And method man spoke the truth too. It was only puff suge biggie pac. Between pac shooting and source awards was crazy. It was almost like cuban missile crisis of hip hop
*Snoop starts destroying New York* East Coast rappers: Yo what the hell dawg you is disrespectin' us *Beef starts* *Snoop slowly backs out of the situation while Pac and Biggie get killed for it*
@@Kerimo02 no but he could just don't talk about it. he just could say something like that was more our stuff but he was lame. Nah he said: i started to like Pac since he started to diss us, bc this shit was more our style. Sure most hood ppl back then would say, Tupac wasnt their style or they didnt liked him at all. Pac songs had stuff in it, were a typical hood (gang member) citizen couldnt relate too, especially men. The hood was full of hate, violence and disrespect. Many ppl didnt really want to face the realness behind Pac songs, nobody wants to think about things which can start a change in a better way. It's easier to stay on hate than starting to look behind the curtain and start something better. Thats what Pac did. He tried to change something but especially the East Coast didnt care. They only cared about their music and their problems.
@@CellerKind I mostly agree with U. What I tried to say is just rappers got big egos so its not easy to admit that Makaveli catched the whole focus to him and all that East Cast Rappers were lamed and couldnt spit shit until his death. Im not from the States and I can definitely tell you that there is no other MC enjoying such a legacy a Pac do. There is not really one who have ever heard about Mobb Depp, Junior Mafia and so on. Pac is still livin in Europa and the Middle East.
@@Kerimo02 yeah, that's what i meant... Pac was confrontating people on another level which they couldnt really deal with. The East Coast has no doubt really great emcees, i don't even need to name them. But even there nobody was a story teller with all the skills like Pac was. His stories went far behind the mind of most of the emcees, especially when you compare him with the rappers today. And i need to sadly agree with you, i think Pac is way more idolized and respected here in the EU than in the USA. He definitely deserves way more than this...
+batman WRONG! Mobb deep are /were programming dudes in the streets to do DIRT & hustle , jump & shoot people etc. STRAIGHT UP SAVAGES . KINDERGARTEN lyrics ! No REAL KNOWLEDGE just DIRTY street tactics . They helped KILL HIP HOP! BEATS were hot though . GRIMY CATS!
This interview is so good. Prodigy shows that he respects the fact that Pac went at him to defend his crew. This is what Hip Hop should be about. Mutual respect/reverence and competition.
I’m still overwhelmed with shock knowing that he’s forever gone. This is one of my favorite MC’s regardless of region or coast. He truly was an epic voice for NY. Much love to Queens legend from the West Coast.
@@RanZa-D Pac isn't deleted. He faked his deletion running from Suge. MMJ and Prince aren't deleted either. IDk about Big but I sense Whitney and Bobbi are wit Pac and MMJ and them too. They are underground or on Mars or the moon.. IDK maybe they're flying around in those UFOS!.... I can feel their presences still amongst the living.
@@elvin9311 Machine Gun Kelly heeft zichzelf de titel "Prodigy" toegeëigend en dus kan deze regel als een diss naar Prodigy worden geïnterpreteerd. Em gelooft dat MGK geen respect toonde voor Mobb Deep door de naam van Prodigy op verschillende tracks te gebruiken
PAC was real?? Bahahahahaha there goes ur credibility! To watch ur good boy talk nice on Tupac Talks Nice About Girls right here on RU-vid. Fake thug!! He couldn't even say the B word at age 17!! Then he lands the role of a thug in Juice and he never broke character till the day he died. U never bought a PAC album, u bought a PAC playing Bishop album. PAC was a nice good boy raised well. Oh and check his naked bubble bath photo shoot he did right before he died for a Vibe magazine. It's as real as he was Hahahahhahahahaha
Damn look how mad I got you! Bahahahahhaha! U don't like the FACTS about ur hero huh? Lol u made ur hero took ballet at 17!! U mad he did a naked photo shoot in a bubble bath for Vibe magazine? Hahahaha all FACTS kid! No opinions so far! Yeah u mad! HahahahahHaha
2Pac & Mobb Deep = Both Real Lyrical Hip Hop Artists! I bet if they did a song together like 2Pac and Prodigy would just do the verses and Havoc just doing the hook and the beat, it would be the greatest deadly collaboration ever! Fuck the bullshit beef between them. I love Pac and Mobb Deep both!
