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Duane 'Keffe D' Davis admitted that Diddy allegedly tried to offer him $1m to shoot his arch-rivals Tupac and Suge Knight in police audio heard in the rapper's murder trial on Thursday.In a 2008 conversation between former Los Angeles Police Department detectives and Davis, the former South Side Compton Crips honcho said Sean Combs claimed 'I'll do anything to get rid of these guys,' referring to the Hit 'Em Up hitmaker and the Death Row Records boss. Davis said Diddy became 'more serious' in his conversation with him, and allegedly asked 'hey, how much do you want? I'll give you $1 million.' Earlier in the day, ex-cop Darryn Dupree corroborated the story, testifying that Davis told police Diddy had tried to pay him to kill Tupac, allegedly using notorious Harlem gangster Eric ‘Von Zip’ Martin as a money middleman. 'Keefe D' is on trial for allegedly orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting that killed Tupac in retaliation for the rapper and his entourage’s attack on Davis’s nephew, Orlando Anderson.Davis, the only person to ever be charged in the case, is facing one count of murder with the use of a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has pleaded not guilty and faces up to life in prison if convicted.Follow the Daily Mail for more updates... Jurors in Tupac murder trial hear Diddy tried to pay Duane Davis $1m to kill himJurors in Tupac's murder trial heard police audio in court on Thursday in which Duane Davis alleged Diddy offered him $1m to shoot Tupac and Suge Knight.In recorded police audio from 2008 between former detectives and Davis, Diddy may have tried to pay the drug boss to take out the rapper and mogul for him. Former LAPD detective Daryn Dupree corroborated the story when he took the stand on Wednesday.Dupree, who was on the FBI Task Force in 2008, sat down with Davis to confirm Diddy was allegedly ready to hand over cash to Davis to 'get rid' of his Death Row arch-rivals.Davis had been a federal informant for over a decade at the time he gave his interview, and agreed to offer information on the case to the FBI and US Attorney's Office for he Central District of California in efforts to avoid jail time for a drug charge.Dupree confirmed that Davis was meant to receive hit money from gangster Eric 'Von Zip' Martin via Diddy in 1996.'Sean Puffy Combs was supposed to have given money to Zip Martin to give to Mr. Davis for payment of the Tupac murder,' he said, referring to the FBI Task Force interview.'Fast forward, we go to Mr. Davis, he says he can rekindle that relationship with Mr. Zip Martin and talk about the money that was given from Sean Puffy Combs to Mr. Martin that never got to Mr. Davis,' he said.Jurors hear Duane Davis admit he is 'violent' when not smoking weedIn the 2008 police audio recording, Davis is heard saying he is 'violent' when he isn't high and 'doesn't want to hurt people.'The former South Side Compton Crips gangster said that he was 'through with Compton' and 'MySpace gang bangers' in the conversation.He is heard telling LAPD he had conversations with Sean 'Diddy' Combs about killing Tupac.Jurors hear 2008 police interview recording that will take hours Jurors are being played a police interview recording from 2008 that is anticipated to take up the rest of the afternoon.Court began at 1pm PST and is supposed to last until 5pm PST. The recording features Duane Davis, former LAPD detective Daryn Dupree, Greg Kading, a retired homicide detective and more.Witness Devonta Lee was a former DEA informantDuring cross-examination, Lee testified that he was a DEA informant in 2006 who worked in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) program following his incarceration. He denied informing the program of any crime outside of the information he was asked to provide by the group, but admitted they targeted Duane Davis as a drug dealer.Davis is seen shaking his head multiple times inside the courtroom. Witness recounts the Lakewood Mall incident that preceded Tupac's shooting Devonta Lee recounted the afternoon that Orlando Anderson, also a member of the South Side Compton Crips, encountered trouble with Mob Piru and Death Row Records member Travon 'Tray' Lane at the Lakewood Mall in California.As the group of Crips and Pirus noticed each other, they began to brawl. Anderson and his associates snatched Lane's Death Row Records medallion from around his neck.The Lakewood Mall incident was the catalyst for Tupac and Death Row Records associates attacking Anderson at the MGM Grand hotel the night the rapper was shot. First witness is called to the standA former member of the South Side Compton Crips, Devonta Lee, was called to testify after the jury was seated on Thursday.He confirmed that he did not want to testify in the trial but he was court ordered to so. He was formerly affiliated with Crips associate Deandre 'Big Dre' Smith and Duane Davis's nephew Orlando Anderson. Lee said he joined the Crips in the nineties, and would have faced repercussions if he didn't. Witness on Tupac rumor: 'I would've killed him'
