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Brian Damage · 03-17-2008, 08:48 PM

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times has linked two former associates of rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to a 1994 assault on singer Tupac Shakur and suggested Combs knew of the attack in advance. Combs called the story "a lie."

The newspaper's report on Monday cited an unnamed source who said he was questioned during a federal probe of the shooting and beating of Shakur at the Quad Recording Studios in New York City.

Combs' associates helped plan the attack, the source told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Times. The paper said it corroborated the source's comments in several ways.

The Times suggested Combs and another rapper, the Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), knew Shakur was being set up. For years, Shakur claimed Combs was involved, it said.

"This story is a lie," Combs said in a statement on Monday. "It is beyond ridiculous and is completely false. Neither Biggie (Wallace) nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during or after it happened."

Shakur's assault ignited a widely reported feud between U.S. East Coast and West Coast rappers that resulted in insults hurled back and forth in songs and, on occasion, violence against members of both camps.

Shakur, a rising star in the early 1990s with hit CDs such as "2pacalypse Now" and a member of the West Coast group, was killed in 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.

Six months later, Notorious B.I.G., who was signed to Combs' New York-based Bad Boy Records, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.

Neither of the murders has been solved and speculation persists about possible suspects.

Similarly, the identity of Shakur's attackers at Quad Studios and the motive remain mysteries despite an FBI probe.

http://www.reuters.com/article/enter...080318?sp=true

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Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	"Diddy" Combs linked to Tupac shooting: report LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Times has linked two former associates of rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs to a 1994 assault on singer Tupac Shakur and suggested Combs knew of the attack in advance. Combs called the story "a lie." The newspaper's report on Monday cited an unnamed source who said he was questioned during a federal probe of the shooting and beating of Shakur at the Quad Recording Studios in New York City. Combs' associates helped plan the attack, the source told the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Times. The paper said it corroborated the source's comments in several ways. The Times suggested Combs and another rapper, the Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), knew Shakur was being set up. For years, Shakur claimed Combs was involved, it said. "This story is a lie," Combs said in a statement on Monday. "It is beyond ridiculous and is completely false. Neither Biggie (Wallace) nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during or after it happened." Shakur's assault ignited a widely reported feud between U.S. East Coast and West Coast rappers that resulted in insults hurled back and forth in songs and, on occasion, violence against members of both camps. Shakur, a rising star in the early 1990s with hit CDs such as "2pacalypse Now" and a member of the West Coast group, was killed in 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. Six months later, Notorious B.I.G., who was signed to Combs' New York-based Bad Boy Records, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. Neither of the murders has been solved and speculation persists about possible suspects. Similarly, the identity of Shakur's attackers at Quad Studios and the motive remain mysteries despite an FBI probe. http://www.reuters.com/article/enter...080318?sp=true
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