The rap world’s single greatest icon, the late Tupac (“2Pac”) Amaru Shakur, was immortalized in wax today during a special ceremony at the world-renowned Madame Tussauds Las Vegas.

The “wax portrait” of a shirtless Tupac, sporting a bandana and displaying his tattoos, was revealed for the first time during the event, with Madame Tussauds officially opening its brand new “On Stage” attraction with the unveiling of the 2Pac statue. Members of Tupac’s family joined with Madame Tussauds management and many of the rap icon’s numerous fans to be among the first to witness the life-size, lifelike sculpture. Tupac joins Prince, Bono, Mick Jagger, Elton John, James Brown, Little Richard, Elvis, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and a host of other legendary figures that celebrate the diversity of popular music. Like all Madame Tussauds attractions, the “Tupac Eternal” exhibit is interactive. Fans can pose for photographs with “2Pac” and – through new technology introduced today – are even able to listen to select 2Pac music tracks.

Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, Tupac’s sister, and Gloria “Glo” Cox, his aunt, traveled to Las Vegas with a group of their family, business associates and friends, in order to unveil the $200,000 figure alongside Adrian Jones, General Manager of Madame Tussauds Las Vegas.

Ms. Afeni Shakur, Tupac’s mother and caretaker of her son’s public image, stated, “Our family is all but speechless by this great honor being granted my son by Madame Tussauds. We are all tremendously grateful that his legacy will live on through this attraction. We came from a very humble background and there was nothing in our lives that would indicate the Shakur name would ever be celebrated in such a timeless fashion. I am extremely proud of my family for taking part in the unveiling ceremony. I think people will also understand why – at an emotional level – I am still unable to return to Las Vegas. However, I will certainly be there with everyone – including my son – in spirit.”

Jones commented that 2Pac has consistently been the most publicly requested celebrity to be immortalized in a Madame Tussauds attraction. The unveiling of the wax statue of Tupac comes almost exactly 10 years after his death in September, 1996, in Las Vegas.

To commemorate this historic 10th Anniversary Year of the passing of rap’s most influential sensation, Madame Tussauds is considering sending the wax effigy on a world tour of its own later this year.

The 2Pac likeness was created using hundreds of photographs and measurements provided to artists at the Tussauds Studios London by Ms. Shakur. Each of Tupac’s tattoos has been meticulously redrawn and individually hand-painted onto the finished sculpture. The final attraction took six months to complete and involved over 700 hours of work and more than 300 pounds of clay and wax. The entire figure weighs approximately 55 pounds.

Madame Tussauds is an international wax attraction that offers the public the unique opportunity to “interact” with famous people. Madame Tussauds operates museums in London, England; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Hong Kong, China and in the United States in New York City and at the glorious Venetian Hotel on “The Strip” in Las Vegas, NV. Madame Tussauds Las Vegas is open seven days a week. For attraction hours and pricing, please call 702-862-7800 or visit us online at www.mtvegas.com.

What I wonder is...those Madame Tussaud statues normally are anatomically correct. How'd they swing this one?

Y-U-M-M-Y!!! Putting Madame Tussauds on my Vegas to-do-list as I type. Thanks for posting!

SexyBeautifulOne said:

what you planning on doing when you get there?

Prince madame tussand in NYC is such a bad job!!

it doesnt represent him at all!!

What I wonder is...those Madame Tussaud statues normally are anatomically correct. How'd they swing this one?

Prince madame tussand in NYC is such a bad job!!

it doesnt represent him at all!!

sosgemini said:

LOL! Depends on how attentive security is.

sosgemini said:

LOL! Depends on how attentive security is.

Why couldn't they make a more respectful one? Like Tupac holding a puppy or something, not all that bling and thugs stuff. But it is an eerie looking thing.

2freaky4church1 said:

A thugged-out Pac seems fairly accurate to me.

Pac was a heavy book reader and nice guy, the thug thing was used to sell records, plus he knew that most of his fans were morons. lol

meow85 said:

lol, i dont think they're THAT anatomically correct!

meow85 said:

to the left.