Former Las Vegas Metropolitan PD officer Chris Carroll, who was with the rapper when he passed away following a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, has said that the rapper lay dying in his arms and uttered the expletive after Carroll repeatedly asked "Who shot you?", reports TMZ.

Carroll adds that Tupac then passed out and was taken to the hospital where he later died. The murder case still remains unsolved.

A new musical based on the lyrics of Tupac Shakur, Holler If Ya Hear Me, is set to open next month in New York.

Musician, poet, actor and writer Saul Williams will lead the cast of the non-biographical play, which is based on the late rapper's lyrics.

Holler If Ya Hear Me will be staged at the Palace Theater in New York. 

The $8 million (£4.8 million) production will feature songs from throughout the rapper's career, including classics such as 'California Love', 'Keep Ya Head Up', 'Me Against The World' and the musical's title song, 'Holler If Ya Hear Me'.