TUPAC Shakur’s selfless last words as he lay bleeding on the street following his drive-by shooting in Las Vegas have been revealed.
The iconic hip-hop star used some of his final words to warn his childhood friend and fellow rapper E.D.I Mean – real name Malcolm Greenidge – to get down as he was afraid he would be shot by cops, court papers show.
GettyTupac was shot on Sept 7, 1996 and died a few days later[/caption]
2019 Maury PhillipsE.D.I Mean revealed Tupac’s last moments[/caption]
Eighth Judicial District Court Clark County NevadaTupac’s selfless last words were revealed in this court transcript[/caption]
Pac and Suge in the car on the night they were shot
Greenidge, a member of rap group Outlawz alongside Pac, told a grand jury of the murder case that he was in a car behind the rapper and record label boss Suge Knight in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, and witnessed the shooting.
He said that after the shooting he rushed to the passenger side of the car to try and help Tupac, according to the grand jury transcript.
Greenidge, who was subpoenaed, said: “[I} asked him is he okay, how he’s doing, [I was] trying to see, you know, what condition he was in.”
He said Tupac’s response to Greenidge was: “Get on the ground, they’re going to shoot you.”
Greenidge said he didn’t notice anyone at first but then saw a police officer pointing a gun at him.
Prosecutors asked him what the police officer said to him, and Greenidge replied: “Get on the ground or I’ll shoot you.”
He was then asked: “So what did you do?” and Greenidge replied: “I get on the ground.”
Greenidge said he was then detained at the scene by officers along with the two other members of Outlawz – Katari “Kastro” Cox, Tupac’s cousin, Yafeu Fula – also known as Yaki Kadafi – and a security guard named Frank.
He said he witnessed Suge urging paramedics to check Tupac out, while Pac remained “very calm, he wasn’t moving much.”
Greenidge said he and his entourage were forced to lie on the asphalt for a “very long time,” and it was “hot as hell.”
LAST MOMENTS
Describing the moments before the shooting, Greenidge told jurors: “We were on our way to Club 662.
“Mr. Shakur and Knight were in the car in front of us.
“We approached the light. Some women drove up on the
passenger side. Mr. Shakur began talking to the women.
“We couldn’t really hear what he was saying. We assumed
he was probably inviting them to the club.
“After the ladies pull off, another car pulled up beside Mr. Shakur and Mr. Knight and an arm came out of the back window and began shooting.”
RAP WARS
Greenidge, who appeared on the infamous diss track Hit ‘Em Up with Pac, was also asked about the infamous rivalry between his record label Death Row Records and the East Coast-based Bad Boy Records.
He is asked: “And can you describe that a little bit of what your understanding of what that rivalry was?”
Greendige replied: “Well, what is common in hip-hop is the competitive nature of hip-hop and it was like what we
would call a rap beef.”
A grand jury was held in Las Vegas in September to decide whether to indict Duane “Keefe D” Davis – sometimes written as Keffe D – with Tupac’s murder.
The jury decided there was enough evidence to charge Keefe with the killing and he appeared in court in Las Vegas last week.
‘NOT GUILTY’
Keefe’s attorney Ross Goodman confirmed the gangster planned to plead “not guilty” to the crime.
Goodman also confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Keefe was battling colon cancer.
But he added that Keefe was feeling good and wanted to fight the case.
“His spirits are fine right now,” Goodman said.
“He thinks that there are defenses, and he wants to fight the case.”
The shooting of Tupac took place near the Las Vegas Strip after a brawl between members of two rival Compton street gangs at the MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas police said.
A white Cadillac pulled up alongside Suge and Tupac’s car and opened fire.
Keefe was one of four people in the court, detectives say, and the only one still alive.
His nephew Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, Terrence “Bubble Up” Brown, and DeAndre “Big Dre” or “Freaky” Smith – all of whom have since died – were the other suspects in the car.
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