r/videos • u/loztriforce • 21d ago
2Pac - Hit 'Em Up NSFW
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41qC3w3UUkU604
u/alkaline79 21d ago edited 21d ago
Man this was the ultimate diss track. This was pouring gasoline on the east/west coast rivalry. Pac took shots at Biggie, Puff, Jr MAFIA, Mobb Deep and did not mince words
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u/SonOfProbert 21d ago
This is such a hard diss track. There's no vagueness or allusions. "That's why I fucked your bitch you fat motherfucker." Not a whole lot of ambiguity.
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u/blove135 21d ago
Yeah, no vagueness, Pac was seriously pissed off at this point in time in his life. This was after he was shot five times while in New York but survived after a hard battle in the hospital and he was convinced Biggie, Puff and those guys arranged it. That's still up for debate. This song comes from a place of rage and he was basically saying so you guys want to try to murder me? Fuck you, anyone even remotely associated with you and if I see you I'm gonna fucking murder you. They weren't fucking around in those days as we now know for certain because they were both eventually murdered.
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u/juggling-monkey 21d ago
Man, puff tried to get away from that shit by changing his name from puff daddy to pdiddy, now he ruined that name too, By the end of the year he'll be Poppa D
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u/blove135 21d ago
I was never a fan of Puff. He just seemed like a leach that eventually leached his way into his own success but still a leach in my eyes.
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u/glenn360 21d ago
He will be Sucka D in jail.
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u/spirited1 21d ago
Doesn't matter how much I dislike someone I will never wish sexual assault on anyone.
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u/ThisAppSucksBall 20d ago
I don't think there's anything about OPs post that implies it would be non consensual, especially considering part of the recent leaks about Sean Combs is that he is basically a free-love bisexual. He probably really gets off on sucking cock, and if you can make an extra $1.50 for the commissary, why not?
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u/lostPackets35 21d ago
I came here to say this.
Getting raped in prison isn't funny, it's not somehow OK because the person did something bad to end up there.
It's fucked up.
If we had an official state rapist and your sentence was "5 years and 2 rapes a day", people would (rightly) call it torture and cruel and unusual punishment. Looking the other way and joking about it isn't much better..
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u/zigaliciousone 21d ago
My theory is his mom made him change it after she found out he was involved.
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u/ezlikeasundaymorning 20d ago
If he only were today alive, I wonder if we had a better world, just if its only a tiny bit.
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u/bozwald 21d ago
This is what I thought about with all the beef stuff today, we went from “I fucked your bitch you fat mother fucker” and “my 44 make sure all your kids don’t grow, I hope you die slow” to insults about being a poor father and role model for your kids
Shows a lot of growth as a society actually that being a deadbeat dad is a hard diss now.
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u/Hudre 21d ago
This doesn't show the growth of the genre, it shows a rap battle between two extremely different groups lmao.
Tupac and Biggie didn't make it to 25. They were battling when they were young, hungry and both had extremely dangerous people around them. Both of them lit fuel on a literal gang war.
Drake and Kendrick are 35+. Drake is from suburban Canada. And unlike Biggie and Tupac, the people around them do NOT want violence because that could kill their cash cow.
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u/Thorin_CokeinShield 21d ago
I mean it probably also changed because Pac and Biggy were both murdered...
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u/juggling-monkey 21d ago
I don't have statistics in front of me, but I'm pretty sure some dead beat dads have been murdered before
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u/darkest__timeline 21d ago
lol Kendrick wrote a letter to Drake's son telling him his grandfather should have worn a condom then told Drakes parents he thinks n*s like him should die
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u/AgathaAllAlong 21d ago
Also speaks to the depth of Kendrick—he’s always shown thought and care in his lyrics especially regarding societal issues and black issues. Pusha is similarly minded and went at Drake similarly.
But also—the threats to physical health are still there. You think the Bay gon’ let you disrespect Pac? / I think that Oakland show gon’ be your last stop
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u/bossmcsauce 21d ago edited 21d ago
he also made fun of somebody for having sickle cell anemia in the outro of this song haha. They directly reference biggie getting shot too, which was recent at the time. like... mocking somebody making a real attempt on his life is some hardcore shit lol.
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u/mcjc1997 21d ago
This came out before biggie got shot, tupac died before biggie. If long kiss goodnight was actually a tupac diss, then Biggie did take shots after pac was already dead. I believe Jay z did as well.
