Against All Odds

Controversial Los Angeles Times Journalist Chuck Philips has more surprising allegations concerning hip hop icons Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., (Christopher Wallace), and Sean "Diddy" Combs in an article that the Times will be publishing March 17th. In the article, Phillips alleges that Combs and Wallace were aware, a week in advance, that Tupac would be ambushed in the 1994 shooting at New York's Quad Recording Studios, two years before he was murdered in Las Vegas. The article even accuses Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond as the mastermind behind the attack on Shakur. Rosemond currently magages West Coast based recording artist The Game, and many others. Tupac's fans know, Shakur himself accused Henchman of being a part in the scheme in "Against All Odds": "And did I mention/ Promised a payback, Jimmy Henchman/ In due time/ I knew you b---- n---as was listening/ The world is mine/ Set me up/ Wet me up/ N---as stuck me up/ Heard the guns bust/ But you tricks never shut me up."
In interviews, Rosemond has gone on record saying that he played no part in the scheme.

After the Quad shooting, Shakur considered Combs and Wallace bitter enemies, and their feud continued all the way until Shakur's murder in 1996. But prior to the incident, Pac was supposedly friends with the Bad Boy camp. So why would they turn a blind eye to him being set up, or play any part in it at all? Combs was unable to be reached for comment about Philips' new article, but in the wake of the Quad shooting, both Combs and Wallace appeared on MTV to deny that they had any knowledge of who shot Tupac and said that they had nothing to do with it.

Another Doll To The Collection

The Pussycat Dolls lose another member and gain Solange Knowles. Carmit Bacher has left the group to pursue other interests. Carmit has been a member of the Pussycat Dolls since '95 when the group was still a burlesque outfit.


Vegetarian Meal

No more beef for rappers Royce the 5'9" and Eminem. It has been reported that the two have squashed their ongoing feud. Legendary hip hop producer DJ Premier has offered to record a reunion track with the two artists, but Royce states that "it's waaaay too early for that". Eminem is now working on finishing up his King Mathers LP.

Snoop Dogg has One Life To Live

Rap music icon Snoop Dogg will appear on ABC soap opera "One Life To Live". The rapper will make an extended cameo on the ABC soap opera to perform two songs from his new album Ego Trippin' as well as act in a few scenes. Snoop Dogg's episodes will appear on May 8th and 9th.

Jonathan Coleman
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