Tupac Shakur

Duane "Keffe D" Davis makes an appearance in Clark County District Court Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. Davis was arrested in September and has pleaded not guilty to murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool)

Ex-gang leader will get date for murder trial stemming from 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

A judge has set a June 3 date for the murder trial of a former Southern California street gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas.

A new sign is seen following a street renaming ceremony for Tupac Shakur in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. A stretch of street in Oakland was renamed for Shakur, 27 years after the killing of the hip-hop luminary. A section of Macarthur Boulevard near where he lived in the 1990s is now Tupac Shakur Way, after a ceremony that included his family members and Oakland native MC Hammer. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Tupac Shakur has an Oakland street named for him 27 years after his death

Duane Keith “Keffe D” Davis appears for his arraignment at the Regional Justice Center, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. Davis, a former Southern California street gang leader, pleaded not guilty Thursday to orchestrating a drive-by shooting that killed Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Pool Photo via AP)

Ex-gang leader pleads not guilty in 1996 Tupac Shakur killing in Vegas and judge appoints lawyers

Duane "Keffe D" Davis is led into the courtroom at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. Davis has been charged in the 1996 fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing loses defense lawyer ahead of arraignment on murder charge

Duane "Keffe D" Davis, right, speaks with attorney Ross Goodman in court Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Las Vegas. Davis has been charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996. (AP Photo/John Locher, Pool)

No gun, no car, no living witnesses against man charged in Tupac Shakur killing, defense lawyer says

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FILE - An image of Tupac Shakur appears among fans during a ceremony honoring Shakur with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. Duane “Keffe D” Davis charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 will have a lawyer from one of Las Vegas’ best-known political families with him when he appears in court Thursday, Oct. 19, on a murder charge. Ross Goodman said Wednesday, Oct. 18, he'll appear with Davis but will seek two more weeks to confirm as his attorney. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Defendant in Tupac Shakur killing case is represented by well-known Las Vegas lawyer

A man charged with killing Tupac Shakur in 1996 will make his next court appearance with a lawyer from one of the best-known political families in Las Vegas.

This photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows the bullet-riddled car in which rapper Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in September 1996, in Las Vegas. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 60, was arrested Sept. 29, 2023, and charged with orchestrating the drive-by shooting of Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip that also wounded rap music mogul Marion “Suge” Knight. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Who witnessed Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing in Las Vegas? Here’s what we know

Duane “Keffe D” Davis is the last living suspect in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries — the 1996 death of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas.

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur, left, and Death Row Records Chairman Marion "Suge" Knight, attend a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, August 15, 1996. Shakur's shooting in a New York recording studio in the mid-1990s sparked hip-hop's biggest rivalry and led to the shocking deaths of two of the genre's greatest stars. Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. were gunned down in drive-by shootings only six months apart. Nearly three decades later, the recent arrest of longtime suspect Duane “Keffe D” Davis has ignited another wave of intrigue in their unsolved murders. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Inside the East vs. West rap rivalry that led to the murders of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. in 1990s

Grand jury testimony that helped indict and jail a longtime suspect in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur provides new insight into the feud surrounding his death and the killing six months later of rival rapper Notorious B.I.G.

This screen grab from body camera video provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows the arrest of Duane “Keffe D” Davis during a walk outside his home in Henderson, Nev., Sept. 29, 2023. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Las Vegas police video shows first-ever arrest in rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing

Newly released police body camera videos show the arrest of Duane “Keffe D” Davis on suspicion of murder in the 1996 shooting of Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis is led into the courtroom at the Regional Justice Center on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Las Vegas. Davis has been charged in the 1996 fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)

Suspect charged in rapper Tupac Shakur’s fatal shooting makes first court appearance in Las Vegas

The man facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas 27 years ago has made his first court appearance.

A portion of a mural by artist sloe_motions depicting Oscar De La Hoya, Vin Scully, Kobe Bryant, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Shakur is seen on the side of Speedy Auto Tint on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Bellflower, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Arrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation

Duane Keffe D. Davis was arrested and charged with murder Friday, with prosecutors saying he ordered and masterminded the Shakur killing.

