Shots Fired at 2Pac

Artist(s): Notorious B.I.G. featuring Jay-Z

Album: Life After Death

Song: I Love The Dough.

Lyrics: "You cats is home, screamin the fight's on/ I'm in the fifteen hundred seats, watchin Ty-son/ Same night, same fight/ But one of us cats ain't playin right, I let you tell it" -Jay-Z

If you recall, Tupac was murdered after a Tyson fight. It was reported that Tupac was seen yelling at a rival East Coast rap crew during the fight. Earlier reports stated that it was Biggie and/or members of Bad Boy. That was later proven to be false. Many rap fans will think that Jay-Z was not relevant during this time period. They could never be more wrong. He was a rich street hustler who was making his entrance into the rap industry. I don't think that Pac would have mentioned Jay-Z on Bomb First if he didn't see Jay as a threat. Another well known fact is that Jay-Z was "good" on the West Coast. Here is what Jay-Z said a while back: "I knew some people out West and they told me about the [Makaveli] song. It hadn’t dropped yet, but was on the way. I had my record ready. I shelved it out of the utmost respect, but it was coming."  http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.4583/title.jay-z-wrote-diss-track-to-pac

Now I don't want anyone to think that I am implementing Jay-Z in the murder of Tupac. I just think the lyrics are ironic. Most of my close friends have heard me talk about these lyrics several times.

Artist: Notorious B.I.G.
Album: Life After Death
Song: Long Kiss Goodnight

I remember reading an interview that 50 Cent was doing recently and he said that Jay-Z is the king of subliminal disses. That may be true, but he learned it from the best. The Notorious B.I.G. was very clever with his subliminal jabs. Some jabs were known, but many were not. The few that were thrown Tupac's way on Life After Death were pretty blatant, but no one ever metions Biggie dissing Pac. I think that Long Kiss Goodnight is one of the best diss records of all time. "Motherfuckers mad 'cause I blew, niggas envious/ Too many niggas on my dick, shit's strenuous/ When my men bust, you just move wit such stamina/ Slugs missed you/ I ain't mad at you (we ain't mad at you)" - Notorious B.I.G. Oh but Big wasn't through just yet. He also went in on Tupac during the whole second verse. "UH- I'm flaming gats, aiming at, these fucking.../ Maniacs put my name in raps/ What part tha game is dat/Like they hustle backwards/ I smoke Backwoods, and Duchies/ Ya can't touch me/ Try to rush me/ Slugs go, touchy-touchy/ You're bleeding lovely, with you, spirit above me/ or beneath me, your whole life you live sneaky/ Now you rest eternally, sleepy, you burn when you creep me/ Rest where the worms-n-the weak be/ My nine flies, baptize, rap guys/ With the holy ghost/ I put holes in most, you hold your toast shakey/ Slip-n-trying to break me/ Look what you made me do, brains blew/ My team in the Marine blue, six-coupe/ Skiid it out, weeded out, clean it out/ The block for distances, given long kisses bitch"  Pouring salt into the already open wound, Biggie ended with "Slugs hit you chest tap the spine/ Flat-line/ Heard through the grapevine, you got fucked foe times/ Damn that three to nine, fucked you up for real doe'/ Slink steal slow/ As you remorse we feel no." Whoa! Those are bold lyrics when you read them. Just imagine hearing them in Biggie's voice.



Now I am in no way trying to hype up the fatal war between two brothers that changed the world of Hip-Hop forever. I am just pinpointing some lyrics. Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, and Jay-Z are all legends in our culture. Therefore this is not meant to degrade either of them. I am and will always remain a fan of their music and artwork. So yes I still throw up my diamond sign while listening to bomb first and dream of fuckin' an R&B chick.

My2cents,

Tih Speed.