12/16/2023 0 Comments Hip hop history![]() dancing, come to Death Row!" - referring to Combs' tendency to appear in his artists' music videos and perform ad-libs in their songs. On August 3, 1995, Suge Knight took a dig at Puff Daddy at that year's Source Awards in New York City, announcing to the assembly of artists and industry figures: "Any artist out there that want to be an artist and want to stay a star, and don't want to have to worry about the executive producer trying to be all in the videos. Although Combs and Biggie denied having anything to do with the shooting and stated that "Who Shot Ya?" had been recorded before the shooting, 2Pac interpreted it as a taunt directed at him. In February 1995, " Who Shot Ya?," a B-side track from Biggie's " Big Poppa" single was released. Can't talk with a gun in your mouth huh?. Between when that interview was given and when the article was published, Puff Daddy had visited 2Pac at Rikers Island and assured him that Bad Boy was not involved in the shooting. Afterward, 2Pac implied in an interview with Kevin Powell of Vibe that Biggie, Puff Daddy and Uptown Records head Andre Harrell were involved in or responsible for the attack at Quad Studios. One day later, 2Pac was convicted of sexual abuse. As 2Pac was taken out on a stretcher, he gave the middle finger to Biggie and other Bad Boy affiliates who were present. When 2Pac hesitated, he was shot five times and robbed. Once he entered the building, two gunmen ordered everyone in the lobby to the floor. As he arrived, members of Junior M.A.F.I.A., a group affiliated with Bad Boy, shouted greetings to 2Pac on the street below. On November 30, 1994, 2Pac was scheduled to record a verse with Little Shawn at Quad Studios in Manhattan to help pay his legal fees. However, at the same time, his career was in jeopardy as he was low on money and standing trial in New York City on charges of sexual abuse, sodomy, and weapons possession. īy 1994, New York-born, California-based rapper and actor Tupac "2Pac" Shakur had released two successful albums and starred in three movies. (also known as Biggie Smalls) and Long Island–based rapper Craig Mack became immediate critical and commercial successes. The next year, the label's debut releases by Brooklyn-based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. In 1993, fledgling A&R executive and record producer Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs founded the New York-centered hip-hop label, Bad Boy Records. (right), who would become the faces of the rivalry representing their respective coasts Graffiti depictions of Tupac "2Pac" Shakur (left) and The Notorious B.I.G. ![]() Knight, a native of Compton, California and a Blood, was among those in the West Coast hip hop scene irritated by the East Coast's perceived condescension toward the West. In 1991, Suge Knight co-founded Death Row Records in Los Angeles alongside Dr. This was also the same year that Uncle Luke came out with the album In the Nude which also dissed Dr. Although Tim Dog would not figure into the later stages of the feud, his diss track presaged what was to come. Dre would respond a year later on his debut solo album, The Chronic. It contained several skits which mocked West Coast artists and a diss track directed at the members of N.W.A including Dr. On November 12, 1991, Bronx rapper Tim Dog released the album Penicillin on Wax. īy the late-1980s, however, West Coast hip hop was flourishing, led by acts such as Compton, California's N.W.A. ![]() As a result, New York rappers were often perceived as feeling their hip hop scene was superior to other regional hip hop cultures whereas those on the West Coast of the United States had developed an inferiority complex. Hip hop music and hip hop culture is widely considered to have originated on the East Coast of the United States in New York City. Although several suspects have been identified, both murders remain unsolved. ![]() The feud culminated in the murders of both rappers in drive-by shootings. with Puff Daddy and their New York City–based label, Bad Boy Records, and West Coast–based rapper Tupac Shakur with Suge Knight and their Los Angeles–based label, Death Row Records. Focal points of the feud were East Coast–based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. The East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry was a dispute between artists and fans of the East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop scenes in the United States, especially from the mid-1990s. ![]() Suge Knight (left) and Puff Daddy (right), leading figures on opposite sides of the main phase of the rivalry ![]()
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