You may be scratching your heard about how in the world Joni Mitchell — Joni Freaking Mitchell! — has never performed at the Grammy Awards. Talk about a case of what?? But the 80-year-old folk goddess — who represents all that is musical excellence — will make her long-overdue Grammy debut at the 66th annual … Read more
LAS VEGAS — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with killing hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 in Las Vegas plans to ask a judge on Tuesday to release him to house arrest ahead of the trial in June. Court-appointed lawyers for Duane “Keffe D” Davis say their 60-year-old client is in poor … Read more
Their “California Love” was never meant to last. Jada Pinkett Smith, 52, has been gushing over her late pal Tupac Shakur lately — but not in the way you might expect. The “Girls Trip” actress confessed to Rolling Loud’s Christal Jordan on Thursday that the two were “soulmates,” but also spoke about the distinct lack of … Read more
The man charged with murder over the death of Tupac Shakur 27 years ago made his first court appearance in Las Vegas Wednesday. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 60, walked into the courtroom dressed in black jail garb and slightly limped as he faced a judge. During the hearing he said he has a lawyer, meaning … Read more
Just shy of three decades since rap and cultural icon Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, an arrest has finally been made into his murder. The cold case breakthrough kicked off on July 17 after police searched a home on the outskirts of the Sin City strip in Henderson, Nevada. The … Read more
The rap world cheered when a suspect in the 1996 murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested on Sept. 29. Now, the “Changes” singer’s longtime friend, Jada Pinkett Smith, has reacted to the news. The “Gotham” actress, 52, wrote on her Instagram Stories that she looks forward to a resolution, 27 long years after … Read more
A 27-year long mystery may finally be solved. A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur. On Friday, news broke that Las Vegas police have arrested “Duane “Keffe D” Davis, connected to the fatal drive-by shooting of the rapper when he was just 25. This case has … Read more
Las Vegas police have charged a man over the 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, 27 years after the rapper’s death. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was taken in by Las Vegas police Friday and now faces a charge of murder with a deadly weapon. Davis, 60, said he was one of four occupants of a white … Read more
Tupac Shakur’s iconic crown ring worn during his final public appearance in 1996 has been sold for a record-breaking $1,016,000 at a Sotheby’s auction. The priceless hunk of jewelry is the “most valuable hip-hop artifact ever sold at auction” and is the only piece to be purchased for over $1 million, according to a release … Read more
Las Vegas police on Monday executed a search warrant on a home as part of their decades-long investigation into the cold case murder of West Coast rap icon Tupac Shakur. “LVMPD can confirm a search warrant was served in Henderson, Nevada, on July 17, 2023, as part of the ongoing Tupac Shakur homicide investigation,” the … Read more
Iconic rapper Tupac Shakur will be immortalized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame more than 26 years after his death. The famous hip-hop artist will be posthumously honored next Wednesday, becoming the 2,758th star to land on the historic landmark in Los Angeles that’s been visited by millions of people since it opened in 1960. … Read more
In “Dear Mama” — a five-part docuseries that premieres Friday on FX and streams on Hulu — two of Tupac Shakur’s cousins recount, in chilling detail, how they first heard the titular classic. They were hanging in an Atlanta hotel room with the late rap icon on Halloween 1993, just after Shakur shot two white … Read more
Hosea Chanchez‘s introduction to Los Angeles was a series of unfortunate events. At 17, he dropped out of school and drove across the country with his cousin in his Mitsubishi Eclipse, expecting to stay with a family member and pursue his dream of being a working actor. His housing plans fell through, but his relative … Read more