FILE - An image of the late rapper and actor Tupac Shakur appears among fans during a ceremony honoring Shakur with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. The unsolved killing of Shakur has taken a major turn. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested Friday morning, although the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear, according to two officials with first-hand knowledge of the arrest. The renewed activity comes nearly 30 years after Shakur was gunned down on Sept. 7, 1996. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

An arrest has been made in Tupac Shakur’s killing. Here’s what we know about the case

The unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur has taken a major turn.

From left, Las Vegas police Lt. Jason Johansson, Sheriff Kevin McMahill and Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson attends a news conference on an indictment in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted in Las Vegas on murder charge

A grand jury in Las Vegas has indicted the last living suspect in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.

Collections assistant Cyrene Cruz primps a red leather jacket that was worn by the late rapper The Notorious B.I.G. in preparation for the exhibit "Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape," at the Grammy Museum, Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, in Los Angeles. The Grammy Museum announced on Wednesday that it is launching the exhibit, celebrating 50 years of the genre. It will open on October 7 and run until September 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Grammy Museum to launch 50 years of hip-hop exhibit featuring artifacts from Tupac, Biggie

The Grammy Museum says it is launching the “Hip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibit”, celebrating 50 years of the music and culture’s global impact.

In this Monday evening, July 17, 2023 image taken from police body camera video provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, an unidentified man and woman are seen as SWAT officers raided a home in the nearby city of Henderson, Nev., in connection with the 1997 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department via AP)

Police videos show SWAT officers detaining man, woman during home raid in Tupac Shakur cold case

Two dozen Las Vegas police body camera videos show the moment a couple exited a home raided in July in connection with the cold case killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, 2 Chainz, 6lack, BIA, Diplo, Doechii, DJ Drama and Fat Joe, bottom row from left, Flo Milli, French Montana, JT, Killer Mike, King Combs, Shaq and Soulja Boy. (AP Photo)

From Killer Mike to Fat Joe, hip-hop stars talk about how first rap song resonated with them

Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do.

This combination of photos shows, top row from left, Big Daddy Kane, Chuck D, Doug E. Fresh, Jermaine Dupri, E40 and DJ Jazzy Jeff, bottom row from left, Kid Capri, Lil Jon, Method Man, Queen Latifah, Roxanne and Too Short. (AP Photo)

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on ‘Rapper’s Delight’ and their early hip-hop influences

Remember the first rap song you heard? Some of your favorite rappers and DJs do. While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists to recall their first rap song experience and how the moment resonated with them.

FILE - Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree Jr., center, takes part in a panel discussion during the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014. Ogletree, a law professor and civil rights scholar with a distinguished career at Harvard Law School and whose list of clients ranged from Anita Hill to Tupac Shakur, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 70. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Charles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70

Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr. has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He was 70.

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

After nearly 30 years, there’s movement in the case of Tupac Shakur’s killing. Here’s what we know

The unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur has taken a new twist. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the rap star’s shooting death.

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Aug. 15, 1996. Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday, July 18, 2023, that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of the late rapper Shakur. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac Shakur’s long-unsolved killing again under spotlight as Las Vegas police conduct search

Authorities in Nevada say they have served a search warrant in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in September 1996.

An image of the late rapper/actor Tupac Shakur appears near his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a posthumous ceremony in his honor on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Tupac Shakur receives Walk of Fame star honor in the same month as birthday

Tupac Shakur received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, just several days before the hip-hop legend’s birthday.

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles, Thursday, Aug. 15, 1996. The Oakland City Council voted on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to rename a part of a city street after the late musician Tupac Shakur. A stretch of MacArthur Boulevard by Lake Merritt where Shakur once lived will keep its existing name, but also receive the additional, honorary name of Tupac Shakur Way. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac Shakur to be honored with a street name in California

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The late Tupac Shakur will have a stretch of an Oakland street renamed for him after a unanimous vote by the city council Tuesday.

This combination of photos shows Afeni Shakur in New York, Oct. 23, 2003, left, and rapper Tupac Shakur at a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. A new five-part docuseries, “Dear Mama,” which explores how the mother-son duo of Tupac and Afeni Shakur shaped American history, premieres Friday on FX. (AP Photo)

Q&A: Why ‘Dear Mama’ director took on Tupac despite attack

Directing a project focused on Tupac’s life was a farfetched idea for filmmaker Allen Hughes — especially after the two had a brutal altercation 30 years ago.

