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This is an interview Orlando Anderson and his lawyer Renee L. Campbell did with Sanyika Shakur for VIBEs December 1997 Issue Why
did the Death Row crew zero in on you that night at the MGM?
I really don't know why. I don't even know them Who
pushed you first? What
did he say when he first stepped to you? You
didn't recognize nobody else? Did you recognize Suge? Where
we from in Compton, our first instinct - after being assaulted, insulted,
shoe stepped on - is to respond. Did you feel calling your peeps?
So
you are not a Southside Crip? Are
you affiliated with the Southside Crips? So,
nobody in your immediate family bangs? Besides
your brothers? The
police said that they raided a Southside hangout, and there were guns
there and a diploma on the wall with your name on it. Yet you said
you lived next door. It
was reported that you were bragging about whacking Makaveli.
That
wasn't just the affidavit. People on the street in Compton told VIBE
you were bragging about it. Do
they call you Baby Lane? When
I was in jail with Suge Knight, he said, "Baby Lane did it."
How do you respond to this guy's saying you were the shooter?
On
the stand, you said Suge was not involved in your beating, that he
tried to stop it. Now you're naming him in the lawsuit for participating
in your beating. You
were fearing Suge's camp? Death Row People? Aren't
you worried about perjury charges? Why
change the story now? Are you less scared? How
do you feel about Tupac's mother filing this counter suit against
you? You
were on "America's Most Wanted". Have you had any
troubles because you were named as a suspect in Tupac's killing?
How
has this altered your life? Why
don't you just get vested an heated and continue to do your things?
Life goes on. Even 'Pac himself said it. Did
anybody ever tell you that you were very much resemble Tupac?
Do
you feel any resentment toward Tupac's spirit, like, Look at what
the hell you done got me into? So,
you have lost passion for Tupac's music? Do you still listen to him?
Because
you feel him? Do
you have a favorite 'Pac song? Especially
now, huh? What do you wish at this particular juncture in your life?
Note:
Orlando Anderson was killed May 29, 1998, this is what I know about
his murder:
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