Wait...Is Diddy About To Be Charged In the Tupac Murder?
It's not as crazy as it sounds!
If you are a person who is alive, chances are you’ve heard that record label owner/producer/performer Sean “Insert Your Nickname of Choice Here” Combs has been hit with all sorts of unfortunate allegations that culminated (so far) in a Homeland Security raid on the music mogul’s Los Angeles and Miami homes.
Those raids were executed by the Homeland Security Investigations Human Trafficking Task Force about a month after music producer Rodney “Lil’ Rod” Jones filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of sexual assault, sex trafficking, and a whole bunch of other unsavory acts.
The Jones lawsuit follows one filed by Combs’ on-again-off-again ex-girlfriend of 13 years, Cassie Ventura, back in November. That was settled out of court exactly one day later, so we as a society didn’t spend nearly enough time talking about how, among the allegations in that lawsuit, was a now confirmed story about Combs having Kid Cudi’s car “exploded” in 2012 because the rapper/actor was dating Ventura.
That sounds kinda funny and wacky because all involved parties are celebrities, but it would be true crime television worthy if your friend’s ex-boyfriend who works at Auto Zone did it.
Also it’s a story that, when you take it in context with other incidents throughout the years and the things alleged in these lawsuits, paints a picture of a man with a propensity for violence. Which, in turn, makes one of the most sensational claims leveled at Sean Combs suddenly seem way more believable.
You might recall that a man named Duane “Keefe D” Davis was arrested last year for the murder of Tupac Shakur. His trial is set to begin this June in Las Vegas and, unless Keefe D’s version of events have changed, Sean Combs will definitely come up.
You see, Duane Davis reached a potentially troublesome deal with California investigators in 2009 where he told them what he knew about the Tupac murder and, in exchange, it was agreed that those statements could not be used against him in court.
Whether or not that throws a wrench in the Las Vegas prosecution remains to be seen. The reason I’m bringing it up here is because, ever since that agreement, Keefe D has been telling anyone who’s willing to listen that Sean Combs paid $1,000,000 to have Tupac killed.
If you don’t want to take the word of a confirmed gang member for it, please note that former LAPD Detective Greg Kading wrote an entire book about the theory that Combs paid for the hit on Shakur.
If you’re also hesitant to take the word of a former LAPD Detective as gospel, that’s absolutely understandable. For you, I’d add that rappers 50 Cent, Ice Cube, and Ma$e have all at least suggested that there is some sort of relationship between Duane Davis and Sean Combs.
On top of that, in the days after the raids on Combs’ LA and Miami properties, the Twitter (currently known as X) account of presently incarcerated Death Row Records founder Suge Knight tweeted “Justice for 2Pac is coming. Keefe D and now Diddy!!!”
But wait, there’s more! Eminem also referenced the Diddy/Tupac connection in the song “Killshot” way back in 2018:
Granted, a raid by the sex trafficking wing of Homeland Security doesn’t immediately suggest that any of this is tied to Tupac’s killing, but you have to admit that the timing is curious if nothing else. Just because it’s not about that initially doesn’t mean it won’t be about that eventually, you know? I’ve seen enough true crime shows to know that sometimes you have to arrest a person for an outstanding failure-to-pay-child-support warrant before you can get them in a room and ask about the sex workers buried in the basement.
If it seems unthinkable that the guy who pioneered ‘90s pop rap while wearing the shiniest of suits would have his hand in something as extreme as murder, I’d remind you that we’re talking about someone who maybe probably shot a girl in the face 25 years ago and very much got away with it.
In fact, one of the claims in the Rodney Jones lawsuit is that Sean Combs bragged about being the actual shooter in that nightclub incident that sent his rap protege Shyne to prison for a decade. He also adds the tasty claim that Jennifer Lopez was the one who carried the gun into the club and passed it to Combs when the melee broke out.
Again, these are just claims in a lawsuit and not confirmed historical facts. That’s important to remember. But also the claims don’t end there.
Within the first ten pages of the lawsuit is a story about a Hollywood shooting that was reported as a random drive-by that happened outside a recording studio. In Rodney Jones’ version of events, that incident started as a discussion between Sean Combs, his son Justin, and a third party identified only as “G”.
According to Jones, the discussion turned heated, at which point the three moved to a bathroom and shut the door. After a little more arguing, Jones says he heard shots ring out. Sean and Justin Combs exited the bathroom shortly thereafter while “G” laid bleeding on the tile floor. He says the drive-by shooting story was concocted as a cover that the LAPD accepted with little to no questioning.
It should be noted that Rodney Jones provides pictures to back up a lot of his claims, including this one. It’s pretty graphic. That said, just another reminder, it’s a picture of a bathroom with a bunch of blood in it, not conclusive proof of wrongdoing. Sean Combs isn’t in the background holding a gun and laughing or anything.
There are also pictures accompanying the claim that Jones was trafficked to and assaulted by actor Cuba Gooding Jr. Some have raised concerns about whether Jones is actually the other person in the photo, but either way, one of the two people is Cuba Gooding Jr. and he is indeed sitting uncomfortably close to someone.
Speaking of pictures, one of the most explosive and so far underreported claims in the Rodney Jones lawsuit is that not only was Sean Combs regularly holding “Freak Off” parties that involved underage girls, but he also had surveillance cameras in every room of his homes and used them to gather incriminating footage of politicians, athletes, and people in various other positions of power. You know, like Jeffrey Epstein!
In fact, Suge Knight followed up his “justice for Tupac” tweet with another a few hours later. Here’s a quote: “People the raids today wasn’t for Diddy. It was to destroy the incriminating stuff on powerful men.”
So, even if it ultimately doesn’t involve Tupac, whatever development in the Sean Combs story comes next is gonna be an interesting one!