In a conversation with Rick Rubin, Jay-Z offered his perspective on the personal tensions, misunderstandings and media coverage that helped turn a falling-out between two rap stars into the East Coast-West Coast rivalry of the 1990s.
Jay-Z is taking another look at one of the most consequential chapters in hip-hop history: the complicated friendship between The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac.
During the first episodes of his new HBO Max docuseries, JAŸ-Z in 8, Jay-Z sat down with legendary producer Rick Rubin to discuss his career, music and the people who shaped his journey. Their conversation eventually turned to Biggie and 2Pac, two rappers who were once friends before their relationship deteriorated and became intertwined with the larger East Coast-West Coast conflict of the 1990s.
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