between September 1996 and March 1997
the world lost two of the most famous
and influential artists in music history
in a pair of officially unsolved
drive-by shootings first Tupac Shakur
was shot to death by unknown assailants
on September 7th dying less than a week
later then on March 9th the notorious
b.i.g suffered an almost identical fate
both were best-selling rappers at the
heights of their careers with biggie
about to release life after death and
Tupac making waves in Hollywood and both
were in the middle of a sensationalized
hip-hop feud so naturally imaginations
were captured by their unsolved murders
the murders have been plagued with
conspiracy theories tabloids have
frenzied for decades at the smallest
rumor that one or both of them may still
be out there with Tupac allegedly being
spotted in places from Somalia to Cuba
to on Beyonce’s arm as for Biggie people
think they’ve spotted him in Greece or
even in grainy old footage as he walks
away from the scene of his own murder
but if the two rap legends really were
alive today and not in hiding or under
the radar what kind of scene would they
be a part of
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start they would have continued to be
best-selling artists in fact they have
continued to be best-selling artists
posthumous album releases for both have
been stacking up over the years with
biggie having three platinum albums
released after his death and Tupac
having seven despite boasting
discographies and sales figures that
many living artists could only dream of
however there are some out there who
speculate that their murders were
catalysts for their fame sure they were
undeniably superstars while they were
alive but the idea that their legacies
are so enduring only because of their
murders persists even among fans but
when the artists who list Biggie and
Tupac among their inspirations continue
to make music in their spirit and even
use their voices like the POC interview
samples used in Kendrick Lamar’s mortal
men it’s hard to deny their
wide-reaching influence and merit as
musicians rather than just murders the
answers that PAC is giving our asses for
today time and age however some of their
enduring success surely does come from
their inability to progress while
artists are often put under pressure to
conform to the genres and styles that
are most popular at a given moment Tupac
and Biggie are free from these pressures
and their releases survive frozen in
time
being greedy faced with this adapt or
die industry mentality they may have
either changed their music with the
times or floundered while still making
money off early successes of course with
many more places available for artists
to release music such as YouTube it’s
possible that they wouldn’t have to
change their style or been to a record
labels will there’s also the possibility
that POC at least may have side stepped
away from music all together and
prioritized his acting career which was
burgeoning at the time of his death
after starring in films like juice and
gridlocked somehow think this was my
parents dream for me the other large
issue encapsulating Biggie and Tupac
murders was the East Coast West Coast
hip hop rivalry of the mid-90s
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with Biggie and bad-boy on one side and
Tupac and death row on the other their
music feud developed into actual
bloodshed their deaths went a long way
to ending this rivalry though the
violence could have been a lot worse had
they survived more blood may have been
shed on both sides due to escalating
tensions though close friends of both
Vig and park disagree lil cease and
treat have both said in interviews that
they believe Biggie and Tupac who were
friends once upon a time would have
things will never be the same
if that were the case it’s possible they
would have released a collaboration
album Allah watched the throne to
capitalize on the renewed relationship
alternatively if their rivalry continued
we could have expected more scathing
diss tracks that came out of it however
even if they didn’t change with the
times to stay relevant as artists as
political commentators Tupac at least
would still be incredibly vocal I want
to be only wealth of the project in my
whole life to live my life that the be
responsible for what I do
Pok was very politically outspoken when
he was alive doing everything from
talking about the importance of voting
to rapping about police brutality and
other issues that still affect young
black men there is no way that pop would
be quiet today when faced with dominant
Republican administrations like those of
George W Bush and Donald Trump Tupac
would continue his legacy of being an
outspoken and unapologetic critic of
America’s political landscape there’s no
way there’s no way apartment 6
draws in 1992 he even criticized future
President Donald Trump and rich people
in general for not using their wealth to
help the people in society who really
need it ultimately both Tupac and Biggie
were such prominent figures in their day
and such pop culture icons now that
sometimes it hardly even seems like
we can cruise the world with pearls when
old recordings keep surfacing dozens of
documentaries are released and people
who knew them talked about them as if
they were still here it’s difficult to
accept that they’re gone but if they
were alive they would truly be gigantic
figures in both music and culture which
is really saying something considering
the tremendous success they’ve already
seen from beyond the grave
[Music]
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the world lost two of the most famous
and influential artists in music history
in a pair of officially unsolved
drive-by shootings first Tupac Shakur
