David Myers, a retired police officer has claimed he assisted legendary rapper, Tupac Shakur fake his own death 19 years ago.

According to a report by Daily Mirror, Myers, who is allegedly bed ridden and in a critical condition in a non-specified hospital, alleged that he was paid the sum of $1.5m to authenticate the death of Tupac in the 1996 drive-by shooting that led to the rapper's death in Las Vegas.

The world needs to know what I did. I’m ashamed that I let a price be put on my word and I cannot die without letting the world know,” Myers disclosed.

The ex-cop also alleged further that Suge Knight played a major role in making hoax claiming he was paid $50,000 for a body double’s corpse to be taken to the morgue.

Myers also maintained that over 30 people were reportedly paid to help fake the rapper's death – including other police officers, medics and multiple witnesses.