In March 1996, during the Soul Train Awards ceremony in LA there was a confrontation in the parking lot between the respective entourages of Bad Boy and Death Row in which guns were drawn. Local papers referred to the situation as, “the hip hop version of the Cuban Missile Crisis.---Rolling Stone Magazine"
Nas and Tupac then confronted each other outside of the MTV Movie Awards, and made a pact to take each other out of their songs. Nas did so, but before 2Pac was able to reciprocate, he was murdered.
"On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was shot four times in Las Vegas, dying six days later from respiratory failure and cardiac arrest on Friday, September 13. Six months later, on March 9, 1997, Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed in Los Angeles, mirroring Tupac’s murder. Both murders remain unsolved today, while numerous theories about their deaths have been posited." --- Wikipedia
After the death of Notorious B.I.G., Rapper Puff Daddy and singer Faith Evans recorded the song "Ill be missing you." This song used the beat from "Every Breath You Take," and is #84 on Billboards Greatest Songs of all time. This song was something that was a huge step for not only this rivalry, but I think just for mankind. Instead of focusing on all of the "b.s." of the rivalry, P Diddy decided to make a song that celebrated the life of BIG, and at the end of the song he recognizes 2Pac, and other west coast rappers as well. This song promoted peace in society, and showed how stupid violence is. No matter how powerful hate can be in a song, I think that love is that much more powerful. There is nothing stronger than one friend writing to his deceased brother about how much he loves him, as well as his regret for the death of his rivals. To me, this is one of the most powerful songs to be released. After so many years of hate, and rivalry, to be able to come together as one and honor those we lost provoked nothing but tears. At the debut of the song both Notorious B.I.G.'s mother and 2Pac Shakur's mother embrassed on stage, to create an image that I am sure will never be forgoten.ILL BE MISSING YOU ---- click to listen
Also here is a tribute to 2pac shakur from his friends and brothers Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, and a remix of his very own "Changes" and P Diddy's "Ill be missing you."I think that the message here is that no matter who you are, or where you come from, we are all one people and music is one of the greatest ways for people to come together as one.
