music industry sources on the west coast suspect that smalls death may in some way be payback for the september killing of rap star tupac shakur. when tupac and biggie were assassinated, it was a watershed moment i think in hip-hop culture. it was kind of the death of a revolution. these two men were two of the most successful rap artists in the industry. phenomenally wealthy. why are we seeing this happen? well, both biggie smalls and tupac had talked of trying to break out of that violence, but many say they were trapped in the world they created. they were forced to, in a word, as they say, to keep it real, and that s a sad commentary. i remember seeing news reports about how violent it was, i remember seeing editorials, how can we let our children listen to this when these artists are being killed at an incredible rate? and i thought rap was going to end. at least one radio station here in los angeles which has made a lot of money from gangsta rap music has stopped pla
long as it s violence, it s going to be rap music, gangsta rap music, whatever. nwa was always too hot to hold. it had to splinter. and the first person who walks away is ice cube. tried to kill me same reason ice cube left the group is the reason i left. you know, tired of making other people money. it s my turn. tonight s the night i get in some deep cover on the incognito tip suge knight, who wasn t a real gangster, got into cahoots with dr. dre and said, dre, we should start our own record label, which became death row records. knight, 6 3 , 330-pound former bodyguard, has become one of the most feared men in the music business. you got dr. dre, who probably makes beats better than anybody. this guy delivers a hit. dre put out his first solo album the chronic. not only do you get dre, but
for the september killing of rap star tupac shakur. when tupac and biggie were assassinated, it was a watershed moment i think in hip-hop culture. it was kind of the death of a revolution. these two men were two of the most successful rap artists in the industry. phenomenally wealthy. why are we seeing this happen? well, both biggie smalls and tupac had talked of trying to break out of that violence, but many say they were trapped in the world they created. they were forced to, in a word, as they say, to keep it real, and that s a sad commentary. i remember seeing news reports about how violent it was, i remember seeing editorials, how can we let our children listen to this when these artists are being killed at an incredible rate? and i thought rap was going to end. at least one radio station here in los angeles which has made a lot of money from gangsta rap music has stopped playing it. we lost two of the greatest artists in hip-hop history. that vacuum was there for a wh
where hip-hop goes. [ bleep ] going to continue making a lot of money off of this, do you think? as long as there s violence, it s going to be rap music, gangsta rap music, whatever. nwa was always too hot to hold. it had to splinter. and the first person that walks away is ice cube. the same reason ice cube left the reason is the reason i left. you know, tired of making other people money. it s my turn. shug knight wasn t a real gangster got into cahoots with dr. dre and said we should start our own label which became death row records. 6 3 , 330-pound former bodyguard has become one of the most feared men in the music business. you get a dr. dre who probably makes peace better than anybody. this guy delivering a hit.
death may in some way be payback for the september killing of rap star tupac shakur. when tupac and biggie were assassinated, it was a watershed moment i think in hip-hop culture. it was kind of the death of a revolution. these two men were two of the most successful rap artists in the industry. phenomenally wealthy. why are we seeing this happen? well, both biggie smalls and tupac had talked of trying to break out of that violence, but many say they were trapped in the world they created. they were forced to, in a word, as they say, to keep it real, and that s a sad commentary. i remember seeing news reports about how violent it was, i remember seeing editorials, how can we let our children listen to this when these artists are being killed at an incredible rate? and i thought rap was going to end. at least one radio station here in los angeles which has made a lot of money from gangsta rap music has stopped playing it. we lost two of the greatest artists in hip-hop histor