I agree, a Pac Mobb deep collab would've been epic but we have to be real about it, Mobb Deep was never lyrical and neither was Pac. Dope rappers? Heck yeah! Pac is the greatest "Rapper" of all-time in my opinion but saying they were lyrical is a misrepresentation of their craft. That would be like saying Peyton Manning was athletic or Shaq was a good shooter because he scored a lot of points. No! Shaq was a great scorer not shooter and Peyton Manning was a great passer, not athletic. It's the same thing, Pac and Mobb Deep were great rappers, not lyrical. Lyrical is Eminem, Canibus, KRS One, Kool G Rap, and emcees of that caliber.
2pac was too arrogant and he dissed too much,I would probably fuck with 2pac,but I can't stand big mouth shitting on all NY,childishness at It's finest.
What are you talking about? Pac not lyrical yes, but Prodigy was in his prime around 95-98 and definitely one of the top NY or Queens MCs lyrically especially on Hell On Earth he snapped on that, Havoc was more of a producer so lyrically wasn't a strong but by no means was a push over that differed to Prodigy.
Man, Mobb Deep was the shit. Anybody who was alive in those times and old enough to remember were lucky to experience it. There will never be music that great in this genre ever again.
I’m 22 years old. I heard these songs in the hood when I was little and they are the best. Some songs you can relate with 2pac and feel it. Songs are 4-5 minutes long and not 1 minutes bs current gen.
people living in queens look at those buildings as symbols or landmarks, representing the area, has nothing to do with what your talking about. them knocking over those buildings was a metaphor for SHITTING on NY rappers (queens). NY rappers took offence. totally understandable
Prodigy(RIP) forgot what really set Pac off. He called Pac a Benedict Arnold in Rap Sheet for f*ckin with Death Row & the West Coast after messin' with East Coast heavy with Thug Life. He said he'd buy a Snoop album but never another Tupac album again in his life. Pac said he read it, & took a shot at them on Hit 'em Up. That made Nas defend Mobb later at Catfish Station in Atlanta which started Pac's beef with Nas (The same night Keith Murray came through looking for Mobb to jump on them again). How do I know this? 'Cause I was there.. :-)
757bigj -You're right except for the fact that Stretch Walker and some of his Queens associates were also involved with with the Thug Life crew. After Pac suspected them of setting him up, he disbanded Thug Life permanently. He seemed to have flipped on his former image and associates in Vibe, and that's what made Mobb come at him in "Survival of the Fittest".
How ? Like this when mob deep had a show in Atlanta they got ran out by pacs goons . Funny how prodigy missed that story in his book . Or the fact they copied pacs style on “thug life is mine “ NY stays playing the victim when at the time they would openly diss west coast and south rappers .
P was a cool ass dude. Yo I met homie . Gave him the 1 finger letting him know he was 1 of my favorite rappers and, he returned the same gesture. People this dude was humble. He seemed to be a good brother. RIP my little brother.
RIP Prodigy. I woke up to hear on the East Coast Prodigy died at the age of 42. Well, I'm a WesCoast Native American CEO...came from 2 reservations (middle of nowhere), and I can say, that we're down with Mobb Deep. From Juvenile Hell - Present RIP One of Queens Finest - Prodigy
"You's a notebook crook With loose leaf beef A backseat criminal that that pass the heat To somebody that blast the heat Man, it sound bad on the pad, what happened in the street?" Gotta Love Prodigy
***** LmfaOOO!! I jus went hypernova w/ laughter sun. I spell'd Machavelli tha way Ma'ka'veli is pronounce'd ye philogroboliz'd knuckle-walkin' ultracrepidarian; 2pac spelt it w/ a 'KA' sound not a 'KIA' sound like Niccolo's... ye fatuous clod. (& FYI, 'i' own a copy of the Prince translat'd by Daniel Donno; it's the copy w/ a West-side hand gesture) ॐAmitabha.
