30 YEARS LATER... SOMEBODY IS FINALLY GOING TO TRIAL FOR TUPAC'S MURDER

Baby, I had to double-check this one because we've been waiting so long, Tupac could've dropped about 14 more albums by now.

But yes, as of today, Duane “Keffe D” Davis' murder trial is scheduled to begin Monday, August 10, in Las Vegas, nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot. Davis has pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors accuse him of helping orchestrate the killing.

And if you're sitting there saying...

“LADY RED, HOW IN THE HELL ARE WE JUST NOW GETTING HERE?”

Pull up a chair.

Because this story has been cooking since 1996.

🚘 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY BACK

On September 7, 1996, Tupac was riding in a BMW driven by Death Row Records boss Suge Knight after attending the Mike Tyson fight in Las Vegas.

Earlier that evening, Tupac, Suge and others had been involved in a fight at the MGM Grand with Orlando Anderson, who authorities later considered a suspect in Tupac's shooting.

Later that night, while Tupac and Suge were stopped near Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, a Cadillac pulled alongside them and gunfire erupted.

Tupac was shot multiple times.

He died six days later.

He was 25 years old.

And then...

DECADES OF NOTHING.

Twenty-seven years went by without anybody being charged.

Baby, people got married, divorced, remarried, raised children, became grandparents and learned how to use Facebook...

AND WE STILL DIDN'T HAVE A TUPAC MURDER TRIAL.

👀 SO WHO IS KEEFE D?

Here's where the story gets interesting.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis wasn't some random name police pulled out of a hat in 2023.

Authorities say Davis was inside the Cadillac involved in the shooting.

He is also the uncle of Orlando Anderson.

And here's the part that has had everybody scratching their heads for YEARS:

KEEFE D KEPT TALKING ABOUT IT.

Interviews.

Documentaries.

Public appearances.

And eventually...

A BOOK.

Sir.

There are some things you take to your grave.

There are some things you tell your lawyer.

And then apparently there's option three:

WRITE CHAPTERS.

😭😭😭

Davis has made public statements over the years discussing the events surrounding Tupac's killing. Prosecutors have used those statements as part of their case against him.

📖 AND NOW THE BOOK CAN COME INTO COURT

This is where Monday could get VERY interesting.

A judge recently ruled that prosecutors can use Davis' 2019 memoir as evidence at trial.

Imagine sitting at the defense table and the prosecutor says:

“Your Honor, we'd like to introduce Exhibit A...”

And Exhibit A is...

YOUR OWN DAMN BOOK.

Sir!

😂😂😂

Now, to be clear, having written or said something doesn't automatically prove Davis committed murder. That's exactly why we're having a trial.

The prosecution still has to prove its case.

And Davis maintains his innocence.

🎤 AND NOW KEEFE D SAYS HE DIDN'T DO IT

Just days before the scheduled trial, Davis gave another jailhouse interview denying responsibility for Tupac's murder.

Yes.

ANOTHER INTERVIEW.

At this point somebody needs to walk into that jail and unplug the microphone.

Because whether you believe this man or don't believe this man...

KEEFE D LOVES AN INTERVIEW.

🤣🤣🤣

⚖️ BUT HERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT

Prosecutors do not have to prove Davis personally pulled the trigger to pursue their murder case.

Their theory is that Davis helped orchestrate the attack.

That's a very different allegation from saying:

“Keefe D shot Tupac.”

And 730 BOOM isn't going to turn an accusation into a conviction before a jury hears the evidence.

Davis has pleaded not guilty.

The state has to prove its case.

Period.

🕰️ WHY DID THIS TAKE ALMOST 30 YEARS?

That's the question everybody asks.

Part of the answer is that investigators spent years dealing with witnesses, gang dynamics, conflicting accounts and evidence from a crime committed in 1996.

But Davis' own public statements eventually became important to investigators.

When Las Vegas police arrested him in September 2023, prosecutors alleged Davis was the person who ordered and helped mastermind the attack.

So basically...

For decades police had pieces of the puzzle.

And then one of the people they were investigating apparently kept walking around discussing...

THE PUZZLE.

🎶 AND THIS IS WHY THE TRIAL MATTERS

Take away all the jokes for a minute.

Tupac Shakur was 25 years old when he died.

Twenty-five.

His music became bigger after his death than anyone could have imagined.

Generations born years after Tupac died know:

“California Love.”

“Dear Mama.”

“Keep Ya Head Up.”

“Hail Mary.”

“I Get Around.”

But for almost 30 years, one of hip-hop's most famous killings never resulted in a murder trial.

Now that may finally change Monday.

And you already KNOW Lady Red is watching this courtroom.

Because after waiting three decades...

I WANT THE RECEIPTS.

Not YouTube detectives.

Not somebody's cousin who says Suge told him something in 1998.

Not TikTok.

Not “I heard...”

THE EVIDENCE.

Let the prosecution put its case on.

Let the defense challenge it.

Let the witnesses testify.

And let's finally find out what can actually be proven in a courtroom about what happened to Tupac Amaru Shakur.

Because hip-hop has been asking the same question si

nce 1996.

Monday...

THE COURT FINALLY GETS ITS TURN TO ANSWER.

💥 BOOM!

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