A SELF-confessed gangster has not made a plea in relation to murder charges of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years ago – despite admitting several times to being a central player in the rap icon’s death.

A somber Duane “Keefe D” Davis and his attorney, Ross Goodman, appeared in a Las Vegas courtroom on Thursday after his initial arraignment earlier this month was postponed.

Clark County Judge Tierra Jones agreed to delay the arraignment again after Goodman, the son of Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, asked for more time.

When asked by Judge Jones if he was Davis’ attorney, Goodman replied: “I’m not going to confirm that today.”

He then requested a two-week continuance of Davis’ arraignment, which the judge granted.

Despite not entering a plea, Goodman confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Davis will enter a not-guilty plea at his next court date, which is scheduled for November 2.

Davis, 60, entered the courtroom shackled with handcuffs and leg irons, dressed in a blue Clark County Detention Center jumpsuit.

Thursday was Davis’ second court appearance after he was arrested outside his home in suburban Henderson on September 29, months after investigators executed a search warrant on his property in connection to the 1996 murder of Tupac.

The drive-by shooting occurred near the Las Vegas Strip on the night of September 7, 1996, hours after a brawl at the MGM Grand between members and affiliates of two rival Compton street gangs, Las Vegas police said.

A white Cadillac pulled up alongside a car driven by Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight and Tupac near the strip and opened fire.

Detectives said Davis was one of four individuals connected to the murder.

Davis is the only suspect in the case still alive, police said.

His nephew, Orlando “Baby Lane” Anderson, Terrence “Bubble Up” Brown, and DeAndre “Freaky” Smith – all of whom have since died – were the other suspects in the Cadillac.

Prosecutors said Davis was the “on-ground, on-site commander” and orchestrated the shooting as payback after Tupac, Knight, and several others assaulted his nephew at the MGM Grand hours before.

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Davis was initially scheduled to be arraigned on murder charges during a hearing on October 4, but the arraignment was postponed after his attorney failed to appear in court.

A trial is not likely to start until 2024.

The U.S. Sun obtained the shocking bodycam footage of Davis’ arrest, who police said was bragging about the crime despite facing a potential life sentence.

An unfazed Davis boasted: “I don’t give a s**t. I ain’t worried” about the case.

As he sat in the back of a patrol car, Keefe spoke with a police officer driver, who asked: “What they got you for man?”

Davis replied, “Biggest case in Las Vegas history,” when asked if it was recent, the smug gangster responded: “September 7, 1996.”

‘ENJOYING THE LIMELIGHT’

Since his arrest, sources have revealed to The U.S. Sun that Davis is “enjoying the limelight” of being embroiled in the “biggest case in Las Vegas history.”

The sources claim that Keefe “appears to be ready to become famous” and “may be looking forward to gaining notoriety with the high-profile court case.”

One Las Vegas source revealed: “Keefe has an extraordinary attitude to this whole case.

“Obviously, being cuffed and put in protective custody is not ideal, but the attention he is getting from this matter is something he is thriving on.

“There is definitely a sense that Keefe is loving the limelight and boasting about his role as a major gangster figure in LA.

“Whatever happens in court, It is clear that he feels that he was free to discuss the murder because of a deal with LAPD, that has always been his argument.”

One Vegas friend of Keefe added: “Look Kee,fe knew that Metro Police wanted to go after him, and he knew that he would be arrested and charged.

“But somewhere in his mind, he believes that he can get free and perhaps sell books and even a movie about his life.”

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