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Book Review: ‘Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography,’ by Staci Robinson

Access to the late rapper’s journals gives Staci Robinson’s authorized biography a rare intimacy, without delving deeply into his music.

By Sheldon Pearce

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Testimony in Tupac Shakur Murder Case Gives New Details

Grand jury witness testimony describes how hyperlocal clashes between warring gang factions spilled into a fatal dispute that would alter the course of hip-hop history.

By Joe Coscarelli Julia Jacobs Jonathan Abrams and Jill Cowan

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How Tupac Shakur Remained a Defining Rap Figure After His Death

A star during his lifetime, he became an almost mythical figure in the decades since his 1996 killing.

By Jonathan Abrams

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Duane Keith Davis Is Charged With Murder in Tupac Shakur Case

The man, a former gang leader named Duane Keith Davis, has said the four shots that killed the rapper in 1996 came from the vehicle he was riding in.

By Julia Jacobs and Joe Coscarelli