2Pac Sent Me A Chilling Letter From Prison, Warning Me That It Was War With Puffy and Biggie. 

People don't talk about the fact that when the RZA came to the West Coast and got robbed for his chain Tupac put his life on the line by getting on the Forefront and getting chain back...That's what I feel pac was expecting to do but as we all know sometimes in life you can't expect people to do as you would do

2PAC GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME ⏲️ 🙌 💯 👏 👌 🙏 R.I.P.

First person on interview that seems to have the entire story right and he didn’t skip a beat. No surprise he was in the position he was in at Bad Boy. Dope individual. All business, no bullshit. Got to support people like that. 💯

That's the best most unbiased objective take on Tupac's situation at Quad Studios & New York.

Finally! Somebody admitting there was fault on both sides and it wasn't just Pac & Suge.

I truly believe someone at that studio knew what was going on bottomline

I could listen to Kirk Burrows talk about this era all day. He is obviously well-spoken and well-versed in the dealings of that time.

I remember this like it was yesterday. Happy that you recounted this as the historical accuracy is important for future generations. Love you Kirk!!

I had the honor of talking with this man. Super smart hard working and old school

Just think what life would be like if none of this ever happened!

If I'm not mistaken, Biggie did tell Pac to be careful of the dudes he hangs around. Sometimes, you can warn people, and they don't see the seriousness of the situation or take it lightly. The second thing is you can't blame Pac for not trusting anyone after that.

This man speaks very clear and sounds like a nice person 👍❤️

Kirk is a very sincere and down to earth man. Y'all gotta remember he saved Mary J.'s career after Puffy screwed her over and just before she got with Kunta Kinte Isaacs. Kirk was also fired from Bad Boy Records, probably because he couldn't get with all the low down dirty sh*t that was going on at that record label. One thing my late Auntie always used to tell me is that people can lie to themselves and they can lie to others but they can't lie to GOD. I salute this dude

This dude got a cool vibe

His break down on the pac situation is on point!

Keep it real Kirk. People need to hear the truth.

This brotha was clearly at ground zero

The real war wasnt with biggie but was with puffy hes been gettin away with shxt for years

He has a nice speaking voice. Coherent and articulant.

This is a good interview. He is giving a lot of insight into whay really happened. I believe him

You're pumping out amazing content 🔥🔥🔥💯

You get shot and come out the elevator and everyone is looking at you like "damn he still alive?" Instead of asking what happened.... Yea you wouldn't feel some type of way?

The Art of Dialogue might be VladTVs one and only competition.. Dope content Art 🤙🏽

Biggie called Hot 97 and said Brooklyn stand up 2Pac and Tha Dogg Pound is here filming a video and 2Pac wasn’t even there and Tha Dogg Pound video trailer got hit I’m tired of people from NY saying Biggie wasn’t about beefing with Pac he was always doing sneak disses

Tupac: The Most Prolific Artist to have Lived Thus Far

THEE ABSOLUTE BEST BREAKDOWN OF THE GAME SO FAR!!! 🙏🏽

Biggie I'm sure wanted to help. But sadly Puffy stepped in an said your not helping. Your focus is on getting your albums out

92-97 was a crazy time in rap … from the start actually hip hop was like 17-18 years old in 1996

I like how he wiped his head as soon as he brought up Suge... Thats some serious PTSD

This explains where the animosity came from... suge says it started when he tried to get biggie to perform at his club and puffy wanted all of the door money instead of taking a flat fee. This explains why puffy was being difficult in tht situation. All because an established big time label, didn't want to do a joint ad with an up and coming label. Niqqa crazy

Everybody seems to focus on the service level but don't pay attention to the puppeteers engineering this west/east coast fued between Bad Boy/Death Row. Those puppeteers are David Kennar and Clive Davis who set back watched all this mess unfold while making uber millions seeing hip hop being slowly destroyed from within. Divide then conquer has been the ultimate chess play made by these puppeteers which no one's paying attention to the shadow figures pulling the strings in the background. Hip Hop is a billion dollar industry and it's unfortunate that Puffy & Suge Knight couldn't see that they were being used as pawns to engineer a Conquer then Divide strategy to ultimately be destroyed. Now Death Row & Bad Boy records are both basically defunct along with the rap industry.

THIS WAS EPIC!!❤💙💯 And makes so much sense explaining what took place and when & where all the beefs began..smh

PAC put too much faith in their ability to stop gangsters from doing what they do. Rappers are rappers, period. They not gangsters. At least on the east coast.

Most people don’t know that pac was either vengeful or loved you! No in between!

It confuses me on how is that Puff had done so many people wrong those close to him and those far from him and yet no one pulled up on him. He had to remove Kirk out of his own company and the man did nothing how is this even possible

Over 20 years later and these dudes can't rest in peace. Its just makes me sick to my stomach two kids lost their father, and a mother lost her son over nothing. Black ppl still dying in vein.

Never heard this angle from an east coast/bad boy affiliate. Defo adds meat to the bones.

kirk explained everything so elegantly from the street beef and music beef

It just always bother me that ppl say biggie loved PAC, but not once biggie visit pac in jail, or afterwards.... so that piece always is get me Real Homies don’t move like That. Pac said that himself how biggie never came after he was shot that’s 18 months afterwards and not one conversation

Most articulate explanation I've heard thus far on this.

I love that ancient Nubian art on his wall

that's wild how he send letter but chilly

Message folks: this the real reason why beef started it was already tension between label bosses in which would be top dog..then the tóp artist had tensions so Tupac put more fuel saying the whole east coast we riding on em west...but really all his issues was with NY....thank you Art for content getting real backstory on important time in history....it was lots of violence during this time coast vs coast, gangs, schools, people in streets getting in on it ..they had so many NAACP, Islam meetings to end the beef.. call truce it was getting out of hand 95-96

This dude just literally told the story that everyone knows

I like this man's presentation and his carriage. Interesting narration of events...

