Ex-Crips leader found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur

> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty.

> For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview.

> Throughout the trial, Davis' defence team tried to persuade jurors that his comments were fiction - bravado and exaggeration intended to sell books and make money.

I feel like there's a song about this... [1]

Gangsters telling on themselves can be almost funny from a distance, but that violence and lack of justice is real. It's hard not to feel sick to your stomach when you see a case like the Nathan Leigh shooting, where a Toronto gangster did broad daylight execution (attempted) on camera, beat the case, and has been rapping about the crime for years later [2].

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KIhEbellKI

2. https://youtu.be/TGmDLJ5wp4I?t=310

Wildest part about this whole story is Ben Horowitz of A16z's role:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cUOTL8meN5I

He got got because he couldn't shut up. If you come at the king, better not miss is true. Don't talk about it after!

Like GunRack from K&P https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPPSQhUVss

Wow, it sounds like he admitted to it on a talk show at least 7 years ago, and wrote about it in a book [0]! Can't believe it took this long.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3uoB8zvLdI

edit: just watched the youtube video in full, and it isn't an admission. It's just discussing the shooting in general, and he puts blame on others.

Wild. Never expected this. Guess it wasn’t Suge, which is the biggest surprise.

I wonder if they’ll find Biggie’s killer next.

30 years later, and he's still got appeals to go? Fascinating. Not familiar with these processes, but when he's finally away to prison how old will he be? He's in his sixties now.

Rap snitches, telling all their business

Sit in the court and be their own star witness

"Do you see the perpetrator?" "Yeah, I'm right here"

Fuck around, get the whole label sent up for years

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> In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal told jurors to take Davis at his word and find him guilty.

> For years, he argued, Davis had been telling people "that he is responsible for Tupac Shakur's murder" through documentaries, his memoir, podcasts and a police interview.

He'd fit quite well in Silicon Valley.