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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan Landrum Jr

How Tupac and Biggie went from friends to rivals before hip-hop’s most infamous murder

A Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, delivering the first conviction in a case that has gripped hip-hop for nearly three decades.

Davis, 63, was convicted Monday of murder with a deadly weapon after jurors deliberated for less than three hours following a weekslong trial. He could be sentenced to life in prison.

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