Court reporter Meghann Cuniff shared Stokes’ testimony after attending the proceedings. Stokes said she was in a convertible with three friends on September 7, 1996, when the group encountered Tupac and Suge Knight. One of the women knew Knight, and the group planned to meet him and Tupac at Club 662. Their convertible eventually moved ahead of Knight’s BMW as the cars traveled near Flamingo Road and Koval Lane.

Stokes and another woman were preparing to change positions in the convertible so Stokes could drive when the shooting started. “Me and Shalane were literally head down taking our seatbelts off when we heard the gunshots,” Stokes testified. “And that was when all hell broke loose.”

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Treated Like Suspects Instead Of Witnesses

She remembered screaming and pulling her friend down as the woman froze behind the wheel. Stokes said she could not recall exactly how many shots she heard. Her immediate concern was getting everyone away from the gunfire. “I know I put the car in drive, and I told them, ‘Get the hell out of there and drive,’” she testified. “And so, I may have even grabbed the wheel.”

Their attempt to flee put them within inches of another vehicle. Stokes told prosecutors there was a white four-door car in the turning lane and said the convertible almost struck it while getting away. Investigators similarly received witness descriptions of a white Cadillac leaving the scene, and prosecutors now allege Davis was riding in that vehicle with three other men.

Stokes could not tell jurors who was inside the white car she saw. That is significant because her testimony does not identify Davis or establish who fired at Tupac. Instead, it gives prosecutors another eyewitness account placing a white four-door vehicle near the BMW at the moment of the shooting. Former Las Vegas homicide detective Brent Becker testified that investigators received similar descriptions in 1996 but were unable to get a surviving witness to identify the occupants or shooter.

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Stokes and her friends eventually returned to the scene. She testified that police made them sit on the sidewalk and initially treated them like suspects. She was also worried about being publicly seen cooperating with investigators, telling the court, “Snitches get stitches.”

Nearly three decades later, the defense pressed her on how much of that night she could still reliably remember. Attorney Michael Sanft questioned Stokes about conversations with her friend and a documentary appearance she made years after the murder. Stokes acknowledged that she and her friends did not regularly revisit what happened.

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The mock-ups show two closely related takes on the same design. One of the pairs leans into a warm earthy brown upper, while the other goes with a lighter, and more neutral grey base. Both pairs keep the same black midsole and heel. Also there is a red speckled accent hitting the iconic shark teeth detailing.

Undefeated branding replaces the usual Jumpman on the tongue, a signature move that they have used across its past Air Jordan releases. Nike Air branding also returns to the heel instead of the standard Jumpman logo. That’s a detail that fans always look for on collab pairs like this.

This wouldn’t be Undefeated’s first time collaborating on the Air Jordan 5. The two have linked up multiple times over the years, and this new SP pairing looks to continue that same stripped- down, military-inspired design language the collaboration has built its identity around.

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UNDEFEATED x Air Jordan 5 OG

Releasing during NBA All-Star Week isn’t a coincidence. Jordan Brand has leaned into that timing for major collaborative drops before. They’ve used the event’s spotlight to maximize attention on limited releases like this one.

Pairing the sneakers with a full apparel collection also fits Undefeated’s usual release approach. Past collaborations have rarely been footwear-only, often expanding into jackets, tees, and accessories that mirror the shoe’s color story.

There is still over a year still to go before release. These mock-ups are the earliest look anyone will get. Expect more concrete details, and eventually official images, to surface as Jordan Brand gets closer to confirming the collaboration.

For collectors who’ve followed Undefeated’s Jordan Brand history, two colorways dropping together during All-Star Week already sounds like a strong follow-up to their past collaborative work.

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“It’s unfortunate that he wanna bring me into it after all these years cause now I guess he see that his defense is headed downhill,” Wright told the 8 News Now Investigators ahead of the trial. His response followed a jailhouse interview in which Davis claimed evidence surrounding Tupac’s 1996 murder points toward Wright. Davis accused Wright of inserting his name into the investigation from the beginning.

“He brought up my name from day one,” Davis said. “He just brought up my name and he basically started bullsh*t.” Wright called Davis a liar.