FILE - Coolio appears at the 2015 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 25, 2015. The rapper, who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” died Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in Los Angeles. He was 59. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper Coolio dies at age 59

Coolio, the rapper who was among hip-hop’s biggest names of the 1990s with hits including “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died.

Syl Johnson, Chicago soul and blues artist, dies at 85

CHICAGO (AP) — Syl Johnson, a Chicago soul singer and blues artist whose work was sampled by top hip-hop artists, has died at age 85, his family said Sunday.

FILE - Islamabad United Alex Hales plays a shot during a Pakistan Super League T20 cricket match between Karachi Kings and Islamabad United at the National Stadium, in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. English cricketer Alex Hales has apologized Friday, Nov. 19, 2021, after the publication of a photo showing him in blackface portraying Tupac Shakur at a party in 2009. The apology comes amid an ongoing crisis in English cricket sparked by whistleblower Azeem Rafiq’s revelations about the racism he suffered while playing at Yorkshire. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan, File)

English cricketer sorry for appearing in blackface at party

LONDON (AP) — English cricketer Alex Hales apologized on Friday after the publication of a photo showing him in blackface portraying Tupac Shakur at a party in 2009.

FILE - Rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles on Aug. 15, 1996. Shakur's handwritten lyrics from classic songs such as "California Love" and "Dear Momma" along galleries that pay homage to his upbringing and mother are among the artifacts featured in a massive touring museum exhibit. The Shakur Estate announced Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, that the "Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I'm Free" will open on Jan. 21, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Tupac Shakur’s life, legacy to be subject of massive exhibit

Tupac Shakur’s handwritten lyrics from classic songs such as “California Love” and “Dear Mama” along with galleries that pay homage to his upbringing and late mother are among the features in a massive touring museum exhibit.

This photo, provided by Sotheby's, shows the crown worn and signed by rapper Notorious B.I.G. during a 1997 photo shoot, three days before he was killed in Los Angeles. The item is up for auction at Sotheby's, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house. (Sotheby's via AP)

Rap at auction: Biggie’s crown and Tupac Shakur letters

NEW YORK (AP) — Rivals in life, the rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are being united for an auction at Sotheby’s, the first-ever dedicated hip-hop auction at a major international auction house.

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FILE - In a Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 file photo, Jerry R. Foxhoven, executive director, Drake Legal Clinic, speaks at a meeting of the governor's task force at the Iowa Juvenile Home in Toledo, Iowa. A lawyer for Foxhoven, the ousted Iowa Department of Human Services director says he will file a legal claim alleging Foxhoven was the victim of whistleblower retaliation. Foxhoven was asked to step down by Gov. Kim Reynolds last month. (Charlie Litchfield/Des Moines Register via AP, File)

Ousted Iowa director to file whistleblower case, lawyer says

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The ousted Iowa Department of Human Services director will pursue a wrongful termination lawsuit, alleging he was let go after objecting to a pay arrangement for the governor’s deputy chief of staff, his lawyer said Wednesday.

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 1996, file photo, rapper Tupac Shakur attends a voter registration event in South Central Los Angeles. It was an odd couple: Records show that Iowa Department of Human Services Director Jerry Foxhoven had an unusually strong interest in the late Tupac Shakur during his two-year tenure, which abruptly ended last June 2019. He had weekly “Tupac Fridays” to play his music in the office, he traded Tupac lyrics with employees and he marked his own 65th birthday with Tupac-themed cookies, including ones decorated with the words “Thug life.” (AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Emails show Iowa official’s Tupac fixation before his ouster

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The director of Iowa’s social services agency was a huge fan of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, and he frequently let his subordinates know it.

Auction of Madonna’s panties, love letter from Tupac halted

NEW YORK (AP) — An impending auction of pop star Madonna’s personal items, including a love letter from her ex-boyfriend the late rapper Tupac Shakur, a pair of previously worn panties and a hairbrush containing her hair, was halted by a judge on Tuesday.

Kendall and Kylie Jenner sued over Tupac Shakur T-shirts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A commercial photographer has sued Kendall and Kylie Jenner over the use of two of his images of late rapper Tupac Shakur that were used on T-shirts the sisters briefly sold for $125 apiece.

Writer sues Tupac filmmakers, alleges copyright infringement

NEW YORK (AP) — A magazine writer has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the creators of the new Tupac Shakur biopic, saying that portions of the film are based on his articles about the late rapper.

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