A search has been conducted by Las Vegas investigators trying to solve the murder of rap legend Tupac Shakur. The musician was shot and killed on the Strip in Las Vegas in 1996 in a drive-by shooting.
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Will the murder of American rapper Tupac Shakur be solved? Nearly thirty years after the September 7, 1996 shooting in Las Vegas, police in this Nevada metropolis “is able to confirm that a search warrant has been executed” Monday, July 17, 2023 in the neighboring town of Henderson, a spokesperson said in a statement sent to AFP.
The operation was carried out “as part of the ongoing investigation into the murder of Tupac Shakur”, he added without further details.
A rap legend
A hip-hop legend, Tupac had become an essential artist on the American West Coast after a brief and dazzling career, before being shot dead in September 1996 in Las Vegas, in circumstances that remain unclear. He was 25 years old.
The rapper, at the origin of the tubes California, Changes, Dear Mama And All Eyez On Mehas sold 75 million albums.
Tupac had become a key figure in the famous rivalry between the rap scenes of the West Coast and the East Coast of the United States.
Although a native of New York, he epitomized “West Coast” hip-hop after moving as a teenager to California with his family.
His murder was followed, six months later, by that of his East Coast rival, Christopher “The Notorious BIG” Wallace.
Many link their deaths to the rivalry between their labels Death Row (based in Los Angeles) and Bad Boy Entertainment (New York), but music historians say this opposition was amplified for commercial reasons.