What Happened to Tupac Shakur's 1996 BMW after 27 years?

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The night of September 7, 1996, irrevocably changed the trajectory of hip-hop history.

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Tupac Shakur was ambushed while riding in a black BMW 750iL with Death Row Records founder Suge Knight at a stoplight in Las Vegas.

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The BMW witnessed the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac.

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The car changed hands over the years, and its sordid background was kept

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hidden until a recent discovery—a secret compartment on the door, most likely used to conceal weapons.

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Today, the BMW sits as a quiet reminder of

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the awful events that occurred that fatal night.

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