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The Tupac and Biggie murders
Rap legends Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. were killed six months apart in 1996 and 1997, fueling media speculation that the murders were part of a larger feud between East and West Coast rappers. Investigators have not been able to prove that...Tags: Prisons, News Media, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, Law Enforcement
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Inmate recants story about LAPD link to rapper's slaying
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA prison inmate who had implicated a former Los Angeles Police Department officer in the shooting death of rap star Biggie Smalls has renounced his story, tying a new knot in the tangle of intrigue that surrounds the still-unsolved killing. Waymond...Tags: Witnesses, Prisons, Trials, Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur
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Witness in B.I.G. case says his memory's bad
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn the eve of testifying about the murder of Notorious B.I.G., a prime witness for the rapper's family has revealed that he suffers from severe memory lapses resulting from medication prescribed for a stress condition. Kevin Hackie, an ex-FBI informant...Tags: Witnesses, Trials, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tupac Shakur, Lawyers
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Figure in B.I.G. Case Tells of Offer
Times Staff WriterA former Los Angeles police officer says that lawyers who are suing the city over the killing of rap star Notorious B.I.G., and who have accused him of arranging the murder, offered him financial inducements to help them win their case. David A. Mack,...Tags: Defendants, Santa Ana, Trials, Laws, Lawyers
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Hip-hop moguls livin' large and in charge
Staff WriterIn the '80s, it was the leveraged buyout; in the '90s, technology. But at the beginning of a new century, it's the selling of "cool" that is building empires and making moguls. Russell Simmons, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Damon Dash, Jay-Z and Percy "Master...Tags: Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Eminem, National Basketball Association, Cell Phones
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Judge chides L.A. in rapper killing
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersIn a stinging rebuke, a federal judge Friday ordered the city of Los Angeles to pay $1.1 million in attorney fees and costs to the family of slain rap artist Notorious B.I.G. as sanctions for intentionally withholding evidence. U.S. District Judge...Tags: Theft, Trials, Judges, Clubs and Associations, Notorious B.I.G.
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Faith in a comfort zone
Special to The TimesA decade ago, a resolute R&B singer from New Jersey released her debut album on a fledgling music label run by a producer whom she heard would be big. That same year, she met -- and, nine days later, married -- a portly rapper from Brooklyn whom she...Tags: Society, Aretha Franklin, Mary J Blige, Music Industry, Fordham
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Isaac Hayes
Sun Pop Music CriticIsaac Hayes is looking for some juice. Calling from his cell phone, the singer-songwriter walks around a health food store in Memphis, his hometown. His days as a consistent hit maker may be long gone, but the pop-soul legend, who headlines Artscape...Tags: Society, Artscape, Elvis Presley, Studios, Otis Redding
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Thoughtful Hil St. Soul deserves attention
Around 1996, the phrase "neo-soul" got folks all excited. With the emergence of the Fugees and Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, Erykah Badu and Maxwell, those keeping up with urban music were relieved to find an alternative to the cartoonish gangsta-isms of...Tags: Biology, Snoop Dogg, Alicia Keys, Natural Science, Marvin Gaye
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'The Fighting Temptations'
Times Staff Writer"The Fighting Temptations" is a rousing, warmhearted comedy, as infectious as the gospel music it celebrates. Cuba Gooding Jr. and pop superstar Beyoncé Knowles lead a large, entertaining cast in a film abundant with feel-good pleasures. Gooding's Darrin...Tags: Cuba Gooding Jr., Folk Music, Values, Popular Music, Ethics
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Jones Beach
BEACHES Jones Beach State Park Off south end of Wantagh and Meadowbrook Parkways Wantagh, NY 11793 Phone: 516-785-1600 Web: www.NYSParks.com Parking: Parking lots West End two, four, six and 10 open year-round. Payment: May 25-Sept. 15; hours vary...Tags: Natalie Merchant, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, Cinderella, Beach Vacations
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The Neptunes: The sound behind the hits
APPharrell Williams and Chad Hugo have lent their distinctive sonic style to scores of hip-hop, pop and rock hits for years, but the producer-songwriters' victory at this year's Grammys was long overdue. The Virginia Beach duo, known as the Neptunes, did...Tags: Nelly, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Usher
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