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Using Keefe D’s Own Words Against Him

The accusation comes as Davis has taken an increasingly different position from the one he publicly presented before his 2023 arrest. Prosecutors have built a significant portion of their case around interviews and Compton Street Legend, the 2019 memoir in which Davis placed himself inside the white Cadillac connected to Tupac’s shooting. Davis now maintains that he was not in Las Vegas when Tupac was killed and says some of his previous stories were invented for money. His defense opened the trial by similarly arguing that his past accounts should not be treated as reliable evidence.

Wright told 8 News Now that he was at a nightclub when Tupac was shot on September 7, 1996. He recalled members of the Death Row crew arriving with news of the attack. “Two of the guys from the entourage came up to me and said, ‘Reg, Reg, Suge and Tupac just got shot down the street,’” he said.

According to Wright, people around Death Row quickly believed the shooting involved members of the South Side Compton Crips. He said investigators later identified Davis’ nephew Orlando Anderson in MGM Grand surveillance footage showing the fight that occurred several hours before the shooting. Prosecutors now allege that the beating of Anderson triggered the retaliation Davis helped organize. Davis is not accused of firing the fatal shots himself. The government says he obtained the weapon and helped put the attack in motion.

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Wright had already become part of the prosecution’s case before Davis began publicly casting suspicion on him. Police interviewed Wright ahead of Davis’ indictment, and Wright later testified before the grand jury. He told 8 News Now that he expected an arrest after speaking with investigators. “It was refreshing that it was getting out there,” Wright said, adding that it was “unfortunate that ‘Keefe’ didn’t know the difference between a proffer and immunity agreement.”

That has become important because Davis’ earlier cooperation with investigators is another major fight at trial. His attorneys unsuccessfully sought to prevent prosecutors from using a recorded law-enforcement interview, arguing that Davis believed he was protected from prosecution for what he disclosed. The court ultimately allowed the interview into evidence. Davis has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

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“The streets have talked for many years,” Money B said during an appearance on Jesse Weber Live. He pointed to Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, Keefe D’s nephew, as the person he has repeatedly heard identified as the shooter. Money B was careful not to present that belief as firsthand knowledge. “I’ve always heard that it was Orlando Anderson,” he said. “I don’t know … this is what I’ve heard, and this is the story that’s been going on.”

Anderson died in an unrelated Compton shooting in 1998. His name has followed the Tupac investigation for decades, and Keefe D himself previously identified his nephew as the gunman while discussing the September 1996 attack. Prosecutors do not need to establish that Anderson fired the fatal shots to convict Davis. Their case alleges Davis organized the retaliation after Tupac and members of the Death Row entourage attacked Anderson at the MGM Grand. They say Davis obtained the weapon before riding in the white Cadillac used in the shooting. Davis has pleaded not guilty.

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A 30-Year Mystery

The identity of the shooter is not completely settled even within the evidence that has emerged around the case. Denvonta “Dirt Rock” Lee gave grand jury testimony offering another account, saying Deandrae “Freaky” Smith told him that Anderson could not get a clear shot from the back seat. According to Lee’s testimony, Smith then took the weapon and fired instead.

Money B went further than identifying who he thinks pulled the trigger. He said he believes “other people and possibly other agencies” may have played some role in Tupac’s death or in allowing those responsible to escape. He did not provide evidence supporting that theory, and it is not the case prosecutors are presenting against Davis. His comments reflect his own suspicions after nearly three decades of unanswered questions surrounding his friend’s death.

His perspective comes from a relationship with Tupac that predates Death Row. Tupac worked with Digital Underground early in his career and appeared with the group before becoming a solo star. Money B remembers a young artist whose ambition went far beyond Rap. “His work ethic was like anything I’ve ever seen,” he said. Money B also recalled Tupac as someone who had been “raised to question authority” and believed his friend eventually would have devoted even more of his life to activism had he survived.

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“Feds wanna introduce a interview on Dj Akademiks Off the record podcast with 6ix9ine and wack 100 where they attacked Durk for not ‘sliding for von,'” Akademiks wrote on X. “According to the government they got a snitch who will testify that Durk saw the interview and it made him upset that it was being discussed that there was no ‘sliding’ done. Durk lawyers has contested the video being included claiming it isn’t relevant.”

