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Cop's Book Says Sean Combs, Suge Knight Ordered Tupac and Biggie Killings
The LA Weekly investigation provided the public with the first big break in nearly a decade in the 14-year-old unsolved murder cases of rap superstars Tupac Shakur and Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace.
Tags: Tupac, Biggie Smalls; Sean Combs; LA Weekly; Rap
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Portraits in Racial Profiling
To better understand the extent of racial profiling, the Village Voice surveyed and interviewed black and white police officers and victims of racial profiling, and found classic stereotypes for police suspects: a tilted baseball cap; a red or blue bandanna; a hooded sweattop; baggy trousers; and expensive high-top sneakers, among other pieces of clothing that make up the "Tupac-thug-for-life image."
Tags: racial profiling; minorities; race; police; African Americans; Latinos
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When hip hoppers use violence to silence their critics
Village Voice examines the recent violence resulting from the adverse relationship that has built up between hip hop artists and the journalists who cover them.
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In the wake of the unsolved murder of gangster rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas last fall, ABC news began to investigate the background of the man driving the car in which Shakur was murdered. The driver, record executive Marion "Suge" Knight, was feared by many in the music industry because of his reputation for violence and persistent rumors surrounding his rise to power. An extensive investigation of court records revealed that Knight was a three-time convicted felon who had not only managed to stay out of jail, but within the space of a few short years, rose from music industry bodyguard to head what has become the most profitable record label in the country. ABC's investigation of Knight's unprecedented rise to power uncovered how he used violence and intimidation to build his company, Death Row Records, into a billion dollar business. (November 6, 1996)