A former Compton gang leader, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, has been convicted of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, closing one of hip-hop's most notorious cold cases nearly 30 years on. Prosecutors said Davis orchestrated the drive-by shooting as revenge amid the East-West rap feud, which had merged with a real Los Angeles gang war; he was largely convicted on the strength of his own repeated public confessions over the years. This week's Billboard Legal Beat newsletter also rounds up other major music law developments, including a dispute over DMX's unreleased recordings and a Texas drag-show ruling that cited Dolly Parton.

Jurors deliberated for just a few hours before finding Davis guilty after a two-week trial, during which prosecutors played back years of his boasts to police, journalists and YouTube interviewers about his role in the killing; sentencing will follow in the coming weeks. Other stories covered include AI firm Suno facing a class action from Jason Isbell and other artists, a legal fight over DMX's estate and unreleased tapes, Lil Durk's murder-for-hire trial beginning in Chicago, Lizzo winning dismissal of a harassment lawsuit, Jermaine Dupri dropping an $18 million royalties suit against Sony Music, and Sony Music and Warner Music Group filing a new copyright case against Anthropic over more than 20,000 songs.