It was about this time when known “Mob Piru” member Marion Suge Knight wanted to start Death Row Records. Suge’s Death Row Records was making money in the millions with Tupac and Snoop Dogg pumping out the hits. Suge Knight’s “Death Row Records” was constantly being investigated for numerous crimes.
Sean Puffy Combs “Bad Boy” label on the East Coast was also a huge success with Christopher “Biggie Smalls" aka "B.I.G." Wallace and Sean Comb becoming best of friends.
Rap music had come a long way too, but the East Coast vs. West Coast clash was about to begin, and it was for real. The top performers in the rap industry were gathered in Los Angeles for the Soul Train Music Awards in 1994, which included Snoop Dog, DJ Quick, etc. Also at the event, the CEOs of the biggest rap labels, Puffy Combs of “Bad Boy Records” in New York City on the East Coast and Suge Knight of “Death Row Records” strait out of Compton on the West Coast. Also present were the respective entourages of the two groups that consisted of off duty police officers from Compton and L.A.P.D., and of course, the gang members from Los Angeles and Compton that made up the crew.
The East Coast vs. West Coast rivalry had made its way into the lyrics of the songs and had become increasingly personal. This begun to parlay into the utmost disrespect aimed at members of “Death Row” and “Bad Boy Records”.
In the midst of a heated clash, even bigger beef emerged. The prime representatives of rival coasts directed their lyrics against each other. Shortly after 2Pac had been shot five times at NY recording studio on November 30, 1994, “Who Shot Ya?,” a B-side track from BIG was released:
The East Coast vs. West Coast rivalry had made its way into the lyrics of the songs and had become increasingly personal. This begun to parlay into the utmost disrespect aimed at members of “Death Row” and “Bad Boy Records”.
In the midst of a heated clash, even bigger beef emerged. The prime representatives of rival coasts directed their lyrics against each other. Shortly after 2Pac had been shot five times at NY recording studio on November 30, 1994, “Who Shot Ya?,” a B-side track from BIG was released:
| “ | Who shot ya? Separate the weak from the obsolete, hard to creep them Brooklyn streets. | ” |
2Pac quickly retaliated with one of his most renowned tracks; "Hit 'Em Up":
| “ | Who shot me? But ya punks didn't finish now you 'bout to feel the wrath of a menace… Nigga, I hit ‘em up! | ” |
Though the feud is officially resolved by now, RapNation, where is/was your heart at?
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