PEOPLE are going crazy at the idea of rap icon Tupac Shakur, also known as 2Pac, coming back to life and in the spotlight after 19 years in "hiding".

The Harlem-born rapper, who would now be 44, was gunned down in his car in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996.

But according to the website Reporterz, a "news and entertainment company" - Tupac is very much alive and has been living a secret life in Cuba.

The article states: "Tupac Shakur, who was supposedly killed at the age of 25 is now admitting he has been hiding this whole time.

"It was Shakur who in 1996 was reportedly attending a special event in Las Vegas, the Mike Tyson-Benson fight, and then afterwards was brutally murdered.

"A day or so later he is autopsied, then quickly cremated. There is no funeral. Nor is there any record of a tribute or memorial.

"Now we know exactly why it was because Tupac Shakur was never killed it is unclear why he has been hiding.”

Tupac pictured with Snoop Dog

It includes a convincing picture of the hip hop legend spotted with pop star Rihanna.

The sensational claim has received a mixed reaction on social media.

There have been a number of conspiracy theories over the years as fans refuse to believe Tupac died.

He was apparently spotted relaxing at a resort in New Zealand last year but others have caught him on video in Cuba.

Fans believe this man pictured after Shakur's death is the rapper who is very much alive

Fans believe this man pictured after Shakur's death is the rapper who is very much alive YouTube

YouTube channel owner DAHBOO777 claims this man is Tupac

YouTube channel owner DAHBOO777 really went out of his way to make a video of all of Tupac's sighting since his death.

He claims the star was caught on camera during the 2011 Occupy Movement demo wearing a bright yellow raincoat.

And there have been new conspiracy cover-up theories surrounding his death.

But if the old saying is true "legends never truly die" - who knows what really happened in 2pac's case?

[H/T: The Sun / The Reporterz]

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