As digital cable and satellite became the norm, HTPC software became more dependent on external decoder boxes, and the subscription costs that came with them. For instance, MythTV is capable of capturing unencrypted HDTV streams, such as those broadcast over the air or on cable using a QAM tuner.
On March 9, 1997, Wallace was killed by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. His double-disc set Life After Death, released 16 days later, rose to No. 1 on the U.S. album charts and was certified Diamond in 2000, one of the few hip hop albums to receive this certification.
Former LAPD detective who claimed corrupt cops murdered rapper Biggie Smalls 'died while interviewing police captain for book trying to expose truth about the killing'. He believed corrupt cops working with Los Angeles's Death Row records CEO Marion 'Suge' Knight were behind murder of Notorious B.I.G.