Jury selection begins for the Tupac trial

Jury selection began on Monday in the murder trial of an ex-street gang leader accused of masterminding the drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur three decades ago in Las Vegas, a long-unsolved crime that became a seminal moment in rap music history.



Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, is charged in Clark County, Nevada, with a single count of murder by use of a deadly weapon.



He has pleaded not guilty. Davis is accused of leading a group of men to kill Shakur, 25, one of rap's most commercially successful and influential artists, in a 1996 drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip.



He faces a potential life sentence without parole if convicted.



Jury selection could last several days.



Around 75 potential jurors were summoned to court on Monday to be questioned about their ability to be fair and impartial.



Shakur's killing heightened the image of violence permeating hip-hop culture during "gangsta" rap's golden age, stoking an infamous East Coast-West Coast rap feud.