LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 4, 1993 

* Snoop Doggy Dogg & first degree murder charge
* West Coast hip-hop gangsta & G-Funk Rapper 

Page 16 of section B has a four column heading: "Rap Star Faces Murder Charge, Appears at MTV Fest" (see images) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all sections (120+ pages), very nice condition.

Background: This specific issue captures the definitive flashpoint where "Gangsta Rap" ceased to be just a controversial musical subgenre and transformed into a high-stakes, real-world American media phenomenon. The surreal juxtaposition of Calvin Broadus (Snoop Doggy Dogg) performing at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards while actively wanted for first-degree murder ignited an intense national debate over whether rap lyrics merely mirrored inner-city trauma or directly inspired real-world violence. Occurring months before the release of his record-shattering debut album Doggystyle, the shooting of Philip Woldemariam by Snoop's bodyguard, McKinley Lee, fueled a true-crime publicity storm that paradoxically boosted Snoop's mythological street status while threatening him with a life sentence. Ultimately, the event reshaped the trajectory of pop culture: it laid the thematic groundwork for his iconic "Murder Was the Case" short film, previewed the high-profile courtroom theatrics later seen in the O.J. Simpson trial (even utilizing defense attorney Johnnie Cochran), and marked the perilous peak of Death Row Records' cultural dominance before Snoop’s eventual 1996 acquittal allowed him to pivot into the universally beloved, mainstream entertainment mogul he is today.