was shot to death by unknown assailants
on September 7th dying less than a week
later then on March 9th the notorious
b.i.g suffered an almost identical fate
both were best-selling rappers at the
heights of their careers with biggie
about to release life after death and
Tupac making waves in Hollywood and both
were in the middle of a sensationalized
hip-hop feud so naturally imaginations
were captured by their unsolved murders
the murders have been plagued with
conspiracy theories tabloids have
frenzied for decades at the smallest
rumor that one or both of them may still
be out there with Tupac allegedly being
spotted in places from Somalia to Cuba
to on Beyonce’s arm as for Biggie people
think they’ve spotted him in Greece or
even in grainy old footage as he walks
away from the scene of his own murder
but if the two rap legends really were
alive today and not in hiding or under
the radar what kind of scene would they
be a part of
[Music]
can’t get enough music in your life then
be sure to head over to mojo travels to
see some great ways to satisfy both your
inner audiophile and your wanderlust
with our list of the top 10 music
festivals around the world worth
traveling to click the link below for a
start they would have continued to be
best-selling artists in fact they have
continued to be best-selling artists
posthumous album releases for both have
been stacking up over the years with
biggie having three platinum albums
released after his death and Tupac
having seven despite boasting
discographies and sales figures that
many living artists could only dream of
however there are some out there who
speculate that their murders were
catalysts for their fame sure they were
undeniably superstars while they were
alive but the idea that their legacies
are so enduring only because of their
murders persists even among fans but
when the artists who list Biggie and
Tupac among their inspirations continue
to make music in their spirit and even
use their voices like the POC interview
samples used in Kendrick Lamar’s mortal
men it’s hard to deny their
wide-reaching influence and merit as
musicians rather than just murders the
answers that PAC is giving our asses for
today time and age however some of their
enduring success surely does come from
their inability to progress while
artists are often put under pressure to
conform to the genres and styles that
are most popular at a given moment Tupac
and Biggie are free from these pressures
and their releases survive frozen in
time
being greedy faced with this adapt or
die industry mentality they may have
either changed their music with the
times or floundered while still making
money off early successes of course with
many more places available for artists
to release music such as YouTube it’s
possible that they wouldn’t have to
change their style or been to a record
labels will there’s also the possibility
that POC at least may have side stepped
away from music all together and
prioritized his acting career which was
burgeoning at the time of his death
after starring in films like juice and
gridlocked somehow think this was my
parents dream for me the other large
issue encapsulating Biggie and Tupac
murders was the East Coast West Coast
hip hop rivalry of the mid-90s
[Music]
with Biggie and bad-boy on one side and
Tupac and death row on the other their
music feud developed into actual
bloodshed their deaths went a long way
to ending this rivalry though the
violence could have been a lot worse had
they survived more blood may have been
shed on both sides due to escalating
tensions though close friends of both
Vig and park disagree lil cease and
treat have both said in interviews that
they believe Biggie and Tupac who were
friends once upon a time would have
things will never be the same
if that were the case it’s possible they
would have released a collaboration
album Allah watched the throne to
capitalize on the renewed relationship
alternatively if their rivalry continued
we could have expected more scathing
diss tracks that came out of it however
even if they didn’t change with the
times to stay relevant as artists as
political commentators Tupac at least
would still be incredibly vocal I want
to be only wealth of the project in my
whole life to live my life that the be
responsible for what I do
Pok was very politically outspoken when
he was alive doing everything from
talking about the importance of voting
to rapping about police brutality and
other issues that still affect young
black men there is no way that pop would
be quiet today when faced with dominant
Republican administrations like those of
George W Bush and Donald Trump Tupac
would continue his legacy of being an
outspoken and unapologetic critic of
America’s political landscape there’s no
way there’s no way apartment 6
draws in 1992 he even criticized future
President Donald Trump and rich people
in general for not using their wealth to
help the people in society who really
need it ultimately both Tupac and Biggie
were such prominent figures in their day
and such pop culture icons now that
sometimes it hardly even seems like
we can cruise the world with pearls when
old recordings keep surfacing dozens of
documentaries are released and people
who knew them talked about them as if
they were still here it’s difficult to
accept that they’re gone but if they
were alive they would truly be gigantic
figures in both music and culture which
is really saying something considering
the tremendous success they’ve already
seen from beyond the grave
[Music]
[Music]
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these other great clips from WatchMojo
and be sure to subscribe and ring the
bell to be notified about our latest
videos [Music]
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