Tupac and Biggie: Rap's greatest rivalry remains top unsolved mystery
21.07.2023 - 10:15
/ foxnews.com
Nearly 27 years after Tupac Shakur's murder, Las Vegas police recently issued a search warrant in connection with Shakur’s unsolved killing. Shakur, one of the most prolific rappers in history, was shot multiple times while riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle driven by Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight. He died six days later on Sept. 13, 1996 at the age of 25.
His death fueled even bigger flames in the infamous East Coast-West Coast rap rivalry of the '90s, which included fellow musician, The Notorious B.I.G. Only six months after Shakur died, Biggie was shot and killed in Los Angeles. Officials searched a home linked to Duane "Keffe D" Davis on Monday in Henderson, Nevada, in connection to Shakur's death.
Davis is the uncle of Orlando Anderson, one of Shakur's rivals who authorities have suspected in the rapper's death. Andersen died in an unrelated gang shooting in Compton, California, two years after Shakur's death, but had denied his involvement in Shakur's killing at the time. Detectives collected multiple computers, a cellular telephone, "documentary documents," a Vibe magazine that featured Shakur, several .40-caliber bullets, two "tubs containing photographs" and a copy of Davis’ 2019 memoir, "Compton Street Legend," according to The Associated Press.
A case is reportedly being presented to a grand jury in Las Vegas. Davis, the self-proclaimed "Compton Kingpin," initially denied any involvement in the legendary rap star's death. He said in "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G." that his own cancer diagnosis prompted him to come forward with more information about the night Shakur was shot. Davis, a known South Side Compton Crips gang member, has repeatedly claimed to have
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