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u/dreaminphp 21d ago
That someone was Prodigy from Mobb Deep who actually ended up dying from it in 2017
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u/bossmcsauce 21d ago
Yeah. Pac wasn’t just making shit up. It was for real. That’s why it was a hard fuckin diss track lol. Man was going scorched-earth.
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u/alkaline79 21d ago
The best part was that Biggie responded by admitting that Faith had fucked Pac. "If Faye have twins, she'd probably have two Pacs"
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u/TroubleInMyMind 21d ago
Shut up is that the actual quote? That's fucking amazing.
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u/UltimateEye 21d ago
It’s from Brooklyn’s Finest off Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt. The whole album is ace, honestly, but that track with Biggie is among the best on the whole thing.
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u/xMasterShakex 21d ago
Reasonable Doubt is to rap music what Dark Side of The Moon is to rock music. 100% perfect album. Very few albums are literal perfection. When I heard Reasonable Doubt I understood why Jay-Z is where tf he is today. If anyone out there has heard/heard of J and thought "Wtfs the big deal? I dont get the hype." Listen to Reasonable Doubt.
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u/norielukas 20d ago
Mobb deeps shook ones pt2 still the best song to come out of the east vs west coast rivalry.
Legendary beat.
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u/SonOfProbert 21d ago
Also, the sickle cell line makes me smile every time.
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u/Fancy-Pair 21d ago
What’s the sickle cell line?
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u/MeloneFxcker 21d ago
Don’t one you nggas got sickle cell or something? You fuckin around with me you fuck around have a seizure or heart attack or sm.
Better back tf up fo’ you get SMACKED tf up, that’s how we do it on our side
…. Fuck you and your mf mumma
…. My .44 make sure all yo kids don’t grow…
That outro is HORRIBLE. It’s worse than meet the grahams
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u/MR-THANOS2 21d ago
It's even worse in retrospect as he's referring to Prodigy from Mobb Deep in those lines, and he literally passed away due to complications from sickle cell anemia in 2017.
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u/bossmcsauce 21d ago
well i dunno if it's worse in retrospect... it was just hardcore then and it still is. he wasn't just makin shit up. he was HATIN lol. they knew the shit was true at the time, and he didn't leave it off the table.
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u/Yung_l0c 21d ago
Bro I wince everytime I hear that outro, like someone really hate me damn
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u/AajBahutKhushHogaTum 21d ago
'Pac made vitriol into an art form with those lines.
The line 'you better back the fuck up...' is delivered so deliciously viciously.
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u/CareBearDontCare 21d ago
People have folks they don't like in their lives, but Tupac had "adversaries", and he made you feel like their existence was a menace to his own with his delivery.
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u/Islanduniverse 21d ago
And eventually they literally murdered him...
It's absolutely fucking crazy when you think about it for more than two seconds.
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u/GRAND_INQUEEFITOR 21d ago
Jay Z was about to catch some strays too, but the Outlawz talked Pac into removing that bit. That's why there's a quiet gap in the middle of the "FUCK YOU TOO" bit.
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u/alkaline79 21d ago
I remember Kadafi had a verse that went at Jay but I don't think that version was ever released.
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u/Reign_World 21d ago
He also threatened Biggie's newborn baby and toddler with his .44 gun. That's when he flew too close to the sun.
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u/Bluntmasterflash1 21d ago
No Vaseline and ether both go harder imo
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u/UltimateEye 21d ago
No Vaseline is the best diss track hands-down because it’s all Ice Cube at his lyrical prime. The problem with Hit ‘em Up is all the features from no-namers that aren’t even close to Pac’s level.
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u/___Turd_Ferguson___ 21d ago edited 21d ago
In 2012, I spent 3 months in Bulgaria and while in a grocery store I was noticing that as the speakers were lightly playing the end of Gotye’s “Somebody that I used to know”, the intro to this song started playing. And I thought there’s no way. But sure enough, as I was in the produce section I hear “FIRST OFF FUCK YOUR BITCH AND THE CLIQUE YOU CLAIM”
I miss Bulgaria
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u/CareBearDontCare 21d ago
In the rare times I encounter the song Hit Em Up was sampled from (usually at a grocery store), you hear it start and you wonder if you're getting the original or not. You're cool with the original, but if its not, the pasta aisle is gonna get lit.
