P Diddy paid 1 million dollars to get Tupac Killed and Killed Biggie Smalls when he attempted to leave BAD BOY Records

Almost 30 years on, the investigation into the murder of hip-hop paragon Tupac Shakur is still throwing up new leads. Just last year, crip gang member Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis was charged with involvement in the fatal shooting that took place in 1996.

It is during this ongoing trial that Bad Boy Records founder Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been implicated once more, lending weight to decades-long whisperings that he had put out the hit that got Tupac killed.

Murder allegations aside, the music mogul is currently under investigation for a slew of assaults, including against ex-partner Cassie Ventura. One video which emerged earlier this year depicts the rapper chasing Cassie through a hotel and violently attacking her, before dragging her back to his room.

Rumours have long circulated that Diddy was involved in Tupac’s murder, most recently cropping up on Eminem track “Fuel”, off recent album The Death of Slim Shady, with the lyrics: “Wait, he didn’t just spell the word “rapper” and leave out a P, did he? / R.I.P., rest in peace, Biggie / And Pac, both of y’all should be living / But I ain’t tryna beef with him / ’Cause he might put a hit on me like, ‘Keefe D, get him’.”

So where are these rumours coming from? We break down the events that led to Diddy’s name being brought up once more.