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Report: Sean Combs’ Associates Allegedly Responsible for Tupac Shakur’s 1994 Shooting

3/17/08, 10:40 am EST

Newly discovered information in the November 30, 1994, unsolved shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur at NYC’s Quad Studios alleges that the failed assassination of Shakur was masterminded by a pair of Sean “Puffy” Combs‘ associates, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the investigation, talent agent James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond and promoter James Sabatino orchestrated the attack because Shakur rebuffed offers to leave Interscope Records for Combs’ Bad Boy Records.

Unaware of Rosemond and Sabatino’s plans, Shakur went to Quad Studios thinking he was going to get $7,000 to record a vocal track for rapper Little Shawn’s album, which Rosemond was producing. Instead, Shakur was met in the building’s lobby by three assailants (allegedly hired by Sabatino), who proceeded to first rob the rapper, then shoot him three times, once in the head, hand and thigh. (Shakur accidentally shot himself in the groin when reaching for his own weapon.) The three assailants then made off with Shakur’s $40,000 chain to make it look like a robbery. Shakur wasn’t killed, however. Bleeding badly, he limped his way into the elevator and up to the tenth floor, where the studios were housed.

The hierarchy of Bad Boy Records (including Combs) was in the studio recording the debut Junior M.A.F.I.A. album, and when Tupac reached the tenth floor, he accosted Rosemond by asking, “Why you let them know I’m coming here?” Shakur, with four bullets in him, then “sat on a couch and rolled a joint” before paramedics arrived. Shakur would survive the attack, but the violence escalated, ultimately claiming the lives of Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Sabatino is currently serving an eleven-and-a-half year prison sentence for wire fraud and racketeering, while Rosemond is the president of Czar Entertainment, which represents rappers Too $hort, Gucci Mane, Shyne and the Game.

UPDATE: In a statement emailed to Rollingstone.com, Jimmy Rosemond said “In the past 14 years, I have not even been questioned by law enforcement with regard to the assault of Tupac Shakur, let alone brought up on charges. I am baffled as to why the LA Times would print this on its website when a simple and fair investigation would reveal that the allegations are false. I am currently consulting with my attorneys about my legal rights regarding this libelous piece of garbage.”

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Chuck | 3/17/2008, 11:24 am EST

Some parts of that story would be pretty damn funny if Tupac wasn’t dead….oh what the hell, that fact that he shot himself in the groin reaching for his own gun is still pretty damn funny, regardless.

Chris | 3/17/2008, 12:01 pm EST

I personally think its bull, i took over a decade for them to discover this??

Rap Music | 3/17/2008, 12:34 pm EST

That’s what I love about rap music…it’s great system of values

d | 3/17/2008, 2:48 pm EST

this is so stupid… come up with a better story to tell the public. You are all liars and fakes. Why cant any one just tell the truth.

Johnny Kickass | 3/17/2008, 4:07 pm EST

What happened to my comment?

All I said was Tupac shooting himself in the crotch and then being calm and collected enough to roll a joint right after is, uh…a bit dubious.

Stella | 3/17/2008, 4:12 pm EST

It sounds to me like the great marketing machine of Diddy is hard at work again.

favian | 3/17/2008, 6:09 pm EST

rapmusic fails.

Tony Scarboni | 3/17/2008, 6:16 pm EST

If any of these rappers ever met a real gangster they would crap their pants. It took them 3 shots and they still couldn’t kill’em. Haven’t they ever heard of “2 to the head, you know their dead”. Seriously though, kids have some messed up role models these days, ahhh, but i digress…fugetaboutit

Anonymous | 3/17/2008, 7:03 pm EST

The truth most likely is, he was killed by african americans and no one wants to admit it. When will black on black crime end

QUNT | 3/18/2008, 1:58 am EST

WHAT A LOT OF GARBAGE. WHAT A RIDICULOUS ARTICLE. WHAT AN IGNORANT BUNCH OF COMMENTS. YOU ARE ALL RETARDS.

"Queen P" | 3/18/2008, 5:32 am EST

Personally, I feel the only reason this is coming up now is because “Diddy” is doing great things….and as usual, That’s when people, including law enforcement…start picking, and haters start hating!!!

souljaboy tellem | 3/18/2008, 6:02 am EST

tupac had no talent. buy my cd

No one you know | 3/18/2008, 6:47 am EST

This story is true because someone I know from Brownsville Brooklyn who told me this exact story 10 years ago and who the actual shooters were! So anyone saying it isn’t true is foolish. You think Tupac would be that mad for nothing!

