Stop the Gunfight

Daily numerous of people fall victim to gunfire. This page is a small tribute to all those who, together with Tupac, are not with us anymore because of a bullet. Respect to them and their families!

Yaki Kadafi

19-year-old Yafeu Fula, also known as Yaki Kadafi, member of Tupac’s rap group Tha Outlaw Immortalz, was shot and killed on 10 November 1996. Different versions of the circumstances of the killing can be found throughout the internet. One of those is that his death is in direct connection to Tupac’s murder (Yaki Kadafi was the only witness willing to cooperate, although police never managed to question him about it). Another one speculates that he was accidently shot in the head by cousin, when playing around with a gun…

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The Notorious B.I.G.

What Tupac was to so called “West Coast rap”, Biggie Smalls (born Christopher Wallace) was to the East Coast. Protg of Bad Boy Entertainments (P.) Diddy – formerly known as Puff Daddy, real name Sean Combs – The Notorious B.I.G. was raps King of New York. At first good friends with Tupac, they had a beef going on ever since the 1994 shooting of Tupac in New York.
Linked to this beef and/or to Tupac’s death or not, fact is that only 6 months after Tupac, Biggie Smalls was gunned down and killed by 4 bullets in the chest in a similar drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California. To date, as Tupacs killing, Biggies murder remains unsolved.

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Jam Master Jay

Jay Will Mizell, better known as Jam Master Jay of Queens-based hiphop group Run-DMC, was shot and killed in a Merrick Boulevard recording studio on 30 October 2002.
In April 2007, Ronald “Tenad” Washington was named as an accomplice in the murder case. He’s also a suspect in the fatal shooting of Randy “Stretch” Walker in 1995.
Big L

Big L, born Lamont Coleman, was praised for his renewing style and impressive lyrical technique. His life was abruptly ended at the age of 24.
On the night of 15 February 1999, Big L was shot multiple times in the head and chest close to his house in Harlem, New York. His murder might be related to his brother, Leroy Phinazee, who was incarcerated at that time. It is believed that the murderer mistakingly took Big L for his brother. Leroy Phinazee himself was murdered on the same street while trying to find out who killed his brother, shortly after his release.

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Randy 'Stretch' Walker

Randy “Stretch” Walker, member of rap group Live Squad, was a close friend of Tupac in the early 1990s. He was with Tupac during the 1994 shooting at a Manhattan recording studio. Stretch didn’t get injured, while Tupac was robbed and shot several times. This would make Tupac suspect Stretch was part of the alleged setup together with Biggie and Puffy.
He was murdered on 30 November 1995, exactly 1 year after the incident…
Latasha Harlins

The story of how a $1.79 bottle of orange juice can cost you your life… 15-year-old Latasha Harlins was shot and killed with 1 shot in the head by a Korean shop owner, who incorrectly thought that Harlins was stealing a bottle of orange juice. This incident happened on 16 March 1991, only 13 days after the videotaped beating of Rodney King by the L.A.P.D. The killing is often referred to by Tupac and is believed to be Ice Cubes inspiration for “Black Korea”.
Stop the Gunfight

The last words on this page go to all those innocent victims all over the world. Its not because the weren’t famous that theyre not missed or that they should be forgotten. Rest in peace to all and stop the gunfight!