The government’s interest is not simply that Durk was mentioned during a podcast. Prosecutors reportedly have a cooperating witness prepared to testify that Durk saw the interview and became upset by the discussion. They appear to want the clip as evidence supporting their theory that public pressure over Von’s killing affected Durk before the 2022 Los Angeles shooting at the center of his murder-for-hire case.

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Durk Chatted With Akademiks

The “slide for Von” taunts followed Durk for years after Von was fatally shot in Atlanta in November 2020. 6ix9ine was among the most persistent people using Von’s death to antagonize him publicly. Durk eventually addressed the trolling himself during a separate conversation with Akademiks. When asked about people telling him to “slide for Von,” he noted that he no longer saw the comments as often and acknowledged that the phrase had become something people used to provoke him online. Prosecutors now appear interested in establishing that the pressure was not merely internet noise to him.

The government alleges Durk later financed an effort to kill Quando Rondo, whose associate Timothy “Lul Tim” Leeks was charged in Von’s fatal shooting before the case was ultimately dismissed. Federal prosecutors say members of Durk’s Only the Family circle traveled to Los Angeles in August 2022 after learning Rondo was there. Gunmen allegedly opened fire on Rondo’s vehicle near the Beverly Center, killing his cousin Saviay’a “Lul Pab” Robinson. Durk has pleaded not guilty and denies arranging the attack.

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The podcast dispute also fits into a broader fight over how much of Durk’s public persona prosecutors will be allowed to bring before jurors. A judge has already ruled that the government can introduce the video and lyrics for Durk’s 2021 song “Pissed Me Off.” Prosecutors contend that portions of the record demonstrate retaliatory intent following Von’s death, while the defense argues the song is being stripped of its proper context.

The proposed Akademiks evidence would take that argument beyond Durk’s own music. If admitted, prosecutors would ask jurors to consider whether comments about him made by 6ix9ine and Wack 100 had any bearing on what happened later. The cooperating witness would apparently provide the connection by claiming Durk saw the discussion and reacted to it.

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“Quit the conspiracy stuff,” she said. “I woulda been locked up already if I killed that n***a.” Rock then appeared to reference Cann’s previous claims that he was the father of her son. “If that was really my baby father, y’all would—okay, I get it. I get it,” she continued. “Y’all hate me so y’all just be playin’. Playin’ all day long.”

Cann was fatally shot in Severn, Maryland, in February 2025. More than a year later, Anne Arundel County police confirmed that his death remains an open and active homicide investigation. Police have not publicly identified a suspect in the killing.

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An Ongoing Investigation

The speculation surrounding Rock intensified in part because of the very public dispute between the two before Cann’s death. Cann asserted he was the biological father of Chrisean Jr. and pushed for a DNA test. Rock repeatedly denied his claim, maintaining that Blueface was her son’s father.

This is not the first time Rock has denied having anything to do with Cann’s killing. Anne Arundel County police have publicly confirmed that the investigation remains active and have declined to provide additional details. The department has not publicly announced that Rock is a suspect, nor has it publicly issued a statement identifying who may be responsible.

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Only 45 pairs of that Air Jordan 3 colorway were ever made. They were created specifically for Eminem’s Super Bowl LVI halftime performance back in 2022. This marks the first time any of these pairs have gone up for sale.

The full collection stretches well beyond just the Air Jordan 3s too. Over 100 pairs from Eminem’s personal rotation are included in the auction, each one signed and tied directly to his own collection rather than a random batch of memorabilia.

Bidding is open now through Julien’s Auctions and closes August 25th at 10 AM. As of now, the current bid on the Air Jordan 3s has already climbed to $25,000. There’s still plenty of time left before the auction wraps.

Further, every dollar raised is going toward the Marshall Mathers Foundation. It supports disadvantaged and at-risk youth throughout Detroit and the surrounding area. Eminem confirmed the proceeds directly himself, making this auction as much about giving back as it is about the shoes.

