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September 28, 2000 - An interesting look at rappers who share common characteristics with Tupac, as Vibe lists Lil' Zane, DMX, and Ja Rule.

September 9, 2000 - Tupac conspiracies are again making headlines as The Smoking Gun reports the FBI "extensively investigated" whether late rap music stars Tupac Shakur and Eric "Eazy-E" Wright were the victims of death threats and extortion plots hatched by individuals aligned with the militant Jewish Defense League. The Post asked JDL spokesman David Weiss to comment, where to responded "We boycotted some rappers for anti-semitic lyrics about 10 years ago, but we've never heard anything about this." For the full report, click here.

September 1, 2000 - The entire ordeal involving Faith Evans, Biggie, and Tupac has made Spin Magazine's 100 Sleaziest Moments in Rock. The Evan's Biggie marriage was basically destroyed by the claims by Tupac and within 5 months both Biggie and Tupac were murdered.

August 26, 2000 - We've added message boards to abstracts.net! It's still somewhat under construction but feel free to sign up and post here. Starting next month we'll have a $25 gift certificate at Amazon.com for post of the month!

August 19, 2000 - 2Pac's family has settled a lawsuit with the family of Orlando Anderson. Anderson's estate had claimed that 2Pac's family had offered a $78,000 settlement hours before he was shot to death but later never paid up.

August 12, 2000 - Big L, a notable figure in the New York underground rap scene who was gunned down in February 1999, is getting major hype after death with his previously unreleased recordings in the album The Big Picture debuted at #12 on the Billboard charts. One of the tracks features a duet with Tupac.

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