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News 2023
26 news items from 2023, in chronological order, each with a source.
January 2023
February 2023
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April 2023
- Record Debut for ‘Dear Mama’ on FXAllen Hughes initially declined, then the docuseries on Tupac and Afeni Shakur set a record on FX. Featured: rare archival footage.
- Unseen interview: more acting, less musicEntertainment Tonight released unseen 1996 footage in which Tupac talks about moving away from music and growing as an actor.
May 2023
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July 2023
- Mutulu Shakur Dies at 72Around seven months after his release from prison: Tupac's stepfather Mutulu Shakur died on July 6, 2023, at age 72 at home with his family.
- Two Emmy Nominations for Dear MamaTwo nominations at the 75th Creative Arts Emmys for the doc on Tupac and Afeni Shakur-yet in the end, the five-part FX series walked away empty-handed.
- Police search a house in Henderson in the Tupac murder caseSearch in Henderson: Las Vegas police secure evidence in the Tupac murder case, at the home of Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the uncle of Orlando Anderson.
- Tupac's Crown Ring Brings in Over a Million DollarsAuctioned for $1.016 million: How Tupac's self-designed crown ring became the most expensive hip-hop artifact of all time at Sotheby's.
- Drake Buys Tupac's Crown Ring at Auction for $1.01 MillionDrake buys Tupac's crown ring at Sotheby's for about $1.01 million-until Kendrick Lamar demands the piece back at a 2024 concert.
September 2023
- Tupac's Greatest Hits Overtakes Abbey Road on the Billboard 200In the week of September 12, 2023, Tupac's Greatest Hits spent its 491st week on the Billboard 200-one week longer than the Beatles' Abbey Road.
- Tupac Murder Case: Duane "Keffe D" Davis Indicted27 years after the crime, police arrest Duane Davis. A grand jury indicts the only surviving occupant of the vehicle used in the crime for murder.
- "No doubt a pivotal moment": reactions to the arrestSekyiwa Shakur calls it a "pivotal moment" and reserves judgment; Jada Pinkett Smith and Allen Hughes react with hope and impatience.
October 2023
- First Court Appearance: Davis Postpones ArraignmentIn shackles before Judge Tierra Jones: Duane Davis asks for a postponement to find a lawyer in Las Vegas and remains held without bail.
- “Biggie & Tupac”: Director Broomfield Corrects Murder TheoryFollowing Duane Davis's arrest, Nick Broomfield admits: The theory in “Biggie & Tupac” that Suge Knight ordered the murder was wrong.
- Marriage Proposal on Rikers Island: Jada Pinkett Smith on TupacKiss on the porch, proposal from a cell: Ahead of her memoir “Worthy,” Jada Pinkett Smith reflects on her connection to Tupac.
- Mopreme Shakur: Sean Combs should be questioned tooTupac's stepbrother wants police to question Sean Combs as well. Combs denies any involvement and has not been charged.
- Staci Robinson's Authorized Tupac BiographyPrivate notebooks, unpublished letters, and Afeni Shakur's blessing: Staci Robinson's authorized Tupac biography has been published.
- 1995 Prison ID and Wanted Photo Go Under the HammerWanted photo and replacement prison ID: Moments in Time auctions two items from Tupac's 1995 prison term. Estimated price: up to $75,000.
November 2023
- Davis Pleads Not Guilty: The Death Penalty Is Off the TableArraignment in Las Vegas: Duane Davis pleads not guilty. The death penalty is off the table, and public defenders take over the case.
- Oakland dedicates "Tupac Shakur Way"A nearly two-hour ceremony officially names a stretch of MacArthur Boulevard near Tupac's former home after him.
- Trial Against Davis Set to Begin on June 3, 2024The trial against Duane Davis is set to begin in Las Vegas on June 3, 2024. He is the only person charged in the Tupac case so far.
- Lawsuit Over “Dear Mama”: Producer Master Tee Demands RecognitionA bus driver for 26 years, once a producer: Terrence Thomas, alias DJ Master Tee, demands recognition in court for Tupac's hit “Dear Mama”.