2010/09/07

This Day in History September 7 歷史上的今天9月7日

Musicians come and go, but some live on forever. Rapper Tupac Shakur was one of the best-selling musicians in the world as well as one of the greatest artists of all time. However, his story has as much bad as it does good. On this date in 1996, Shakur was on his way to a club after leaving a boxing match in Las Vegas. En route, someone pulled up next to Shakur's vehicle and opened fire, shooting the rap star several times. Six days later, Shakur died from his injuries. Many rumors emerged during the investigation, especially those about connections with gang activities, but the case is still unsolved.
天下的音樂家來來去去,只有某些人能流傳千古。饒舌歌手吐派克.夏庫爾是全世界最暢銷的音樂家以及史上最偉大的藝人之ㄧ,不過他的畢生故事卻是好壞參半。在1996年的今天,夏庫爾在拉斯維加斯看完拳擊賽後正要前往一家俱樂部。途中有人駛近他的座車,並朝他開火,導致這位饒舌巨星身中數槍,並於6天後傷重不治。在警方的調查期間曾傳出許多謠言,特別是他與幫派活動密切相關的諸多揣測,但此案至今尚未水落石出。

知識大補帖

吐派克(圖為其專輯封面,資料照片)生於1971年6月16日,其藝名為2Pac,是美國西岸嘻哈界(West Coast hip hop scene)的重量級人物,他的饒舌歌曲誠實反映出暴力、黑人貧民區、種族主義等諸多社會問題, 因此被眾多樂迷及樂評視為史上最偉大的饒舌歌手之一。吐派克曾於1993年在紐約曼哈頓(Manhattan)某間錄音室的大廳遭到槍擊,當時雖身中5 槍,但卻大難不死。他爾後指控聲名狼藉先生(The Notorious B.I.G.)為幕後指使者。聲名狼藉先生為東岸嘻哈界的代表性人物,因此兩人之間的恩怨,引發了當時鬧得滿城風雨的東西岸嘻哈對抗事 件(East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry)。聲名狼藉先生於1997年3月9日在洛杉磯被不知名的殺手在車上射殺。這兩位饒舌歌手的死亡雖普遍被認為是兩派人馬之間的衝突及挾怨報 復所致,但至今仍未有正式的官方調查報告予以證明。

單字片語

◎come and go
來來去去;時有時無
The pain in David's back comes and goes.
(大衛的背痛時好時壞。)
◎en route
adv. 在途中,在路上
We made a short stop in Tainan en route to Kaohsiung.
(我們在前往高雄的途中於台南稍作停留。)
◎emerge
vi. 出現,浮現
The truth of this murder case has finally emerged.
(這件謀殺案的案情終於真相大白。)
◎investigation
n.(針對犯罪、事故所進行的)調查
◎connection
n. 關係,關聯
◎gang
n. 幫派

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