Since being found guilty by a Las Vegas jury, Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for his role in the murder of Tupac Shakur. As previously scheduled, he was given his sentence today on October 13th. 

Shakur’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, stated “He [Tupac] didn’t have a chance to see his nieces and nephews grow up…All Pac got was a death sentence.” In the memoir Compton Street Legend, released in 2019, Davis stated he was in the car when Shakur was shot. According to Pitchfork, Davis said his nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, shot and killed Shakur. “He rolled down the window, popped ’em, Davis said to officials. If they drove on my side, I would have popped ’em.” 

Tupac Shakur died on September 13, 1996 at 25 years old. He was shot at the MGM Grand while he was leaving the Mike Tyson and Bruce Selden Fight on September 7th. Earlier that night, Tupac and Death Row Records CEO, Suge Knight, assaulted Anderson. Prosecutors deemed Davis guilty for supplying the weapon and orchestrating the murder in retaliation to the attack. 

Shakur was one of the biggest stars from the West Coast. His story telling is some of the greatest in all of hip hop. Songs such as “Brenda’s Got a Baby” showcase his unreal ability to convey complex stories and difficult themes through his lyricism. His influence on music is still very prevalent today.