coming from some one who knew more about the man than any of you do!!
tupac could not be alive. the are autopsies that have been done on him. some of them have even leeked onto the internet.
the cremation was to be done quickly... in time for the funeral.
all of the "clues" in his lyrics are from books that he had been reading and either attacked the information or went with it. Some of the lyrics are to give more meaning and depth to his songs, if you even.
And there is no way that this extraordinary man with a such outspoken attitude could have stayed quiet within this world with so many problems for this long.
He was also a strong man who wasnt afraid of death and he knew he was going to die eventually so i dont think he would need to fake his death to avoid being killed!!!