"Diddy really do it": Keefe D Davis' conviction in Tupac Shakur trial leaves internet digging up old allegations 

Aashna
Duane Davis Appears In A Vegas Court For Hearing In Tupac Murder Case - Source: Getty
Duane Davis Appears In A Vegas Court For Hearing In Tupac Murder Case - Source: Getty

The latest guilty verdict against ex-Crisp leader Duane "Keffe D" Davis for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur concludes the harrowing 1996 drive-by shooting of the rap icon.

On August 31, a 12-person jury deliberated for less than three hours before delivering a unanimous guilty verdict against the 63-year-old ex-gang leader on one count of murder with a deadly weapon.

While the historic verdict successfully closes the books on the direct street operators responsible for Tupac Shakur's death, the internet’s fixation on conspiracy theories, especially the involvement of Sean "Diddy" Combs, is far from over. Allegations against the then-head of Bad Boy Records stem from Davis' past statements, where he allegedly claimed that Diddy offered the South Side Compton Crips $1 million to kill both Tupac Shakur and Suge Knight.

Duane "Keffe D" Davis' guilty verdict has sent the Internet into a frenzy, with people speculating on Diddy's involvement in the murder. People took to social media and voiced old allegations against Diddy:

"Diddy really do it" wrote one user

More on this in our story.


Tupac Shakur's trial reignites the internet’s long-running questions about Diddy

Tupac Shakur was ambushed and killed in September 1996, after attending a Mike Tyson fight at MGM Grand in Las Vegas with Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight. Knight and Shakur's vehicle was approached by the Crisps' white Cadillac after the latter's physical altercation with Keffe D’s nephew, Orlando Anderson, at the MGM Grand casino earlier that night. Prosecutors claim that while Davis did not open fire, he ordered the shooting and supplied the weapon to Orlando, who eventually claimed Shakur's life.

In closing arguments, prosecutor Binu Palal asked jurors to take Davis at his word, who has recounted his involvement in Tupac Shakur's murder on various instances, namely podcasts, a 2008 federal investigation and his 2019 memoir Compton Street Legend. The memoir and Davis' federal investigation also revealed the truth about the violent 1990s hip-hop turf wars between the Bloods (associated with Death Row Records) and the Crips (associated with Bad Boy Records), which allegedly led to the killing.

Davis' past statements allege that Diddy offered him and the Crisps a $1 million bounty to kill both Knight and Shakur.

This prompted the Internet sleuths to blame Diddy for the 1996 killing. A Reddit user voiced how Diddy is responsible for the crime but will likely never pay for it:

''Keefe D. He was a big shot in Compton, not just 'a' man. This case also highlighted the travesty that was the Diddy trial because he was name-dropped a bunch of times in Davis' interviews with the feds. He was involved and he's never going to pay for this, it's insane.''

Another user mentioned Diddy's involvement in Shakur's murder, as claimed by Davis:

''Keefe being the guy who said that Diddy offered him a million to kill Tupac, leads me to believe that Diddy most likely won't be investigated any further for his part in this.''

The internet also believes that Davis, Orlando and the Crisps ended up becoming the fall guys for Diddy, who gave a financial motive and was the real mastermind in Tupac Shakur's murder:

''Let’s not forget who (allegedly) hired and/or encouraged them by dropping rumors of financial rewards. (Diddy. It was Diddy.)''

Davis now faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole but the Internet has not forgotten his claims against Diddy. The Bad Boy Records owner is currently serving a separate sentence at the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution in New Jersey on two counts of transportation for prost*tut*on, racketeering conspiracy and s*x trafficking.

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Edited by Aashna