A veteran detective with deep connections in the city’s rap scene, he served as a one-man intelligence unit and liaison to the music world.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Derrick Parker, Known as New York’s ‘Hip-Hop Cop,’ Dies at 65
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Tupac Shakur Murder Trial: Takeaways From Day 1
The New York Times – Music:Prosecutors said Duane Keith Davis participated in the shooting as an act of gang retaliation, while the defense pointed to what it described as a lack of hard evidence.
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Kanye West Announces Russia Concerts, Months After Western Europe Cancellations
The New York Times – Music:Two St. Petersburg concerts by the rapper formerly known as Kanye West could become the first performances by a major Western act in Russia since the country invaded Ukraine.
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There Are Few Witnesses to Tupac Shakur’s Drive-by Shooting
The New York Times – Music:Prosecutors say Duane Davis and three other men who are now deceased were involved in the fatal confrontation in 1996.
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Mary Morello, Free Speech Activist Who Defended Explicit Lyrics, Dies at 102
The New York Times – Music:An Illinois teacher — and the mother of the rock star Tom Morello — she took on Tipper Gore during culture war skirmishes over warning labels on records.
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Palestinian Rappers Shabjdeed and Saint Levant in Spat Over Authenticity
The New York Times – Music:Shabjdeed, a rapper in the West Bank, criticized a fellow Palestinian musician in a song, saying his Western lifestyle and lyrics were far removed from life back home.
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His Book Says He Planned Tupac’s Murder. Now He Says It Was Fiction.
The New York Times – Music:Duane Davis’s book boasted of his role in the killing of Tupac Shakur. The memoir, which he now disavows, has become prime evidence in his murder trial, which starts this week.
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What to Know About the Tupac Murder, Trial and Suspect
The New York Times – Music:Three decades after the rapper Tupac Shakur was killed in Las Vegas, a man who prosecutors say provided the murder weapon is scheduled to go to trial.
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Ella Langley? Drake? Stella Lefty? A Song of the Summer Debate.
The New York Times – Music:Can Drake reclaim the throne? Is it the season of Stella Lefty? Or is Ella Langley inevitable?
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Ella Langley? Drake? Stella Lefty? A Song of the Summer Debate.
The New York Times – Music:Can Drake reclaim the throne? Is it the season of Stella Lefty? Or is Ella Langley inevitable?
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Doreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ’80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Music:Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business.
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Doreen Broadnax, Famous (as Sparky D) for ’80s Rap Battle, Dies at 61
The New York Times – Music:Tossing verbal grenades back and forth with Roxanne Shanté, she helped establish a lasting hip-hop truism: Bad blood is good business.