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May 3, 2003 - Cynthia Fuchs of PopMatters interviewed 'Biggie & Tupac' director Nick Broomfield and asked if either murder case will ever be solved. "The case has been reopened, and when I spoke to Russell Poole last -- and I don't know if he's being unduly optimistic -- he said he thought it would be solved this year," Broomfield said. "The investigation is in motion again, witnesses are being re-interviewed, and there seems to be a renewed vigor to come to terms with what happened." Read more.

April 22, 2003 - Mya714 writes "MTV.com reports that Suge Knight is working on a book. Suge Knight also said that some MCs should educate themselves on Shakur's history before thinking about using his music. He praised Jay-Z for sampling Tupac's "Me and My Girlfriend," was disappointed by Nas' participation in last year's "Thugz Mansion" and had disdain for Daz because he gave out some unreleased Pac vocals to be used on the street smash "The Realest Killas" with 50 cent. Speaking on Nas' collaboration with Tupac on the song Suge says, "I think it's real disrespectful to Pac." "You gotta put a price on fame; it can't be to the point where you'll do anything for a hit. Be a man and have respect. If you can't respect nobody else, respect yourself. Don't go (do a song) knowing a certain individual didn't care for you. I could see Jay-Z doing what he did more than Nas on the same song with Pac, because Nas and Pac is from two different worlds." Read more."

April 8, 2003 - AllHipHop.com reports that a mural that was the subject of controversy at Woodbury High School in New Jersey featuring Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G. and Big Punisher has finally found a home, in a popular shopping mall. Read more.

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