East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry | east coast hip hop
1990sfeudbetweenartists/fansoftheEastCoastandWestCoasthiphopscenesintheUSTheEastCoast–WestCoasthiphoprivalrywasafeudbetweenartistsandfansoftheEastCoasthiphopandWestCoasthiphopscenesintheUnitedStates,especiallyfromthemid-1990s.[1]FocalpointsofthefeudwereEastCoast–basedrapperTheNotoriousB.I.G.andhisNewYork–basedlabel,BadBoyRecords,andWestCoast–basedrapperTupacShakurandhisLA-basedlabelDeathRowRecords.Theywerebothmurderedindrive-byshootings.OrlandoAnderson,a.k.a.BabyLane,hasbeenaccusedofthemurde...
1990s feud between artists/ fans of the East Coast and West Coast hip hop scenes in the US
The East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry was a feud between artists and fans of the East Coast hip hop and West Coast hip hop scenes in the United States, especially from the mid-1990s.[1] Focal points of the feud were East Coast–based rapper The Notorious B.I.G. and his New York–based label, Bad Boy Records, and West Coast–based rapper Tupac Shakur and his LA-based label Death Row Records. They were both murdered in drive-by shootings. Orlando Anderson, a.k.a. Baby Lane, has been accused of the murder of Shakur, but he was shot dead in the spring of 1998.[2] The person responsible for the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. remains unknown.
Rivalry[edit] Tim Dog[edit]In 1991, angry at record companies rejections of East Coast artists and the growing popularity of West Coast hip hop, Bronx rapper Tim Dog decided to voice his anger on the notorious diss track "Fuck Compton". It co...