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Tupac Murder’s Crime Scene Investigator Alleges That Diddy Had Something To Do With It

October 6, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Amid Diddy’s federal case for alleged sex trafficking and a mountain of sexual assault allegations, other alleged skeletons continue to emerge further. Moreover, News Nation recently spoke to Sheryl McCollum, who was a crime scene investigator for the death of Tupac Shakur. McCollum alleged that Sean Combs is involved in both that 1996 incident in Las Vegas and to the 1994 shooting that resulted from a failed New York City robbery in Quad Studios as Combs was reportedly in a studio with a 40-person entourage. “This whole thing to me started in 1994, the first time Tupac is shot,” the investigator told the outlet.

“You ain’t got to shoot somebody five times to take their jewelry and their money,” the Tupac investigator continued. “Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs and his entourage of 40? Unharmed. Unthreatened. How does that make sense to anybody that one person is going to be robbed and not the other 40? Who would have had more money and jewelry? 40.” However, Diddy has consistently denied that he had anything to do with either that shooting or ‘Pac’s death.

Tupac Crime Scene Investigator Speaks On Diddy

The family of rapper #TupacShakur has hired a team to investigate a possible link between Tupac’s murder and Sean “Diddy” Combs. This is a new development, but not a new look at the long rumored connection. Crime scene investigator Sheryl McCollum, who was called by Tupac’s… pic.twitter.com/emN0xgtqm0

— Laura Ingle (@lauraingle) October 5, 2024

“Both times that Tupac Shakur is shot, he is trapped in something,” McCollum added to News Nation. “He’s trapped in an elevator, and then he’s trapped in a car. There is literally nowhere to run. Both scenes, though, ironically, don’t have video footage. To me, this signifies somebody close to him knows his whereabouts on that day, that time and that location. That, to me, shrinks your suspect pool pretty good. Only a handful of people would have known where he was on both of those days.” “People from Diddy’s past are coming forward and providing info,” an insider told Page Six, presumably concerning ‘Pac’s murder.

Meanwhile, this news comes after Tupac Shakur’s family reportedly hired Jay-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro to investigate the alleged link between ‘Pac’s death and Diddy. As of writing this article, no new information or developments have emerged from that reportedly new process. Folks also wonder if this will tie back into the federal indictment against Combs. That’s quite unlikely, but we will have to stay posted on both matters.

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Tupac’s Family Investigating Alleged Diddy Connection To His Murder

October 5, 2024 by newhiphopnews

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard this news, but a second source confirmation certainly helps. Moreover, according to Billboard, earlier reports are true: Tupac Shakur’s family hired New York attorney Alex Spiro to investigate the alleged connection between Diddy and the rapper’s murder in 1996. For those unaware, Keefe D will face trial as a primary murder suspect in the ‘Pac case in March of next year, and he’s previously alleged that Sean Combs offered him a million dollars to carry the hit out. However, not only has he denied any and all connections to the incident, but authorities confirmed that the Bad Boy mogul was never a suspect in their investigations.

“The story is a lie,” Diddy stated back in 2008 after The Los Angeles Times published a report alleging that his associates had a role in Tupac’s murder. “It is beyond ridiculous and completely false. Neither (the late rapper Notorious B.I.G.) nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during or after it happened. I am shocked that the Los Angeles Times would be so irresponsible as to publish such a baseless and completely untrue story.”

Diddy At The 2022 Billboard Music Awards

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 15: Host Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs speaks onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Furthermore, this follows an Elliott Wilson story about how Diddy allegedly expressed a lot of interest in talking about Tupac’s death. “I was kicking it with him for a day or two on-and-off, just talking to him and stuff,” Wilson recalled. “He acted like he finally wanted to give me an interview. I remember he said to me, he goes, ‘You gotta ask me some real s**t. You gotta ask me if I killed Tupac.’ And then he walked out of the room. [He] didn’t say it in a way like, ‘I did it.’ He said it in a way of almost like, ‘I want this moment of redemption, of me explaining the situation.’ That’s how I took it, but maybe I’m wrong.”

