One of the greatest
mysteries in hip-hop has finally gotten some closure. The person who planned
the 1994 hit on Tupac Shakur at Quad Studios has finally come forward.
After being convicted of
running an interstate drug operation, Jimmy Henchman confessed to authorities
that he was the mastermind behind the shooting and robbery of Tupac Shakur that
began the East Coast vs. West Coast war. According to the Village Voice,
Henchman participated in “Queen For A Day” government sessions last fall where
he confessed to being the brains behind the operation that landed Tupac in the
hospital nursing five gunshot wounds. (The “Queen For A Day” program allows
suspected assailants under investigation to enter an agreement with the
government to confess knowledge of certain crimes with the agreement that the
information won’t be used to prosecute them.)
His confession unfolded as
he was trying to carve out a cooperation deal that might lead to a reduced
sentence, according to federal prosecutors. “Rosemond apparently came clean
about his involvement in Tupac’s ambush shortly after his former best friend,
Dexter Isaac, stepped forward last summer to publicly confess that he had led
the attack on Shakur in 1994. Isaac released a statement on June 16, 2011 to
allhiphop.com, saying it was Rosemond who had paid him to rob and pistol-whip
Tupac.”
As HipHopWired pointed out,
the statute of limitations when it comes to the robbery has expired. Criminals
suspected of robbery can be prosecuted up to seven years after the crime.
Though Henchman and one of his partners in the Tupac shooting have confessed,
they did so well after the statute of limitations had expired. So no extra
years can be added on to Henchman’s sure-to-be lengthy prison sentence.
In the song “Against All
Odds “ Makaveli: The Don Killuminati Tupac implicates Jimmy Henchman and
Haitian Jack in his shooting at Quad. He rhymes:
I heard he was light
skinned, stocky with a Haitian accent
Jewelery, fast cars and he’s
known for flashing (What’s his name???)
Listen while I take you back
(NIGGA SAY HIS NAME!) and lace this rap
A real live tale about a
snitch named Haitian Jack
Knew he was workin for the
feds, same crime, different trials
N*gga, picture what he said,
and did I mention
Promised a payback, Jimmy
Henchman, in due time
I know you b*tch n*ggas is
listenin, The World Is Mine
Set me up, wet me up, n*ggas
stuck me up
Heard the guns bust but you
tricks never shut me up.
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