In an announcement sure to add fuel to the growing accusations that Hip Hop artists are being watched by the government, Kevin Hackie, a former bodyguard of the late Tupac Shakur recently admitted that he was an undercover FBI agent while he worked for the deceased rapper.
Hackie—originally thought to be an informant—made the announcement during a Los Angeles viewing of a forthcoming documentary titled Tupac: Assassination - Conspiracy or Revenge? The claim was in response to an alleged LAPD officer who defended the department's investigation into Shakur's murder.
This is not the first time Hackie has been in the public eye surrounding issues of murder or Hip Hop music. He was employed at Death Row from 1992-1996 and in 2004 filed a declaration concerning the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. Hackie's involvement with Death Row Records and the police corruption investigation known as "The Rampart Scandal" was also widely chronicled in the 2002 book by Randall Sullivan entitled Labyrinth, which widely implied the cover-ups of Notorious B.I.G.'s murder.
In the affidavit, Hackie said he had "personal knowledge" about Big's murder and alleges that Death Row made a $25,000 offer to a law enforcement officer to carry out the slaying.
The rapper was gunned down March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles.
According to an EUR Web report, Hackie maintains the claim that Shakur was set up by Death Row label head Marion "Suge" Knight—who was also grazed by a bullet during Shakur's murder—over unpaid royalties. In numerous interviews, Knight has vehemently denied involvement in either rapper's murder.
Hackie—originally thought to be an informant—made the announcement during a Los Angeles viewing of a forthcoming documentary titled Tupac: Assassination - Conspiracy or Revenge? The claim was in response to an alleged LAPD officer who defended the department's investigation into Shakur's murder.
This is not the first time Hackie has been in the public eye surrounding issues of murder or Hip Hop music. He was employed at Death Row from 1992-1996 and in 2004 filed a declaration concerning the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. Hackie's involvement with Death Row Records and the police corruption investigation known as "The Rampart Scandal" was also widely chronicled in the 2002 book by Randall Sullivan entitled Labyrinth, which widely implied the cover-ups of Notorious B.I.G.'s murder.
In the affidavit, Hackie said he had "personal knowledge" about Big's murder and alleges that Death Row made a $25,000 offer to a law enforcement officer to carry out the slaying.
The rapper was gunned down March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles.
According to an EUR Web report, Hackie maintains the claim that Shakur was set up by Death Row label head Marion "Suge" Knight—who was also grazed by a bullet during Shakur's murder—over unpaid royalties. In numerous interviews, Knight has vehemently denied involvement in either rapper's murder.