Meanwhile, Diddy continues to face more misconduct allegations and developments in his federal case for alleged sex trafficking. It seems unclear whether this will cross over in any way with the Tupac case, albeit unlikely. We’ll see how both legal situations evolve.

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Elliott Wilson Tells A Bizarre Diddy Story About Mogul’s Interest In Tupac Shakur

September 20, 2024 by newhiphopnews

The recent arrest of Diddy has a lot of folks looking back at his history under a different lens, and it’s important to note how damaging this can be. After all, the current scandal around accusations of human trafficking, racketeering, and more against him might misinform or wrongly characterize a lot of previous unrelated incidents. But that’s not the only controversy affecting Sean Combs. Apart from those allegations and supposed crimes, he also faces rumors that he was responsible for the murder of Tupac Shakur. On this note, Elliott Wilson recently told a bizarre story about the Bad Boy mogul on HipHopDX‘s The Bigger Picture program, looking back on an interaction he had with him.

As Wilson explains, he “never had a good rapport” with Diddy due to XXL‘s interview with Shyne after the 1999 club shooting which many believe the executive framed the former Bad Boy rapper for. Elliott Wilson was XXL‘s editor-in-chief at the time. However, he explained that – around the time of the Money Making Mitch mixtape in 2015 – the New York businessman reached out to him and suggested that he’d be down to talk about “some real s**t” for an interview.

Elliott Wilson Details Strange Diddy Interaction

“I was kicking it with him for a day or two on-and-off, just talking to him and stuff,” Elliot Wilson said of Diddy. “He acted like he finally wanted to give me an interview. I remember he said to me, he goes, ‘You gotta ask me some real s**t. You gotta ask me if I killed Tupac.’ And then he walked out of the room. [He] didn’t say it in a way like, ‘I did it.’ He said it in a way of almost like, ‘I want this moment of redemption, of me explaining the situation.’ That’s how I took it, but maybe I’m wrong.”

Nevertheless, Elliott Wilson also revealed “that was probably the last time [he] saw [Diddy],” so he ever got to ask the question. As for the Tupac murder case, Keefe D is currently facing trial and has been charged with his murder. His accusations that Combs offered him money to carry out the hit have not only never been confirmed, but outright denied by Puff.

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Tupac Murder Suspect Keefe D Verbally Attacks Prosecution In Court

July 23, 2024 by newhiphopnews

Keefe D made headlines in 2023, when he was arrested in relation to the murder of Tupac Shakur. The gangster was the first person to ever be charged in relation to the murder. He’s still awaiting trial, but a simple court appearance on Tuesday, July 23 took an unexpectedly dramatic turn. Keefe D accused the prosecution of using tainted evidence, and proceeded to yell at them while in court. The gangster waved his finger at both prosecutors Binu Palal and Marc DiGiacomo, and asserted that he was innocent.

Keefe D, born Duane Davis, has repeatedly objected to the evidence that links him to Tupac’s murder. He denied being in Las Vegas the night the rapper was shot, and claimed that Detective Greg Kading tainted evidence to make him look like the guilty party. “Greg Kading had them boxes at his house for 15 years in his attic doing all kinds of TV interviews.” Keefe D asserted. “Them boxes should not be allowed. Them boxes should be allowed. It’s tainted evidence, everything. The man, he broke a proffer agreement and he broke the law, all kinds of stuff.”

Keefe D Voiced Opposition To Specific Pieces Of Evidence

Judge Carli Kierny assured Keefe D that no evidence from the aforementioned boxes would be used. This proved to be the straw that broke the camel’s back. The gangster lost his temper, and alleged that the prosecution had already used tainted evidence against him. “They just used something in them boxes,” Keefe D yelled. “They just used something in them boxes! From 1996. They know that they did it.” He proceeded to point at Palal and DiGiacomo and question their motives as prosecutors. He also criticized them for being corrupt. “They’re not only ugly on the outside, but they’re ugly on the inside,” Keefe D asserted. “These two dudes right here.”

