be in charge of the estate and foundation created in Tupac’s name.

“She is going to do a great job. She’ll follow Aseni’s wishes, I’m sure,” he said.

In May 1971, she was acquitted on all charges after she represented herself in court while heavily pregnant. She gave birth to Tupac a month later. She was the subject of her son’s 1995 hit song ”Dear Mama” which hailed her triumph over poverty and drug addiction.

”There’s no way I can pay you back/But the plan is to show you that I understand/You are appreciated,” Tupac rapped.

Dina LaPolt, a California attorney who handled Tupac Shakur’s estate for almost 10 years, fought back tears as she described Shakur, who inspired the lawyer to open up her own firm in 2001.

She said: “She’s an advocate. She’s an activist. She taught me never to compromise your values — to always fight for what you believe in.”