This is such a lengthy subject to discuss, but I did my best to "say the least"
I can relate my experience with 2pac to that I had with Che. I'm not comparing Guevara to 'pac in a sense of what they did, but how they influenced me and to what degree did they cease to become such an everyday discussion. It all started when I saw this biography of Che on the history channel and what followed was a revolution in itself. Reading books about him, writing papers about him, trying to understand his ideologies, his modesty, his bravery, and the mystery behind his death. I have to say, that would outline as the greatest factor in what influenced me to 'pac at first. HIS DEATH... Wow, I can recall those endless hours I sat the computer just shredding those theories and trying to convince myself that somehow he was alive. Ofcourse later, his music and excellent storytelling, his drive and passion, made me want to understand and listen to his music even more. This was all quite a while ago and until two months ago, I hadn't listened to tupac for about a year. But during that period he remained an asset in my life and I always considered myself "a huge tupac fan". He reminded me to stand up for what is right, to be relentless in the pursuit of my goals. Hell if it wasn't for him, I would have never known about Machiavelli or Sun Tzu. See it's all like some big fuckin' chain where all of these issues come together. Life, love, death, passion, role models, and influential people. To not wear Makaveli T-shirts or Che caps does not undermine you looking up to such powerful personalities of our time. And so to not listen to tupac because all his songs you've heard a trillion times and his story and his death and all those vibe coverpages, you've read about and seen. Again, all of this loss of interest with the discussions on the board and the entire chapter with that of Tupac's mystique will subside. You don't hear people running around and talking about Jesus everyday, not to compare 'pac with Jesus, but you get my point. Some will always be involved with Tupac more than others, but hey, it's like everything else in life. Repitition becomes lackluster, what you are first captures by later become normal and almost dull. Their stories will carry on and their legacies that's for sure, but to be a tupac fan is not to listen or watch or read of him everyday, but to understand what he lived and died for, and keep at heart.