Jay Jayy That was enough to bury him. well there is a good Chino XL freestyle dissing 2pac. according to some "Goodnight kiss" by B.I.G was a subbliminal diss to 2pac, if it truly was, he didn't even try and made 2pac move in his grave
That speaks volumes of 2pac’s greatnesses and versatility. For someone who wasn’t a fan to say that he liked his music AFTER he dissed them. That says a whole lot
P is right ,in NY when 2pacalypse now first came out, a lot of cats in NY weren't listening to him. By his second album "strictly" you started to hear him more on the streets, but he was basically just another rapper. It was his personality and behavior that really started making him a house hold name.
There's a video of Prodigy driving about New York talking about how much love he has for Pac and how much he inspired him to rap about the important things in life. They would have been on the same team. RIP to both.
it's funny how snoop said tupac and suge was mad at him for saying that he was cool with puffy biggie and them when snoop was the one that was starting the east coast, West coast beef
Cesar Carbajal lmao snoop didn't start it. They were shooting that video in NY to pay homage but when their trailer got shot up that's when they switch the video up kicking over the buildings
He definitely didn't start that mess with the East. What he was saying at the Source Awards was that they knew they were in NY, 'NY is in the muthaphukkin house' like we have love for yall, but yall don't have love for us because of the boos they were getting. A lot of people had love for NY and listened to NY music, grew up on it, but NY would stay criticizing and dissing all that weren't from the East or followed their format. Speaking of 'their' format, boy how times have changed lol. I'd never thought I'd see the day where the East is now emulating music from those places they used to put beneath them.
I'm a 2Pac fan and a Mobb Deep fan. I like tupac over Mobb deep any day. Tupac isn't a rapper, he's a poet, an activist, a realest. Tupac is a rap revolutionary
Squidward Testicles if you don't like his music that's cool but that dumbass is all over a bunch of 2pac videos talkin shit..but whatever i like mobb deep too
august 25, 1996 - Prodigy: Clocks Tick Your Days Are Numbered In Low Digits (Drop A Gem On Em) september 13, 1996 - Tupac got killed. 19 fuckin days, 2 fuckin digits. this single line finished pac lol.
Straight up props to Prodigy.. I was small dj in the day & followed Pac before he blew up. Apocalypse now really wasn't discovered until about a year & a half after release because he spit positive political messages in his lyrics when the youth was feeling gangstaism. So I never really understood his beef with Minnesota deep except by association with Biggie. I think the biggest message we learn is what has been taught for ages which is the pen is mightier than the sword.. God how I wish these 2 legends had the humbleness to come together & get an understanding instead of allowing a racist white media destroy them due to jealous motives of what they could not understand. Words are power. Which should make rappers more conscious of the product they produce.
East coast never played west coast artists singles on their radio stations, and west coast artists felt disrespected and got fed up. Thats what kicked things off from the start.
That’s a fucking lie. I’m from the east coast... 2pac throughout 92 to 96 stayed on the radio. Snoop dogg..... STAYED ON THE RADIO ESPECIALLY GIN AND JUICE CAUSE I TAPED IT OFF THE RADIO.
I can definitely see where Hail Marry , could have been a Mob Type Joint . So I can see why P would like that Track by Pac... Havoc type of Instrumental
CStarz No way dude! I know my 90s rap! Mobb Deep with Drop a gem on em! Biggie with Who Shot Ya? Jay Z is fuckin pathetic! Probably maybe te most overated rapper ever! Nas got him with Ether. East Coast with Real Skills on the mic! Nobody could touch those I named. Don't get me wrong I liked Death Row and DJ Quik Spice 1 Too Short E40 all those were great but cant touch Biggie Wu tang Mobb Deep Nas I'm too high t rn but yeah East Coast!
Lmao its almost like an honour to be part of tupacs story even if he was dissing you at some point. The only time you see rappers smile and enjoy talking about a time they were dissed
I think 2Pac was the greatest rapper to ever live. The reason i say that is because he knew what he was talking about. Everything he rapped about came from his heart. All these other legendary rappers got much bigger after they died. When 2Pac was alive he was considered the best and the biggest rapper on planet earth. If you were born in the 80's or 90's theirs a better chance you will agree with what i'm saying. These kids nowadays don't know what rap is.
East side was mainly vs Suge side. It happened way before Pac came in. Pc just came in and vocal as he was. However he was talking about ending this none sense beef jusr before he died.