Judge Kierney previously denied Davis’s to make bail. The gangster’s lawyer, Carl Arnold, filed for a reconsideration, but he currently remains behind bars. Kierney’s reason for denying bail stemmed from her uncertainty as to whether Keefe D was profiting from his association with Tupac’s death. Music exec Wack 100 offered to pay the gangster’s bail, but Kierney rejected it on the grounds that she was dubious of where the money came from. “I also don’t find the defense has met the burden,” she explained. “To show that the bail is not connected to Mr. Davis ultimately talking about Mr. Shakur’s murder. Any evidence to contrary is not credible.”

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Rick Ross Furthers 50 Cent Beef After He Suggests Fat Joe Called Fif Out

October 26, 2023 by newhiphopnews

50 Cent and Rick Ross have longstanding beef against each other, a battle that refused to wane over the years. Despite it being relatively low-key, it bubbles up every once in a while, and the latter just found a way to re-instigate it. Moreover, Rozay suggested that Fat Joe referred to the G-Unit mogul during an Instagram rant against rappers who get their feud rivals roped up in more legal drama in order to bring them down. Of course, this could potentially allude to 50’s recent claims that Diddy organized Tupac’s murder, or at least, that’s what the Maybach Music Group mogul interpreted. First, though, we have to understand what Joey Crack was saying, which he maintained wasn’t directed at anyone specifically.

“If I got beef with another rapper, another DJ, and that guy’s fighting the law where he might be going to jail for 10 years, 15 years, I don’t think it’s cool for hip-hop beef to be like, ‘Yeah, go get him!’” Fat Joe began. “‘He does this, he does that.’ That’s jail. Now, you think it’s hip-hop, you think it’s fun and games, but R. Kelly’s in jail. For life! One of the greatest, most famous, most illest entertainers- might be the greatest ever- is in jail for life. Not saying what he did was- I’m just telling you, you can go to jail.

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“It’s no such thing as you’re too famous to go to jail,” Fat Joe went on. “They’ll put you in jail. I’m talking about everybody, guys. I’m not talking about somebody specific. But if I got rap beef with you, it’s not cute for me to try to put your business out there or dirty your face or point allegations to you because I want more ratings or I want to sell more records. And this has just been really happening lately in an amazing way where guys that I respect and I love are seeing other artists or people in vulnerable positions, and are acting like it’s hip-hop beef. ‘Yeah, he did this, he did that.’

“No!” he passionately concluded. “He might go to jail for 10 years and not be able to feed his family. And what is it to you that that man goes to jail? This is real life s**t.” The Carol City MC then commented under The Hip-Hop Wolf‘s Instagram coverage of this rant. “Ohh this the 50 cent #tupac, Diddy s**t! @fatjoe I concur,” he wrote. However, many felt that Joe could’ve also been talking about Ross’ beef with DJ Envy, or his own treatment of 50. However you may feel about all this, let us know in the comments section down below. Also, check back in with HNHH for the latest news and updates on 50 Cent, Rick Ross, and Fat Joe.

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Tupac Murder Suspect Keefe D To Plead Not Guilty, Pending Lawyer Says

October 20, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Despite the court of public opinion already convicting him, new reports suggest that Keefe D will plead not guilty to the murder of Tupac Shakur. According to KTNV, an attorney who could potentially represent Duane “Keefe D” Davis explained that he required more time before confirming that he would represent Davis. Ross Goodman, a well-known lawyer in the Las Vegas area, told Clark County district court judge Tierra Jones that Davis would enter a plea. However, the judge agreed to push back his arraignment for a second time due to Goodman’s request.

“I’m going to give you two weeks, but in two weeks, we have to get this case moving,” Judge Jones told Goodman in court. However, it seems like Goodman and Keefe have an idea of how they might move forward once they confirm the attorney’s involvement in the case. Goodman explained to Channel 13 that he and Duane had to finalize some issues before moving forward. However, Goodman said he’s already evaluating evidence, stating they will plead not guilty and request bail. “I’m not yet hired to review the grand jury transcripts,” Goodman said. “But the things that jump out, there’s no gun, there’s no car, and there are no witnesses from 27 years ago.”

