So, biggie still had success, but tupac was more successful. Tupac has breadth in the streaming era, but his biggest hits lack the universality of biggie s pacs 10 most popular songs on spotify have accrued more than 300 million streams. Tupac shakur famous crime scene original full 20 min video part 2 duration. Gangsta rap songs like boyznthehood were hawked out of trunks to. The gist of whats going on in this book is that the author concludes, mainly through interviews with a detective that was on the biggie smalls murder case that the murders of tupac shakur and biggie smalls were hits ordered by suge knight and were carried out by police officers who were affiliated with the bloods street gang and worked as security for knights death row record label. Matw and aeom had impact, but people didnt immediately. Song biggie tupac live freestyle album version edited artist funkmaster flex, big kap.
The murder of tupac shakur is a tragedy but the why is. The film alleges that knight had tupac killed before he could part ways with knights death row label and conspired to kill biggie to divert attention from himself in the tupac murder. Im curious to see why people like pac or biggie better. The murder of biggie smalls share book recommendations. It is often argued that the two are the best rappers to have ever been in the game and are often compared to see who is the greatest rapper ever. Usa gets its own true crime anthology series about the murders of tupac and biggie what we are doing is respecting the estates. Tupac shakurs legacy, 20 years on two decades after tupacs death, writer kevin powell, who covered the rapper for vibe magazine, unpacks the. The murder of tupac shakur is a tragedy but the why is not a complete mystery. Examining similarities between biggie, tupac tragedies mtv. A detective investigates the murders of tupac shakur.
From everything ive heard, and 2pac is one rapper who ive heard. We use cookies for various purposes including analytics and personalized marketing. Diddy always denies dissing 2pac and he also denies that biggie aka the notorious b. The connection between biggie and tupac dates back to november of 1994 when shakur was shot five times in the lobby of a new york city. So does their rivalry, one of the greatest in music history. Without a doubt, tupac shakur is the most infamous and celebrated mc in the history of hip hop culture. Josh duhamel, the star of usas unsolved says he knows what happened to tupac and chris biggie wallace read us weeklys exclusive interview. Books health psychology relationships fitness nutrition. The 10episode season is titled the murders of tupac and the notorious b. Review of books, real life magazine, and other venues. Illustrated throughout with photographs, memorabilia, and artwork inspired by tupac and biggie, and with insert versus pages dissecting topics such as each artists presence in movies, critical reception, and literary influences, this book is a musthave for all rap and hip hop fans. The curious cinema of nick broomfield is increasingly best read as a oneman comedy.
Tupac was shot after a tyson fight in las vegas on 7 september 1996 and died of internal bleeding six days later in critical care at the university medical centre. Tupac shakur vs christopher wallace statement of purpose this portfolio will examine the similarities between biggie smalls and tupac shakur. Why usas tupac and biggie series doesnt have tupac and. Kading lays out his theories about who pulled the triggers, and why. Changes is a hip hop song by 2pac featuring talent. Biggie, hip hop experts jeff weiss and evan mcgarvey take an entirely new approach to investigation of that rivalry. Latest case in point is biggie and tupac, which looks into the stillunsolved murders of rival rap superstars. Overall, ill examine their cyphers together, features and of course the songs during their beef. But lets take it a step further is tupac bigger than hip hop culture. The 10 reasons tupac is better than biggie video features the argument that pac was more political than biggie. I do not own any rights or what so ever regarding this video, this is uploaded pure for promotional reasons. He is a rapper who cares about people situation and rap through poetry which no others do. I know idiots that claim to like real rap by listening to. Tupac warned biggie that jimmy henchman was bad news and he should jump ship, but biggie wanted to stay loyal to puffy and see how it goes, as he was the only person at that point who even offered him a record deal.
Biggie tupac amaru shakur also known as 2pac and christopher wallace also known as biggie are two of rap musics most idolized and legendary rappers. My intent is for you to get a glimpse of the talent these two had and how much change they brought to the hip hop industry. Tupacpro vs biggiecon who was the best rapper while both rappers made a huge impact on the hip hop community individually. Tupac has breadth in the streaming era, but his biggest hits lack the universality of biggies pacs 10 most popular songs on spotify have accrued more than 300 million streams. Timothy teruo watters is raising funds for east vs. Freshtopicfriday as a big fan of rap music as well as knowing the catalogs of both artists very well, i have came to the conclusion that the notorious b. The first season is based on the murders of rappers tupac shakur and biggie smalls in the late1990s. A detective investigates the murders of tupac shakur and notorious b. Ive been a big biggie and tupac fan too even though the thoughts and stories they laid out on their music. Tupac had one last request for biggie before his death. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Enjoy the classics from two of the best to ever do it. Rather than focus on the countless conspiracy theories, they study the artist as artists, dissecting the lyrics of their hits california love, all eyez on me, changes for 2pac, mo money. However, since his death many of the unreleased and unmastered songs have. Tupac rapped from the heart, and his songs, from a craft perspective alone. Ask what you want to know ask what you want to know cc. Examining similarities between biggie, tupac tragedies.
Biggie is better effective lyrically and he has a way better effective pass than tupac. Usa networks unsolved finds its tupac and biggie actors. Unsolved is an american true crime anthology television series. By continuing to use the service, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookie policy. One thing that can be said without any doubt is that had tupac shakur had not died on september, 1996 is that the notorious b. Conspiracy theories give fans comfort but, in truth, the brilliant artist was a sacrificial lamb in thug. Although the murders of tupac shakur and the notorious b. Lastly, even the phrase westside is the best side uttered in the book, and is a throwback reference to the west vs east hip hop beef, prominently between tupac and biggie and whoever else tupac threw under the bus in diss records nas, jayz, mobb deep and even the fugees. This film by the british documentary maker nick broomfield seeks to uncover a coverup in the music world. It took 2pac 5 albums and tragic death to be considered among the greatest rappers ever. Broomfields documentary is based on the theory and interviews of exdetective russell poole.