Soon as he said ‘Pac went to jail on a rape charge’ made me realise he’s not Pac’s people.

“Biggie would have done anything to help him”. Releases “Who Shot Ya?” after 2pac is shot. Releases The Long Kiss Goodnight after 2pac dies. Performs The Long Kiss Goodnight on LA radio live after 2pac dies. Wow, Biggie must have really been an idiot if he never meant any of those things 🤔

Pac said multiple times he loves the East,his problem was with certain individuals who came at him and those who he felt should've had his back but then you had opportunist who saw a chance to get into the lime light and capitalize off the situation. Rest in Love to both Pac and Big I only wished we could have seen things resolved and both lived to their full potential.

Damm this Brotha's VIBE👌💯 is outta this world.He presents(ARTICULATES) his PRESPECTIVE of what went dwn when he was around the industry back then in very CALMY MANNER👍👌.#MUCHRESPECT

This man's hand gesture game is on another level 😂

This guy denies knowing Tupac would be attacked or shot. But doesn’t deny knowing who did it. That’s the problem with the “ no snitch “ code. If a friend robs a friend you think the victim doesn’t deserve justice? Basically, you betrayed your friends trust.

Didn't mention that Puffy and Henchmen were there and Biggie didn't even know Puffy was there. Tut, who shot Pac is Henchens boy and right hand dude.

Biggie said he knew but Warnes him... only thing is his warning was to stay away from Jack but not the plot. Let's keep it 💯

Golden info there at the end!!

finally someone from badboy keeping it 100

I wished he was like my uncle or something. I'd love to listen to him talk about all this stuff all day 💯

Tupac wasn't mad bout how it happened but what biggie and Diddy did after he was shot

folks need to stop saying he went west or other variations of that statement. pac had been on the west coast. he’s bay area.

I strongly feel Tupac was looking at it like if you're my friend and you're portraying to be the king of New York you're supposed to get out in the streets and find out what happened especially if we're friends

Master communicator

That prison time on In Ny changed pac and something inside him made him decided he wanted to leave quicker than ever. 🤔

Great interview

Awesome.

He knew all he needed 2 know!!! I disrespect Jimmy which was a no no!💪🏽💯

Biggie didn't know pac was goin get robbed at the studio..but biggie did knew who did it...biggie was scared to tell pac who did it cause he might say something..dats y pac said fear is stronger then love

I need this entire interview😯😲

They knew but couldn't speak on it. I believe puff knew for sure. Him and Annnndreee.

Biggie warned Pac about the guys he was running with in NY.

MJB was in a very good place when this man managed her! much respect!

Big wasn’t involved but Henchmen, a known affiliate of Puff Daddy did indeed set up Tupac. So Puffy in turn may have known! That’s why on “Against All Odds” Pac never mentioned Biggie! Pac & Big would’ve made up after Big left Puff and Pac left Suge imo.

Salute to Art Of Dialogue & Kirk. Kirk knows a lot in regards to Puff and Bad Boy Entertainment. I will say that I think the robbery/shooting at Quad Studio of 2Pac in 1994 was to discipline 2Pac for dissin' certain individuals in the media/press at the time. Nothing more or less.

Kirk speak alot of facts good dude

Wendy Day is legendary! She is responsible for a lot in hip hop from 2pac to wu tang to cash money she’s made deals for legends from east to west!!!!

West side up

Thorough dude right here ✅

If east coast friends never protected him imagine the west coast label did the same. 2 pac went all out both sides

Wow now we all know how it truly started

finally the real story

I always wondered why didn't Biggie never reached out to 2Pac whilst he was in prison. No visits or money in his books?

Wendy Day is one of the gems of this culture. She is still doing great work to this day. WENDY DAY. We havent worked together yet, but I thank you for you being you!! Yodel at me if you see this. Art you shouldve known about her. smh

I know Kirk for over 30 years.....he is authentic real dude

First of all, somebody in that studio new Tupac was coming. That's why he blamed him because it ain't like he was broadcasting his whereabouts everywhere he go. So for them to say they ain't had nothing to do with it I could see how he would think they were lying.

Biggie probably didn’t know exactly them men but puffy knew

This clip was very insightful! Enjoying this interview 💯

Very well spoken dude. Nice for a change.

Rip Goat makaveli...

This a sincere interview

Why Tupac never dissed the guys that were going at him in Rikers Island 🏝?

Kirk wassup with the "Rick james" look! Lol Just teasing kirk😄

I thought one of the guys that robbed him at quad said he was paid a couple thousand by Puffy. Even stole PAC ring and gave it to his girlfriend lol

Biggie definitely wasn’t being referred to as “King of New York” when Pac got hit in Quad studio, but he was close enough to the street to know what happened. Even worse, claiming to be “king” post shooting added to the expectations a friend would have after being shot.

How aint he talking about the killing of suges friend at the club? That started the beef before pac. Look how Sean treated wolf 🐺 he's a snake 🐍

This interview is iconic Art. Good Shit

Next episode, Art: So my man, in the song "Long kiss goodnight" when Biggie said "I'll make yo mouthpiece obese like Della Reese" was he talking about Puffy?

Nobody's gonna mention what Kirk did at 1:59 after mentioning Suge's name?

This tupac talk is never ending

That “Mouth piece and insult” remarks was *imo* about Suge’s infamous “Executive Producer” comments.

"The whole East coast betrayed Pac!" Period!!!

Clickbait. It wasnt a letter from tupac, it was 3 letters on a napkin!

This going to be dope Kirk B a legend Gene Deal said Kirk and P.Diddy use to pray (🛌) together 😂