Keefe D Won’t Plead Guilty, Potential Lawyer Says

“He’s not a danger to the community.” I asked if Goodman plans to ask the court for bail for Davis when counsel is confirmed @KTNV pic.twitter.com/oQRLxjGonZ

— Jaewon Jung (@jaewonnews) October 19, 2023

Davis currently faces homicide charges related to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, which has gone unsolved for nearly three decades. Las Vegas police eventually arrested Davis at his home in Henderson earlier this month, citing his memoir and interviews where he confirmed that he was in the car when Tupac was shot. Police theorize that Keefe D plotted the shooting of Tupac after they found footage of the rapper “kicking and punching” Davis’ nephew, Orlando Anderson.

While Keefe D will return to court on November 2nd, we’ll have to see how this case unfolds. With the overwhelming amount of evidence that the police claim to have, it seems like they may very well bring this case to a close after two decades. We’ll keep you posted on anymore updates surrounding Keefe D’s trial. Sound off in the comments with your thoughts.

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Keefe D Arraigned In Court For Alleged Involvement In Tupac’s Murder: Details

October 19, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The next chapter in the Tupac murder trial is officially under way. His alleged killer Keefe D was originally due to be arraigned in court two weeks ago but the lawyer he hired failed to show up. It was then rescheduled today where the district attorney expects Keefe to plea guilty.

Earlier this year the investigation into Tupac’s murder was revived when Las Vegas police raided a home in connection to the murder. It quickly became clear that the investigation was centered around Keefe D. Keefe has become notorious for going on various podcasts and spilling details on his role in the murder. Police later confirmed that his continued discussion of the case was one of the primary reasons that the investigation was reopened. That eventually led to Keefe’s arrest in late September, which began his trial for the apparent drive-by shooting. Check out the live stream of the arraignment below.

Keefe D Appearing In Court Today

Some with personal connections to the trial aren’t so happy that it’s been reopened. Tupac’s own brother says that the trial being reopened did nothing but bring back the trauma of the murder. Others like his sister and Jada Pinkett Smith have expressed the opposite opinion. They both claimed that they’re happy justice is finally being served and are happy someone is being held responsible for Pac’s murder. Others like Pac’s former collaborator Napoleon think that the rapper himself wouldn’t even want someone prosecuted for his murder at this point.

Tupac’s name has also been brought up recently by Jada Pinkett Smith. In promotional interviews for her new memoir, she shared details about her relationship with Tupac. That included Jada describing him as her “soulmate” and telling the story of how he once proposed to her while in prison. She turned him down because she believed that he would have divorced her once he was released. What do you think of Keefe D facing his arraignment in court today? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Diddy Called Mopreme Shakur To Deny Murdering 2Pac, His Brother Claims

October 15, 2023 by newhiphopnews

Mopreme Shakur’s recent interview with The Art Of Dialogue points to an interesting confession tied to his brother Tupac’s murder. Moreover, he spoke on rumors that Diddy had something to do with it, which he’s addressed and fed into before. In fact, it seems like during plenty of interviews with Keefe D (the case’s main murder suspect), he brought up the Bad Boy mogul’s name quite often. However, at least based on Mopreme’s experience, he’s been defending his innocence for years. Furthermore, the rapper told the outlet of how Sean Combs called him in the early 2000s to deny his involvement.

“The boy Puffy called me, though,” Mopreme Shakur’s words on Diddy began. “Puffy called me back in the day. ‘I just want you to know I ain’t have nothing to do with your brother. I know who you are but we never met, I just wanted to call you. Man to man, tell you that, you know, that I had nothing to do with your brother’s death.’ Now why was he calling me, reaching out to me? Because The LA Times had just dropped, in the early 2000s, an article in the newspaper implicating him as well. I told him I appreciate the call, but the truth is yet to come out, so we gon’ see.

Mopreme Shakur Recalls Diddy Defending Himself

“Well, I think him and ‘Cease was on the radio out here,” Mopreme Shakur continued. “Big Boy, shout out to Big Boy. He hit me up and was like, ‘Yo, man, you know Puffy didn’t want to talk to you about the whole situation with your brother.’ Especially back then, I wanted all the information I could get. I heard what he said, but this s**t been so chaotic, I ain’t know which way to go until you gather more information. Yeah man, you know, he could’ve been trying to cover his a**, or he could’ve been sincere. We gon’ see.

