5 Black Celebrities Whose Murders Remain Unsolved

Notorious B.I.G.Rapper Christopher Wallace, who was known as the Notorious B.I.G., was fatally shot in Los Angeles in 1997 as he was sitting in a GMC Suburban after a Vibe magazine party . The murder shocked the music industry and his fans all over the world. There have been plenty of accusations and rumors about the murder, including former Los Angeles Police Department detective Greg Kading's allegation that former Death Row Records' CEO Suge Knight paid a gang member friend Wardell Fouse to kill Wallace. No one has ever been charged with the Wallace's murder. Tupac ShakurIn 1994 in New York City, rapper Tupac Shakur survived after he was shot five times in the chest. He recovered, and many fans said it was because Tupac was blessed or possessed with a high level of spirituality. So in 1996, when he was shot and killed in Las Vegas while driving with Suge Knight after a Mike Tyson fight, some fans didn't believe he was dead. Police eyed a suspect, Orlando Anderson, who got in a fight Tupac and Knight before the killing, but no one has been charged with the crime. Soulja SlimRapper Soulja Slim, whose real name was James Tapp Jr., was signed to Master P's No Limit Records. He worked with other New Orleans rappers like B.G. and Juvenile, with whom Slim created a No. 1 single, “Slow Motion.” After finding some success, Soulja Slim was killed in 2003 in New Orleans. He was shot in the face and chest. Police originally charged a 22-year-old man with the rapper's murder, but released the suspect due to lack of evidence. No one has ever been charged with Tapp's murder. Big LLamont Coleman, who was known in the rap industry as Big L, was killed in 1999. According to many rappers, Big L had the talent to become a star in the music business, having earned respect for his lyrics in the streets and underground. Just as the rapper was on the brink of success, he was shot and killed in Harlem, N.Y. Police first charged Big L's childhood friend with his murder, but he was later released. The authorities have not charged anyone else with Big L's murder. Jam Master JayPioneer RUN DMC DJ Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was murdered in 2007 at a Queens, N.Y., studio. His killing stunned the hip-hop industry. Federal prosecutors claimed that a man named Ronald “Tenad” Washington was an accomplice to the murder, but he nor any other suspects have been convicted for the rapper's murder. The murder remains unsolved.

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