No one you know | 3/18/2008, 6:47 am EST

This story is true because someone I know from Brownsville Brooklyn who told me this exact story 10 years ago and who the actual shooters were! So anyone saying it isn’t true is foolish. You think Tupac would be that mad for nothing!

everyone you know | 3/18/2008, 8:25 am EST

Can rap music have it’s own magazine? It’s own Hall of Fame? I don’t know what it is, but it aint rock and roll. What a scourge of the human condition. Can you imagine the Beatles and the Stones trying to kill each other?

west | 3/18/2008, 3:58 pm EST

puffy and tha badboy fam knew who shot pac they were hatin at hte time cuase pac was heading to tha top.R.I.P MAKAVELLI

bsue | 3/18/2008, 4:00 pm EST

everyone says “liars” well someone is…we still don’t have the “truth”….so that might make it a little “obvious” wouldn’t one think

ACTUALLY TALENTED | 3/18/2008, 4:54 pm EST

WHO CARES ANYWAY. PROOF THAT ITS NOT ABOUT POVERTY. RAP IS NOT MUSIC ANYWAY! LOOK AT ALL MY MONEY,AND HOW TOUGH I AM,AND HOW MANY WOMEN I’VE HAD. I KNOW , LETS TEACH KIDS VIOLENCE AND HOW TO SELL DRUGS.

nathan | 3/18/2008, 5:42 pm EST

All I know is that you don’t get as far ahead as Diddy has with as little talent as he has without getting your hands dirty. His involvement with 2pac’s shooting is 100% guaranteed.

E | 3/21/2008, 2:36 pm EST

I cringe each and every time I see that that clown Comb’s face posted here, there and everywhere. 100% lack of talent plus involvement in the Pac slaying (really, is there any surprise there?) equals Bad Boy, Sean John, and whatever the hell else market penetration. Congrats Combs, your marketing strategy has paid off.

Ziggy | 3/21/2008, 4:06 pm EST

Well now a days we can’t believe anything or anyone.Only the people who belonged to the particular groups and close relatives to them would obvious know the truth!I think 1 of them should step forward and just tell the truth!Hahahahaha..Not in this lifetime would they do sumthing like that.So i guess they dont have any contious!I personally think rap has a very bad influence on people especially the young ones!

Tupac | 3/21/2008, 9:25 pm EST

I’m alive and fooled ya’ll. I am the wizard behind the curtain of the Puffy Empire. Word, bitch!

Diddy Sucks | 3/22/2008, 11:45 am EST

I feel bad for Diddy…he sucks so bad and he doesn’t even know it. By the way, I partied with Tupac last night…

RIP Pac & Big | 3/22/2008, 2:30 pm EST

This doesn’t surprise me & I don’t doubt the validity of the story. The only reason Puff is big now is because of the deaths of both legends and his cashing in on it all begin with his tribute song. Rap has lost more than a few steps as far as talent but the same media hype that led to the slayings carries on today with the hype that is given to the girls, money, drugs & violence that continues to be popular. If you think that is what all rap is though then you don’t appreciate music.

u guys suck | 3/23/2008, 8:35 am EST

rolling stone readers are racist and ignorant.

Collective Opinion | 3/23/2008, 9:56 am EST

Who really gives a rats ass about sub par wannabe musicians who were shot over 10 years ago there are way more important things this site can report than people who sucked and died

phong_d | 3/23/2008, 11:50 pm EST

“Who really gives a rats ass about sub par wannabe musicians who were shot over 10 years ago”

Makes me laugh! Have fun with your blow up doll this weekend….I heard Disney is coming out with another High School Musical soundtrack. Perhaps that is some better listening for you

anonymous | 3/24/2008, 9:11 am EST

i think that it is a load of crap the way yall are dissing diddy and the bad boy fam in the shakur shooting you know diddy wouldn’t do no selfish SH*T like that.

p.diddy | 4/15/2008, 9:26 am EST

p. diddy was not involved in much of it. he shouldn’t be blamed for something that he had no part of. he is so famous because he makes iinspiring music and people love it. all yall haters just wish yall was him

cincai | 4/16/2008, 6:05 am EST

p-diddy is a cool artist but if he messed up 10 yrs ago he should be punished for it.

Abbey | 5/6/2008, 3:17 pm EST

THIS IS TOTALLY UNFARE TO ADMIT THAT THE #1 DUDE ON BAD BOY RECORDS IS ACCUSED OF TUPAC’S SHOOTING.