“You know, you got people like Kading,” he went on. “[He’s] out doing interviews. It be feeling like he got sympathy for Puffy because he was scared. Yeah, he was scared, yes, I agree. I do agree that he was probably terrified for his life. So if that is the case, it’s also quite feasible that he put up money to get ‘Pac killed. You know what I mean? That’s weird. We gon’ see, time will tell. On top of it, he had his own problems with Suge, before ‘Pac. I get it, you should be scared, n***a. Like I said, ‘Pac would’ve boxed him ‘Pac would’ve loved to beat his a** in the ring, raise some money, and give it to the hood. It ain’t have to be like this.” For more news on Tupac, Mopreme Shakur, and Diddy, come back to HNHH.

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50 Cent Doubles Down On His Allegation That Diddy “Got 2Pac Killed”

October 11, 2023 by newhiphopnews

50 Cent has been going pretty hard on Diddy over the last week or so. Firstly, he came out with a bizarre statement about how he would never go to a party hosted by the music mogul. “That n***a hug you from the front and the back at the same time? Fuck you talkin’ ’bout?” Fif asked. “I mean, if you into that, you into that. I’m fine with it. I’m just saying this ain’t my motherfuckin’ kind of party. I am uncomfortable. I think I belong in the girl’s bathroom.”

Subsequently, he took to Instagram with a comment about how Diddy was allegedly responsible for Tupac’s death. Overall, Diddy-2Pac conspiracies have existed for a very long time. However, it was jarring to see an artist like 50 Cent come out and espouse them. There was a bit of a fallout on social media, and fans were just confused by the whole thing. Now, it seems like the artist is doubling down. In footage that recently surfaced online, Fif continued to talk about Diddy and his belief that he was involved in 2Pac’s murder.

50 Cent Speaks At His Show

“I hate when they leave me to talk because I always say the wrong thing,” the legend said. “Last time they left me, I said something about Puffy. You saw that clip? I gotta stop doing that kinda shit. I been talking to a therapist to try to help me with the shit I been saying. It’s some crazy shit on my mind. Maybe I said that shit about Puffy because he got 2Pac killed.” For now, it is unclear as to whether or not these comments were made before his social media post, or after. Either way, Fif doubled down somewhere along the line.

These comments will certainly cause a stir. Having said that, let us know what you think of 50 Cent’s comments, down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will always be sure to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists.

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Tupac’s Former Collaborator Says He Wouldn’t Want Keefe D In Jail

October 4, 2023 by newhiphopnews

The hip-hop world has been completely magnetized to the Tupac murder trial recently. That’s because Las Vegas police recently arrested Duane Keith “Keefe D” Davis for the murder 27 years after it happened. Keefe’s involvement in the murder has long been known, primarily because he’s continued to talk about it for years. In fact, many believe that the only reason the arrest was made and legal proceedings undertaken is because Keefe wouldn’t stop talking about his role in the slaying. One person who believes that is former Outlawz member Napoleon who sat down with The Art Of Dialogue to discuss the situation.

Napoleon criticizes Keefe D quite a bit in the interview. He begins by claiming that discussing the events of the murder nearly 30 years later was a corny move. But he also explains that Keefe’s internet clout-chasing caught up with him and as a result, his arrest isn’t that surprising. Despite all of that Napoleon insists that Tupac wouldn’t have wanted Keefe D to rot in jail as a result of his role in the crime. It’s a similar sentiment to one that Suge Knight expressed when he talked to TMZ about the ongoing legal proceedings. Check out Napoleon’s full interview below.

Tupac’s Allies Speak Out After Keefe D Arrest

Many people have expressed a belief that restarting the investigation into Tupac’s murder in 2023 was a bad idea. That includes the rapper’s own brother who criticized the move as re-introducing the trauma of his death. He elaborated saying that for him the case was already closed years ago. He also said that he isn’t getting any closure from the ongoing proceedings.

On the other side of things, Pac’s sister expressed happiness that there was finally a push for justice on the rapper’s behalf. It’s a sentiment that Jada Pinkett Smith also agreed with when asked about the developments. What do you think of Napoleon’s comments on Keefe D’s arrest for Tupac’s murder? Let us know in the comment section below.

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