New York-born rapper, Tupac Shakur, will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame|Thesports1234|CC BY-SA 4.0

Legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 26 years after the hip-hop artist’s death.

The New York-born rapper’s star will be the Walk of Fame’s 2,758th. His sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, will be accepting the honor on his behalf.

Shakur died in Las Vegas on 13 September 1996 at the age of 25 after getting shot four times.