Tupac Shakur: jury selection begins in trial of ex-gang boss for rapper’s killing

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Jury selection has begun in Las Vegas for the murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis.
Davis is accused of ordering the killing and providing the gun used in the 1996 shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Prosecutors plan to use material from Davis's book, "Compton Street Legend," as evidence.
Shakur was shot and killed on September 7, 1996, in Las Vegas.
Davis is the only person charged in connection with the killing and faces a potential life sentence.
The trial is expected to last one to five weeks.
The case was revived due to Davis's own statements in his memoirs and previous interviews.
Tupac Shakur was a prominent figure in the hip-hop rivalry between the East Coast and West Coast.
The trial may revisit the rivalry between Death Row Records and Bad Boy Records.
A wrongful death lawsuit was also filed by Shakur's stepbrother.
The suit references a documentary where Davis claims Sean Combs offered him money to kill Shakur.

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