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A focal point of the rivalry was the feud between East Coast–based rapper the Notorious B.I.G. signed by Puff Daddy and their New York City–based label, Bad Boy Records, and West Coast–based rapper Tupac Shakur signed by Suge Knight and their Los Angeles–based label, Death Row Records.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the East-West Coast rap rivalry.
Up until the mid-late 1980s, West Coast rap imitated East Coast party rap. However, the introduction of gangster rap allowed West Coast rap to climb the mainstream music charts. Alonzo Williams, a disk jockey from Compton, is known as the “Godfather of West Coast rap.”
They were two of the most talented hip-hop rappers on the scene. And they both were dedicated to exposing the truth of the tribulations of life on the streets, social injustice and the racial...
The West Coast vs East Coast feud that plagued hip hop during the 1990s, as much as it may have entertained the culture, was an amalgamation of bloodshed and pure horror that ultimately ended with the deaths of two amazingly talented rappers: 2pac and Biggie Smalls. However, the origin of the beef is complex and often misunderstood.
From the shadows of the West Coast scene emerged a new breed of rap that was raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically real. This was gangsta rap, a genre that would become the lifeblood of West Coast hip-hop.
Originating in the early 1990s and escalating into the mid-1990s, this feud between rap artists from the East Coast, centered in New York City, and those from the West Coast, primarily in Los Angeles, had profound implications for the music industry, media portrayal of hip-hop, and even the lives of those involved.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the investigation into the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur ramped up, prosecutors dug into the past and took the grand jury back to some of the most pivotal moments in the...
Due to the overwhelming influence of the East Coast RAP, a gritty, violent, lyrical style infused with street gang life gave birth to gangsta rap in Cali and better known as the West Coast RAP. Viewers will enjoy the origins, the East Coast and West Coast Rappers, and the greatest battle of all time.
The East Coast-West Coast rivalry had a significant impact on the hip hop music scene. It created a clear divide between the two coasts and led to a sense of tribalism within the genre. Fans of East Coast rap often looked down upon West Coast rap, and vice versa.