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Signed Eminem Sneakers Auction

This isn’t Eminem’s first run at auctioning off personal sneaker pieces for charity. Back in February, he donated a signed pair of Air Jordan 4s to Julien’s Auctions. Also that pair ended up selling for $5,120 to an undisclosed bidder.

Given how much rarer the “Slim Shady” Air Jordan 3s are, expect this auction to blow past that number by the time bidding closes. A shoe tied directly to a Super Bowl halftime performance, with only 45 pairs ever made, is a different tier of rare.

Auctions like this give collectors a real shot at something that was never meant to hit the open market in the first place. Overall this is about as close as most people will ever get to owning a piece of that halftime show.

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Thugger is an extremely successful artist. He has been through a lot during his career, and he has built one of the biggest and most dedicated fan bases in hip-hop. With that in mind, you’d think he’d tell the kids to work hard and persevere. While that may have been part of his speech, the rapper ended up focusing on something novel that is almost impossible for every single person on earth to achieve.

He stated that regardless of what your career is, being famous is the most important thing. In fact, he believes it is more important than being rich.

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Young Thug Tells The Youth About Fame

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To be charitable, you could say that he simply means fame can be a bridge to success. Fame opens more doors and allows you to make more business deals. However, the issue with that is fame is hard to come by, and there is no amount of hard work that will change that.

Furthermore, there are only very specific fields that make you famous. Sports and entertainment are the two big ones. That said, there aren’t a ton of famous teachers, bankers, or engineers out there. With that in mind, it can be said that this focus on fame might not be what the youth needed to hear.

Regardless of what the advice was, it is nice to see Young Thug giving back in this way. The artist continues to show that he hasn’t forgotten his roots in Georgia.

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All of this has created a love triangle that is currently playing out live on Kick. Blueface’s streams have become one of the hottest things on the platform. There are antics every stream, and fans are always curious to see what he will get up to with Chrisean, and if Nevaeh will crash out over it.

Rage-bait content has become a cheat code on Kick, and Blue is making bank. A few weeks ago, he revealed he earned $25K in just one week. The following week, Blueface revealed that he is now making $45K. As it turns out, these numbers are going up exponentially.

During a recent live stream, Chrisean Rock revealed that in just two days of streaming with Blueface, the exes ended up making a whopping $160K. That is a total of $80K per stream.

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Blueface And Chrisean Rock Rake In Cash

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These are massive numbers that prove just how lucrative the streaming game can be once you find a following. Blueface is already an established artist, and fans know just how chaotic his life can be. Consequently, his fans have flocked to the streams, and with his newfound adoration for Chrisean, the numbers keep going up.

All of this raises the question of whether or not Blue and Chrisean are strategically back together as a business partnership of sorts. Without Chrisean, these streams wouldn’t be as popular. Their history as a couple is what makes fans tune in, because they know there is a good chance that something crazy will happen. Whether that be Nevaeh and Chrisean getting into a fight, or Chrisean getting into a street brawl.

In today’s day and age, it is almost impossible to tell what is truly authentic. It is a harsh reality, and one that fans will just have to navigate.

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Speaking of BULLY, this album has proven to be a mixed bag. While there are still some fans out there riding for Ye, the vast majority of hip-hop fans just don’t care anymore. His past comments are still top of mind, and it’s hard to sift through albums with numerous AI allegations against them.

That said, Ye is still out here fighting to keep BULLY relevant in the mainstream consciousness. On Tuesday, his attempts extended to a new music video for “OK” featuring Don Toliver. This new video just so happens to be directed by Censori.

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Bianca Censori Shows Off Directing Skills

As you will see, the video begins with a gory intro of West on an operating table. Some sort of autopsy is being done on him, all while Ye’s head is detached on a bedside table. Furthermore, Don Toliver is in the room staring at the surgeons in a creepy manner.

There is one other scene in the video where both Ye and Toliver continue to stare at the camera, and there is a sort of uncanny valley to all of it. There are facial features and other elements to the video that make this look like it could be an AI production, although there is no confirmation that this is the case.

Either way, Ye and Toliver’s new video is here, and Bianca Censori continues to establish herself as a music video director. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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