Just imagine a Death Row East’s album of Mobb Deep’s featuring a lot of Young Noble who Makaveli Records wanted to release a solo project of. That sound of Makaveli applied to those other 3 would be epic
I never hated in TupAc! Never once! I dare u to quote one opinion I ever dropped about ur hero! Exactly!! I merely state pure provable FACTS about him and look how heated I got you!! I'm sorry Rusty but YES PAC took ballet in highschool! YES he posed naked in a bubble bath for Vibe! YES he was raised a good boy anti-thug as seen in his video TupAc Talks Nice About Girls. See...facts! Sorry hahahahAhaha
Dickriding of pac lol mobb deep dropped a diss track against pac while pac was alive mobb deep is a legend their infamous album still remains one of the greatest rap albums of all time pac is a goat no doubt his words are still being quoted but learned to respect other hip hop legends too you you"ll pretend like pac Is the only hip hop legend lol 😂
Shouts to Prodigy, the only cat keeping it real about Tupac. I met Tupac in ATL in '89. Smart dude then. But not comp for KRS, PE, Rakim, & BIG. He was a livewire who'd flip in sec. And switched allegiances at the drop of a hat. Good actor though, ha. got many of y'all fooled to now. P the only thoro dude who don't ride 'pac's nuts 'cause the masses do. Respect Mobb.
Kennedy Williamson Ms. Will I'm only speaking my truth & experience. Because of groupies & superfans like yourself who were taken in by Tupac's notable acting skills, nobody wants to deal with whiners who see him as a divine martyr which was also done for profit. I suggest you view the interview with Albert Hughes on Sway in the Morning here on YT for more detailed perspective. Prodigy is no saint and has detailed that in his bio. He though is not nearly as perverse in his fact-twisting as Pac was in his clear lack of loyalty and storytelling (east to west, thug, outlaw, death row to leaving, actor, etc.). P said that "thug life you still livin' it?" as a challenge because he saw Pac was a person of loose loyalty and deception. I wish you no ill and won't call you any names because of your fanaticism, it's all good. Tupac though overrated as true emcee, was massively intelligent and a great thespian which was proven onscreen and in his rap & public career. As one close to the Shakur family I'm glad the focus post-mortem is on his strengths & assets. Shouts to Afeni Shakur, Talibah, Watani, New African Panthers, whole fam. But to fully appreciate anyone whether Jimi Hendrix, B.I.G., Dr. MLK, Cobain, Malcolm X, etc you must look at & embrace ALL of them and learn from their mistakes and successes. And wish you all the best Will and further elevation as Tupac seemed to be headed towards at the end of his life, peace.
PersonalityDeficit87 That my friend, was truly one of his greatest moments. I was here in ATL when that happened, props. 'The realest one' overall? Hmmm, may differ with you there. Respect PD87.
Pirate7X It's Mr., My parents named me after president Kennedy brotha. And I completely understand that your just sharing your experience, all I'm trying to get across is that you claimed to have met the man and know the Shakur family well but seem to lack understanding of his personality and him entirely? Practically saying that his legacy was gained by "groupies and superfans", acting and being an image that just wanted to sell records shows you probably are lying about knowing the Shakur family entirely. You may have met him once then went along with what Prodigy and mainstream media had fed about 2Pac, because I know plenty of breathing proof that would argue with your false accusations. And if you could provide we with some evidence on Mr. Shakur being "perverse in fact twisting" that'd be greatly appreciated! And once again, "thug life, WE still living it" is what was said. Havoc claims the term came from his cousin Ferg who was in the studio and said it randomly just for the chorus. Saying 2Pac is overrated is complete non sense. His intentions, absolute genius lyricism and caring heart can relate to all his fans and that's the reason he has so much all over the world! If you only saw that in his acting and public rap career than you once again failed seeing his message and poetic story telling. And of course! Assatta, Mutulu, them all! Embrace and mourn the real OG's to the fullest.
Pirate7X Beside your opinion on Pac, much respect for recognizing and mourning the elite that were holding it down around our generation. Kids now a days fail to see the core to music and am proud to see brotha's from out time spreading a bit of truth!
