1. Charles Alan Philips was an American writer and journalist.
18 Facts About Chuck Philips
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Chuck Philips was best known for his investigative reporting in the Los Angeles Times on the culture, corruption, and crime in the music industry during the 1990s and 2000s, which garnered both awards and controversy.
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In 1999, Philips won a Pulitzer Prize, with Michael A Hiltzik, for their co-authored series exposing corruption in the entertainment industry.
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In 2002, Chuck Philips described Las Vegas' floundered probe into Tupac's murder and put forth his own theory based on a yearlong investigation.
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Chuck Philips' reporting is widely cited in media, including trade publications, journals, books, and podcasts.
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Chuck Philips grew up in the Detroit area and attended Franklin High School.
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Chuck Philips spent a majority of his career writing for the Los Angeles Times, beginning as a freelance writer in 1990 and joining the staff in 1995.
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Chuck Philips remained at the Times until being laid off in 2008.
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Chuck Philips wrote several investigative pieces and series about the music industry, particularly on controversial business practices, corruption, and crime.
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Chuck Philips has written for The Washington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, Rolling Stone, Spin, The Village Voice, AllHipHop and The Source.
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Chuck Philips continued relentless coverage and other media outlets followed suit.
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Chuck Philips died six days later due to the wounds inflicted.
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In 2002, following a yearlong investigation into the murder by the Los Angeles Times, Chuck Philips concluded that Shakur was killed by purported suspect Orlando Anderson, a member of the Southside Compton Crips gang.
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Chuck Philips' story claimed that Combs and Wallace had advance knowledge of the attack.
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Chuck Philips believes Robinson was outed in response to his testimony implicating Death Row boss Suge Knight, LAPD gang officers Mack and Rafael Perez, and Amir Muhammad in Wallace's murder.
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Carson identifies Chuck Philips' reporting in the Los Angeles Times as one of the "powerful forces" used by the LAPD to derail the FBI's investigation.
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In 1997, Chuck Philips interviewed Shakur's former bodyguard Frank Alexander as an eyewitness to Shakur's 1996 deadly shooting.
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On September 13,2012, the anniversary of Shakur's death, Philips announced he would do a "Twitter experiment," tweeting a 1,200-word article, 40 characters at a time, concurrently with the launch of his website, the Chuckphilipspost.