The 2005 VMAs, which were clouded by Hurricane Katrina and the shooting of hip-hop impresario Suge Knight, drew just 8 million viewers, its lowest-rated performance in over five years.
The newspaper reports that investigators are examining whether former Officer David Mack conspired with Death Row Records founder Marion "Suge" Knight to arrange the contract murder of the 24-year-old rapper whose real name was Christopher Wallace.