Kennedy Williamson Pardon me Mr. Williamson, I know of many females (the ex MTV host?) named Kennedy. I could go all day on how he switched allegiances, sold out his 'homies', broke 'g' code depending on who he thought could push him forward but we'll leave that alone. As I said I respect Tupac for his clear intellect but his path, message & actions deserve to be examined and not just praised. Hero worship of anyone is dangerous. I have no recorded proof of meeting Tupac Amaru Shakur. I could be formulating this attention of $ who have cashed in on his image & fame. I can only say that I have no lapses in memory and there were a few others there who could confirm my story (not to mention I saw him some time later) but that's beside the point. Shouts to Raheem KMT who notified me that "the cat Tupac is on a record!" when DU's "Same Song" video came out. Truthfully there are stories told by many I trust wholeheartedly that I refuse to share about Tupac's actions because there is no positivity or lesson in sharing this info. I am no liar or hater but that's for you to decide. I actually tell this story only to reveal a side of an impressive artist and young brother who I saw before fame apparently overtook his stronger message. I gain nothing from lying but if his fans learn how deep a person he was and how not to end up the way he did, then the story is worth telling. All the best to you Mr. Williamson. And all the best to the Shakur family and to the estate and non-profit helping youth in Tupac's name. I will never lie or apologize for sharing the truth if someone can gain something from it. Peace.
I totally agree with that part cause we weren't really into Tupac either until Hit em up that's when i first really listened I knew Tupac as an actor from 'Juice" He was amazing in that movie!!
So you knew 2Pac as an actor only? The man had a No.1 album (Me Against the World) and was all over the news BEFORE Hit Em Up. He already had released 4 albums (2Pacalypse Now, Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., Thug Life, Me Against the World) He had 3 movies (Juice, Poetic Justice, Above the Rim) Had politicians talking shit about his music Been shot 5 times Been framed for rape And also California Love was out and you tell me that you knew him only from Juice? The man was everywhere
Ηρακλής Περάκης Honestly, people love to lie and act like Pac wasent popping before he joined Death Row. That man was the star and in the spotlight throughout his whole rap career from 1991-96. Whether it be for his number 1 albums, run ins with the laws, fake rap charge, shot 5 times, movies, shooting 2 cops, dissing rappers. He was the main man. All these people saying they didn’t know who Pac was back then until his major records are just in denial and lack knowledge.
R.I.P man 😞😞 im 21 but I still grew up on u guys, I dropped a tear knowing you died yesterday😔, Mobb Deep and Mos Def and Talib Kwali were my favorite east coast artist I discovered for myself since I was little, also my uncle played that shit and my dad when he was aeound along with all my uncles influenced me with tons of music and documentaries of stories at a young age, alot of East Coast music was my heroes but u guys were leaders and creators of an era, u guys were major leaders in hip hop, it honestly has been making me cry on the inside your gone
mobb deep is my favorite group aside of wutang.. too bad that eastcoast vs. westcoast shit happened but that's part of the game as far as proving the hardest rapper, along with that there comes beef, but man.. I love wutang, mobb deep, nas, snoop, cube, biggie. etc.
Prodigy and 2Pac are the greatest because they kept it real throught the whole time. True revolutionary rappers. No way you tell me NaS or Biggie or whoever is better than Prodigy. Prodigy and 2Pac rapped from their soul
I love *Prodigy*, dude never ages! By the way, anyone who says that the *Mobb Deep* is a shit, knows nothing about the hip-hop. *Pac* was a great poet, actor and a strong persona himself, but as an artist, there are a lot more classic hip-hop mastaz and groups, rather than *2Pac*.
+Moozy Mathers I think you nailed it. I also agree with Prodigy, Pac had a few good songs but nothing crazy... until the beef came. I WAY prefer Nas, Biggie, Jay & mobb musically but none of them came close to the likeable persona Pac had.
Moozy just hit the nail in the head!! Exactly! PAC wasn't even considered the best in LA when he died let alone the best ever. Dying at your commercial peak is definitely a sure shot way to get catapulted to Legend status. Not his music tho, just his commercial status helped him in that department
Surprised he didn't mention the line about sickle cell. To this day that's the one line where Pac goes too far if you ask me. Especially when it wasn't even really personal between them.
