A FORMER GANG leader who is accused of ordering the killing of Tupac Shakur has gone on trial, 30 years after the rapper was shot near the Las Vegas Strip. Thirty years after his death, Shakur is considered one of the most influential and versatile rappers of all time. AdvertisementRapper Tupac Shakur’s death at the age of 25 came as his fourth solo album had sold five million copies. Binu Palal, the county’s chief deputy district attorney, told potential jurors they were in court for a murder trial involving Shakur. Questions posed to the potential jurors included their favourite books and movies, and whether they had listened to Shakur’s music.