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"Hit 'Em Up" is a diss track by American rapper 2Pac, featuring the Outlawz. It is the B-side to the single "How Do U Want It", released on June 4, 1996.The song's lyrics contain vicious insults to several East Coast rappers, chiefly Shakur's former friend turned rival, the Notorious B.I.G. (also referred to colloquially as Biggie Smalls).
2Pac’s outro disses are removed, instead the backing vocals are the focus. Video Version: Features additional outro vocals by KC instead of the outro disses by 2Pac. Greatest Hits version: An entirely new mix of the album version, minus the "album vibe" intro, and features some altered lyrics. Original early mix produced by Dr. Dre:
Although the song was not advertised as a diss track it is very clear by the lyrics themselves and the references made within them that this is a response to the allegations that Biggie was involved with the shooting of Tupac in 1994 which both members of death row and people close to Tupac accused Biggie of being involved in, likely leading to ...
Out of prison, Tupac answered in June 1996 by the B side "Hit 'Em Up"—accusing Wallace by name—a "diss track" which inflamed the East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry to its peak. Associates of Wallace who witnessed his "Who Shot Ya" recording have unanimously disputed that it targeted Shakur.
Diddy’s response to the rapper’s 2018 diss track “Killshot,” which tied him to the murder of the late rap icon, has resurfaced as Diddy is entangled in lawsuits and home raids.
2Pac also interpreted New York rapper LL Cool J's 1995 track "I Shot Ya" as a diss track referring to the Quad Studios shooting. [33] In 1996, 2Pac confronted Keith Murray, who was featured on the track, at the California House of Blues. Murray made it clear that the record was not about 2Pac. [34]
Sheryl Crow Slams Drake for Using AI to Recreate Tupac’s Voice on His Kendrick Lamar Diss Track: ‘It’s Hateful’ and ‘Antithetical’ to Life. Zack Sharf. June 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM.
Drake almost found himself in legal trouble after he released a Kendrick Lamar diss track titled “Taylor Made Freestyle” with an AI-generated version of Tupac Shakur’s voice earlier this month.