Suge Knight claims some of Tupac Shakur’s closest friends smoked the rapper’s ashes after his 1996 cremation.
The former Death Row Records executive told TMZ that Pac’s remains were mixed with marijuana and rolled into a blunt shortly after his death. Knight said he did not join in because he was on probation at the time.
Knight also shared new details about the late rapper’s cremation, claiming the rapper’s mother, Afeni Shakur, wanted it done immediately after her son died.
According to Knight, no funeral director was initially available to perform the cremation that night, so he paid $1.2 million to make it happen.
The unusual account comes nearly 30 years after Tupac was fatally shot in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996. He died six days later at age 25. Knight was with Tupac when the shooting happened and has spoken about the rapper’s final hours and death many times over the years.
His latest comments arrive as Duane “Keefe D” Davis stands trial in connection with Tupac’s killing.
Davis was arrested in 2023 and charged with murder. He has pleaded not guilty and has denied involvement in the shooting.
Knight’s claim about Tupac’s ashes has not been independently verified.