It is widely believed he was shot as part of a rivalry with label Death Row Records.

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The newspaper reports that investigators are examining whether former Officer David Mack conspired with Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight to arrange the contract murder of the 24-year-old rapper whose real name was Christopher Wallace.

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The pair settled in 1997, agreeing that Knight would keep the rights to records recorded under Death Row, while Afeni Shakur retained the unreleased tracks.

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