Tupac’s mother, Afeni Shakur — who died in 2016 at age 60 — stood by her son during his final, heartbreaking moments

Speaking with People, the former Death Row Records mogul claimed that Tupac’s remains were smoked by his closest friends and family members following the rapper’s death in 1996. Furthermore, Knight says he paid $1M in cash to have Shakur’s remains cremated immediately after his death.