"Tupac Eternal"...wax rapper begins worldwide Madame Tussauds Tour

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'Tupac Eternal' puts slain rapper in Vegas museum

LAS VEGAS -- Slain rapper Tupac Shakur will join the ranks of celebrities sculpted in wax at the Madame Tussaud Museum in Las Vegas, the city where he was killed in a drive-by shooting nearly 10 years ago. A 55-pound, clay-and-wax effigy, called "Tupac Eternal," will go on display April 5 at The Venetian hotel-casino, the museum announced. The slain rap star and urban hero will be depicted in his most familiar pose -- shirtless, sporting a bandanna and proudly displaying his many tattoos. Shakur's precise measurement and body art will be reconstructed by sculptor Jeni Fairey -- the woman behind the museum's wax Beyonce -- with the help of photos provided by Tupac's mother, Afeni Shakur. Fairey's work will have taken 700 hours to complete, the museum said Thursday. After a viewing in Las Vegas, promoters say they plan to take "Tupac Eternal" on the road. It's bound for Tussaud galleries in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and London, and is expected to be exhibited at the Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts in Atlanta by the end of the year. (AP)



Sculptor Jeni Fairey, of the Tussauds Studio London, adds the final touches to the wax head of the late rapper Tupac Shakur in Los Angeles on March 16. The wax figure will unveiled at the Madame Tussaud Museum in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel on April 5.

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1. I wonder if the wax Biggie Smalls will bust a cap in his ass

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2. A wax cap, to be sure