When one of two most popular hip-hop rappers died, it gave birth to a huge conspiracy theory. Everyone had their own story to tell. This is Eric's theory on the murder of Biggie Smalls. If it was really an east coast vs. west coast feud, it is something that maybe time will tell. or it may get lost in history like so many other unsolved deaths.
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When one of two most popular hip-hop rappers died, it gave birth to a huge conspiracy theory. Everyone had their own story to tell. This is Eric's theory on the murder of Biggie Smalls. If it was really an east coast vs. west coast feud, it is something that maybe time will tell. Or it may get lost in history like so many other unsolved deaths.
Those who arrived as spectators at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on July 6th expecting to observe the fourth day of testimony in the Notorious B.I.G. wrongful-death suit swiftly discovered that they were on hand to bear witness to something else: history. No one knew the real story about the murder, the cover-up and the conspiracy.
The last we heard in news for the Biggie Small conspiracy was that the family of the slain rapper notorious B.I.G. had asked the judge for permission to expand their wrongful-death lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, contending that police officer Rafael Perez was on duty at Petersen Automotive Museum the night of the killing. Also known as Christopher Wallace, the rapper was fatally shot in 1997 in a sport utility vehicle shortly after a party in Los Angeles.
Just what is killing live hip hop? And how can it be pulled back from the brink of extinction? Be it Biggie smalls or Paris - the black panther or Rap, series of murders and crime have blackened the already gloomy scene of Rap. From the Western Addition to the East Bay, police and wary club owners have all but banished hip hop. Have the cops overreacted? Are the clubs at fault? Or have a few well-armed fans hijacked the positive vibe of the hip-hop nation? Young men were shooting their guns in the street February 18 outside Illusions, a SoMa hip-hop club. The crowd was in a state of panic. An apparent target of gunfire dashed to his car and screeched off into the night. A few blocks away, the terrified driver broadsided another car, killing its driver. The trouble had begun hours earlier when an Illusions doorman refused to admit 10 young men who didn't meet the club's dress code. The brace of males allegedly came back with an arsenal, shattered Illusions' windows and fired their weapons. Incidents like this occurred nearly every weekend at Illusions, Capt. Yalon says, relating the time his officers were caught in the crossfire between two rival gangs outside the club. "If you look at the facts and figures, more violence and crime happens at rap shows than at other events," Yalon says in the clipped tone of a career cop.
