Everybody knows about Tupacs Beef with Biggie, Jay-Z, Nas, Bad Boy etc. But there's very little coverage on what went down between Pac and Mobb Deep. This was the era that made me fall in love with hip hop as a child.
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After doing a recent article, its funny how things turned out. In the latest developments in the case of the murder of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a former gang leader and suspect in the murder, has pleaded not guilty and the bail has been set at $750,000. Judge Carli Kierny of Clark County District Court has granted the possibility of house arrest for Davis before his trial in June.
Havoc started off speaking about the era in hip-hop before him, which Saigon explained as “an awakening.” Saigon then turned his attention to Mobb Deep coming on the map, and he explained that he “lost half my fanbase” during their beef. Saigon then explained that Prodigy and Havoc were trying to “wake people up” with their music, and he pointed out that 2Pac and Ice Cube were doing the same thing.
The "Greatest Rapper of All Time" title is one of the most prestigious monikers in the history of hip hop; it's also one of the most debated. In terms of innovation, there's no denying the importance of Rakim.
In this clip, Spice 1 explained why he took issue with Diddy suggesting that Jay-Z filled Biggie’s and 2Pac’s shoes upon their respective untimely passing's. Spice 1 detailed why he can’t compare them in terms of artistry as well as career trajectory.
In the seventh installment of the"Deep Dive" series, "Murder Rap" filmmaker and co-producer of "Unsolved" Mike Dorsey questions why the Las Vegas PD has never closed 2Pac's murder case. Dorsey points out the mountain of evidence pointing to Orlando Anderson being 2Pac's killer, and he goes on to break down the incidents leading up to 2Pac and Suge Knight being shot.
2Pac was attempting to ignite total warfare against The Notorious B.I.G. This means anyone that stood next to Biggie was liable to be hit with a direct shot. Per Irv Gotti, that was the case when it came to 2Pac's issue with Jay-Z.
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