True Naija | 5/27/2008, 4:08 pm EST

Diddy might seem to be one of the most, biggest hip hop star all round but since a secret was revealed of him being behind Tupac’s shooting, he should be in prison.

sambo | 9/19/2008, 1:49 pm EST

Who knows what happened…I feel that Diddy played a role in the shooting. I know that Pac was outspoken when it came to his enemies but he didn’t deserve to be shot then or even killed. No matter what no one says he was the greatest then and Pac is still the greatest now–the greatest of all time. NOW RUN TELL THAT!!!!

anonymous | 11/6/2008, 12:33 pm EST

the greatest 4 ever would always continue to rule even if dead …he is still the best thing that ever happened to the rap industry world wide.. fuck diddy and double fuck 4 b.i,g &and triple fuck to all ya b.i.g & p.diddy fans.

afds | 11/13/2008, 11:12 pm EST

we may never know who attempted to kill tupac or whether they did or not. what is real clear is that sean coombes sucks hairy bawllz!!

EEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ | 12/3/2008, 10:11 pm EST

pac the gr8est,hells no.
notorious b.i.g the gr8est,hells no
old school rappers like-rakim,krs1 now we r talkin about gr8ness……
neways let that pac & biggie shyte go….it’s been over a decade,fck worry about ur kids….now that’s real……

anonymous | 1/25/2009, 10:43 pm EST

p diddy ddint kill tupac. diddy was the one who made tupac famous. why would he kill tupac?the one who should be in prison forever is fucking suge knight that muthafucker should be in jail

Anonymous | 2/17/2009, 9:41 am EST

blackmafia or suge kilt tupac

netherlands

TUPACFOREVER | 3/4/2009, 2:07 pm EST

Tupac described the whole scene on his page HitThemUp.Com on the “1994 Shooting”. His own words tell the story and paint a clear picture which basically says that he felt Sean John, Booker, and Mr. Rosemond knew and “didn’t warn him”. It really seems as though they set it up. They were there!!! When they saw Tupac was still alive, they were in SHOCK! as Tupac himself stated in his interview with Vibe at that time. Why did they all abandon him then and why couldn’t one of them call the police when he was shot? They couldn’t even give the man a shirt off their back to cover his wounds? These are men? He STILL did not blame anybody for it, he was what you call a SOLDIER in a world of fakes. I hope whoever was behind that really knows what a coward they are. TUPAC can’t EVER be replaced. This goes to EVERYBODY involved in that whole situation. You will never forget or live down attacking one of the best rappers of all times. I hope his voice haunts you all forever because you can never be that real. He is STILL number 1 and he will be forever, dead or alive!!!!!!!!!!

TUPACFOREVER | 3/4/2009, 2:11 pm EST

DIRTY BLOODY MONEY NEVER LASTS !!!!!!

Lock P. Diddy Up | 3/4/2009, 2:18 pm EST

I always felt they should have arrested him years ago when this whole thing happened. It was pretty obvious he and his people did that to pac.

Mike | 3/4/2009, 2:24 pm EST

I hate Bad Boy Records and everything they stand for. Tupac told them no and I would done the same thing. He knew they were a bunch of talentless, envious cowards.

michelle | 3/4/2009, 2:25 pm EST

send puffy to death row!

DRU | 3/4/2009, 2:26 pm EST

YO MICHELLE I AGREE WIT U ELECTRICUTE THAT MOFO

DRU | 3/4/2009, 2:32 pm EST

YO TO WHOEVER SAID DIDDY MADE PAC FAMOUS THATS A LIE. PACs TALENT IS WHAT MADE HIM FAMOUS NOT DIDDY GAY ASS BRUH

no-talent1hit wonder-a killer? | 4/4/2009, 2:17 pm EST

sean ‘daddy’ combs may be an average rapper, but a good businessman-since his real talent is being able to take advantage and make money off others-he’s only recently hit the headlines for stealing another artists work as his own. to find out only now that he may also be responsible for the attempted assassination of 2pac would really be something. It would at least give him the excuse he’s always needed to have that ego! Even if he finally admitted it and it was a complete lie, he’d probably still need all this press to try and boost record sales ;)

Anonymous | 5/3/2009, 12:37 am EST

tupac is dead let him rest in peace… biggie too…

lk | 5/31/2009, 12:43 pm EST

west side

Crime lord | 8/17/2009, 6:54 pm EST

… 4 past da time, i done seen all y’ all pussies been out here posting ridiculous shit… i ain’t got nah’ thang but ma pussy dippin’ middle finger 2 all y’ all Pac hataz, over time i done told real playaz dont hang and slang shit with ho’s.. they aint nah’thing than a fuckin’ talkin’ jealous ass losers… aint no busy ass playa got time 2 discussin’ and arguing shit about anoda brodaz success and life style… I hope y’ all ‘ve heard my man in “Pacs life” real shit talk… well.. incase ya aint heard, he’s saying ” mind ur mu’hf**kin’ business” yeah… thats what’s up ass holes… go and get ya own life and be somebody… F**kin’ Swines..

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