Famous as Boogie Bentley on TikTok

Jaycee Shakur | Biography

Rose to fame claiming herself as American rapper Tupac's daughter

• By Ashna Tamrakar
• Update : December 07, 2021

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Jaycee Shakur, also known as Boogie Bentley on TikTok, became famous after claiming to be the daughter of American rapper Tupac Shakur.

Who Is Jaycee Shakur?

Jaycee Shakur is a TikTok personality who has nearly 250 thousand followers and over 4.8 million likes on the platform as of December 2021.

In 2021, Jaycee became a persona of widespread media coverage after she alleged that she was the daughter of well-known singer and songwriter Tupac Shakur, also known as 2Pac, in the rapping world.  

Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996. However, the individuals who carried out the shooting were never apprehended; therefore, the incident remains a mystery.

Tupac’s Girlfriend and Daughter 

It is known publicly that Tupac did not have any children, although he was married in the past. He married his girlfriend Keisha Morris on 29 April 1995, just months before his death. The rapper was serving a sentence for sexual abuse at the time. The couple had always intended to start a family, but they separated shortly before Tupac’s demise.

Keisha later revealed to Source magazine that Tupac had chosen names he wanted to name their daughter Star and their son, Michelangelo. “Tupac picked out names he wanted to move to Arizona and name our Daughter Star and our son Michelangelo. I liked Star but not Michelangelo, we tried to have kids but the weed that Tupac smoked affected us. Tupac also had visions of our future.”

He later dated Quincy Jones’ daughter Kidada Jones until his demise in 1996. According to The Blast, the couple was even engaged months before his untimely death.

“Tupac was the love of my life,” Kadida said in her father’s autobiography. “He and I lived together for four months and then he was murdered… It was the most horrible thing that ever happened to me.”

Is Jaycee Shakur Really Tupac's Daughter?

Jaycee's claims that she is Tupac's daughter remain a matter of public discourse as of now. However, it could only be labeled as her claim, since she has not presented supporting evidence.

The Background 

Jaycee Shakur, whose username is @boogiebentley, uploaded a video on 20 July 2021 with the message, “I am Tupac’s daughter.” The video went viral instantly, garnering millions of views and likes.

In just ten days, the clip got over 5 million times with over 834 thousand likes. In the video, she used Drake’s song, ‘Know Yourself’ in the background and captioned it, “I’m not gonna say it again.”

The post has baffled internet users, as no one has verified if Jaycee is Tupac’s daughter except herself. Still, the disclosure has benefited her. Her TikTok videos have gotten a lot of attention, and she’s garnered a lot of followers. 

On 30 July 2021, she took to her TikTok account and posted another video related to Tupac, following the viral trend of posing next to the picture of a matching celebrity. In the video, she posted Tupac’s image in the background and revealed her face claiming that they looked similar. 

Jaycee even mentions that she is Tupac’s twin in her TikTok handle and has written “Tupacs Daughter” on her Instagram bio. However, her Instagram account is private.

About Tupac Shakur

Born on 16 June 1971, Tupac Shakur in Harlem, New York, was an American rapper and actor. He grew to epitomize the 1990s gangsta-rap culture and became a noble struggle icon after his killing. Tupac is recognized as one of the best-selling artists of all time, with 75 million albums sold to date.

Tupac was known as a defiant with a cause throughout his professional career. He expressed the struggles and injustices that many African Americans faced in day-to-day life. His ability to do so also made him a representative for his generation and future generations.

In 1991, he landed his first movie role in Nothing But Trouble and even published his first album titled Beginnings: The Lost Tapes. But, as gangsta rap grew in popularity, he molded himself into a stricter individual—so that no one would doubt the authenticity of his words.

Tupac’s follow-up albums, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... released in 1993 and Me Against the World released in 1995, were both critically and commercially successful. Since Tupac’s death, five more albums have been published, all of which were certified Platinum in the USA.

Beyond the music, Tupac had a lot of success as a movie actor, with parts including Bishop in Juice (1992), Lucky in Poetic Justice (1993), Ezekiel in Gridlock’d (1997), and Jake in Gang Related (1997).

In 1995, he was sentenced to eight months in jail for sexual harassment. But he was released after he accepted joining the hands with Marion “Suge” Knight’s Death Row Records company in exchange for Knight posting his bail. Following his release, he got significantly engaged in the budding East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry.

Tupac Shakur’s Death

On 7 September 1986, Tupac was shot four times in the back by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shakur was shot twice in the chest, once in the arm, and once in the thigh by four.40 caliber bullets fired from a Glock pistol. He was then taken to a nearby hospital, but he died six days later, and the shooter was never apprehended. He was 25 years old at the time.

According to a Los Angeles Times investigation, reluctant witnesses and a lack of follow-up on gang-related evidence resulted in an unsolved murder trial.