FACT CHECK: Dexter Isaac admitted Shooting Tupac In 1994 But Not Killing Him

Nigerian bloggers are suddenly awake and they are revisiting old wounds but a little fact check will be appropriate. Is fairly OK for us to post gossip and unconfirmed news simply because they are new and no adequate reports but to re-post a 2011 confirmed article wrongly is not good for the trade.

According to a guardian article in June 2011: A man has admitted to the non-fatal 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur, claiming he was paid $2,500 to rob the rapper at Manhattan's Quad studio. Dexter Isaac, currently serving a life sentence on unrelated charges, said he was hired by hip-hop manager Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond to ambush and mug Shakur, setting off three years of reprisals that left Shakur and Notorious BIG dead.

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Notorious B.I.G. Post Mortem Report Released

A sealed report about the death of the famous rapper, who was gunned down in 1997, is finally opened.

Authorities have released a long-sealed report showing The Notorious B.I.G. was shot four times in a 1997 drive-by shooting in Los Angeles that remains unsolved.

The report said one of the bullets delivered a fatal wound to the rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace.

The 23-page document details the trajectory of each of the shots that hit him. One bullet killed the hip-hop star when it tore through his left lung, heart and colon.

No drugs or alcohol were found in his system.

The killing has been the subject of police and FBI investigations and remains one of Los Angeles' highest-profile unsolved homicides.

Wallace, who was also known as Biggie Smalls, was 24 years old when he was killed after leaving a music industry event.

His murder is thought to have been part of a feud between rival record labels.

Chief Coroner Investigator Craig Harvey said a security hold that had been placed on the report was lifted last week.

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