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Imagine a murder case where there were so many leads, so much evidence, and plenty of witnesses. How could a case like this go cold in a couple of months? This is exactly what occurred with Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur, two of history's biggest rap stars to ever exist. However, the answer is clearer than some may think. The culprit? Marion Hugh "Suge" Knight Jr, the CEO of Death Rows Records, Tupac’s record company.
Tupac Shakur had a long history with Death Row Records and it’s CEO, Suge Knight. Tupac was their rising star, quickly gaining attention from the rap industry. However, not everything was as it seemed backstage. Tupac was starting to gain traction as an actor, appearing in movies like Poetic Justice and Nothing But Trouble. Word had started to spread that Tupac was wanting to leave the record company and move on to something bigger. This could’ve been the fatal move that set Suge Knight after Tupac. According to an article by USA Today, Russell Poole stated, “Tupac Shakur was becoming a very outstanding actor. And it came to Suge Knights attention that Tupac was going to leave death row records - and evidence shows you don’t just leave Death Row Records and get away with it,” It’s apparent that Suge Knight wanted to keep Tupac’s …show more content…

In fact, some believe that the LAPD worked with Suge Knight to set up Tupac’s death. Supposedly, some police officers had ties to the Death Row Records company. According to an article by Rolling Stone, Daniel Kreps reports that Russell Poole, a detective that worked on the cold case, stated, “I think the fact that law enforcement were working for Death Row was a scandal in itself.” Other than working along with the record company, others have said that police could have helped in order to stop the quickly growing gang activity around the area. With Tupac and Biggie’s beef, east and west coast gangs were also starting to rival with each

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