About the friendship and then the feud between two hip-hop icons Biggie and Tupac

Today, we're going to talk about probably the most famous feuds in hip-hop history - the relationship of Tupac Shakur and Biggie. The fierce rivalry between the West Coast rapper and the East Coast rapper has gone down in music history as truly legendary... And it's hard to believe that the story of two hip-hop icons began with friendship. At first Tupac took Biggie under his wing and helped the budding rapper's career, but after just a year their tandem fell apart. Ultimately, Tupac and Biggie's feud ended in tragedy: their lives abruptly ended within a year... There are many theories about the causes of their deaths and the culprits, but both cases remain unsolved to this day. Some argue that the feud was bigger than the Tupac and Biggie: Allegedly it was the tension between the coasts that exacerbated the events that led to their end... Tupac and Biggie were friends but were eventually separated by the media, discourse, gang culture and competition between record labels.

The beginning of a friendship

History of Biggie and Tupac's friendship has its origins in 1993 year. The rappers met during the filming of the film "Poetic Justice". Biggie was fascinated by Shakur, they got to talking, and the same evening the latter invited his new acquaintance to a party at his house. From that moment on, their friendship began... It lasted only a year.

Shakur was already a well-known rapper, while the Christopher Wallace was only a star in Brooklyn. According to the hip-hop artist. E.D.I. Mean., Shakur regularly set aside time to teach new rappers how to succeed in the industry, but he particularly focused on Wallace and wanted him to be a part of his group Thug Life. Shakur took it upon himself to influence the young Wallace, suggesting that he focus on writing tracks for a female audience.

The first alarm bells ...

In November 1993. Shakur met Jacques Agnan in a Manhattan nightclub. He was attracted to Anyang's lavish lifestyle, however Biggie warned him that he was a "shady bloke". During the party, Tupac met 19-year-old Ayanna Jackson, with whom he actually spent the rest of the night... And all would have been well, but 4 days later Jackson visited the rapper, coming to his hotel. After that, Shakur as well as his road manager and Anyan were accused of several wrongful acts towards the girl! Shakur claimed that he left the room before Jackson was harmed in any way. Before the cases against Shakur and the other two men went to trial, Anyan pleaded guilty and received a lenient sentence. Shakur then said New York Daily Newsthat he thinks he's being set up.

Shortly thereafter, Tupac refused to manage Biggie's career ....

The attack on Tupac

In November 1994. Shakur was supposed to do a guest verse on a track Little Shauna, colleagues Wallace and Sean Combs. When he arrived in Quad Recording Studios in Times Square, the rapper and his crew were greeted by three men in military uniforms. Since this was a signature fashion in Brooklyn, Tupac assumed they were with Wallace, who he was told was recording upstairs. On his way to the lift, however, he was ambushed...The rapper was shot, beaten and robbed, and he believed Wallace and Combs were involved in the incident.....

A few months after the attack on Shakur at Quad Recording Studios. Wallace recorded a track "Who Shot Ya?" to the B side of the hit single "Big Poppa". The song was recorded in 1994, before the attack on Shakur, but fans have speculated that its lyrics refer to an impending attack.

Tough times for Shakur

For her alleged role in the Jackson case Shakur was found guilty and sentenced to a year and a half behind bars. He failed to post $3 million bail and served most of his sentence at the Clinton Correctional Facility... According to the Sugar Knight, chapters Death Row RecordsShakur's wife at the time, Keisha MorrisI contacted him on behalf of my husband and asked for help. And he did.

While behind bars, a rumour reached Shakur that Wallace allegedly had prior knowledge of the attack at Quad Recording Studios. Biggie himself denied having any prior knowledge of the attack, as did Combs... While Tupac was awaiting an appeal against his sentence, Knight and Interscope Records posted $1.4 million in bail, and he was released. The rapper immediately signed with Death Row Records and released his single shortly thereafter "California Love.".

Revenge?

In her memoirs, the wife Biggie, Faith Evansrecalled an occasion when she was asked to record the chorus to a song for Shakur's 1996 album All Eyez on Me. She wasn't told what the song would be, and at the time she didn't know how much the rappers were feuding ... When she got to the studio, she recorded anyway, despite worrying about a disagreement between her own label Bad Boy Records and owner Death Row Records ... After that, Evans went to Shakur for her $25,000 salary. She then claims the rapper made her an offer, which she turned down.

In June 1996, Tupac released the infamous diss. "Hit 'Em Up."which was his response to Wallace and Combs. The song also touches on Biggie's wife, Faith Evansand Bad Boy Records.

End of story

It happened on the 7th of September 1996: Tupac was attacked in Las Vegas when he was shot four times from a passing car. The rapper was in hospital for six days before he died of "respiratory failure and cardiopulmonary arrest". Shakur was 25 years. The artiste's fans mourned him, however, to this day the attacker has not been found ....

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At the time of the attack, Wallace was in Los Angeles filming a music video for his single "Hypnotize."but many of Shakur's fans believed he was involved in the incident. A few months later, while performing at the Soul Train Music Awards, Wallace received an icy reception from the crowd and was even booed when he announced Toni Braxton as the winner of the Soul Train category "Best R&B soul single.".

The next day. Wallace and Combs cancelled a trip to Europe and attended a Quincy Jones party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles before leaving in separate cars. After stopping at a red light at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, Wallace's car was fired upon by someone at a "Impala.". On 9 March 1997, Biggie was shot from a passing car, as was Shakur. Wallace was rushed to the hospital, but died in the 1:15 at the age of 24. As with Shakur, Wallace's case also remains unsolved.....