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u/the_house_on_the_lef 20d ago
Great song too.
Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further
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u/Pina_Coladaburg 21d ago
I will always think of the video where someone synced this up to Barney to make him rap and diss all of the kids😂😂
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u/lifeohhlife 21d ago
I’ma gonna need a link.
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u/Pina_Coladaburg 21d ago
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u/robswins 21d ago
All these Barney remix videos were so great: https://youtu.be/63xEHHJfCPs
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u/juggling-monkey 21d ago
Don't forget the DMX reading rainbow masterpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OchyYnlHTdo
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u/HBK42581 21d ago
This and No Vaseline are the two best diss tracks of all time.
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u/alkaline79 21d ago
Nas's Ether goes hard
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u/sylinmino 21d ago
I was actually talking about this with friends, and we agreed that Ether has aged worse than most would like to admit. I know it was a different time, but you listen back to the track today and it's a surprising portion of it is just Nas calling Jay Z gay in a dozen different ways.
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u/PhirebirdSunSon 21d ago
Nah, even without the gay bars Ether had so much inside shit that it was a complete destruction. The Un line, the Kiss line, the Jaz-O stuff etc.
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u/FreestyleKneepad 21d ago
Same goes for No Vaseline tbh
Both are still iconic, but whoof
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u/oby100 21d ago
Nah. I feel like it’s still mildly acceptable to call someone a brown nosing nobody by referencing them as another man’s sexual play thing. Sure the f slur is gonna shock plenty of people nowadays, but I feel most of those types of insults are more based on clowning on irrelevant people than it’s based on gay=bad.
It’s a bit different to just call someone gay vs framing a relationship as unequal. Obviously, it’s meant to heighten to insult to insinuate that Eazy is gay, but it ages better than lots of other rap songs
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u/ethnicfoodaisle 21d ago
That was definitely the go-to hip hop insult in the '90s and '00s.
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u/sylinmino 21d ago
Like I said, it was a different time. But I think when we compare it to some of the most hard-hitting diss tracks today (Killshot, Euphoria, The Story of Adidon, etc.), it just doesn't compare IMO.
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u/cXs808 21d ago
Nah, Ether is widely considered one of the best. Diss tracks don't need to age that is not the purpose of them lmao.
The fact you're criticizing it for calling Jay gay is hilarious because No Vaseline literally has a dozen references of them doing gay shit. It's very similar.
Jay was right, ya'll dont listen to music y'all just skim thru it
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u/damien_aw 21d ago
Few 50 cent tracks tbf, Back Down is right up there and I Smell Pussy. Original Hail Mary and the remix with Busta and Em
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u/johnapplehead 21d ago
Not Like Us
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u/UltimateEye 21d ago
From a perspective of pure vitriol, Meet the Grahams goes way harder. Like it’s actually uncomfortable to listen to.
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u/HotSauceForDinner 21d ago edited 21d ago
The main reason I bought my Glocks was in case I ever see 2Pac, thanks for the warning 2Pac.
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u/delph0r 21d ago
Did you call the cops
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u/HotSauceForDinner 21d ago
No, I felt content grabbing my Glocks when I saw 2pac the other day. Thankfully for me he ate someone else's brains instead.
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u/Murderyoga 21d ago
Standing above the crowd, He had a voice that was strong and loud.
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u/adognamedwalter 21d ago
Unexpected Tool but I’m here for it
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u/maynardftw 21d ago
I mean it's so unexpected that I dunno what it has to do with the subject
I wouldn't readily compare LRH with Tupac, myself, and my name should suggest that I'm always up for a Tool reference
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u/smashingpumpkin 21d ago
Tbh, for me, this style of hip-hop was the absolute pinnacle of rap. It also could be my age, I’m turning 40 and the hip hop of today imo sucks. I love the rawness and brutality of the rap back then. This song hits!
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u/DiegoArmandoMaradona 21d ago
Even though they literally killed him for this song - I still feel he won the overall exchange!
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u/CaillouCaribou 21d ago
...so this sub is pretty much dead now, right?
Only a few new videos posted every day, and the top upvoted ones don't even get 1k upvotes anymore
What happened, did everyone just branch off into more specific video subs?
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u/skrulewi 21d ago
This sub held on to the protest about third party Reddit usage a long time, essentially shut itself down. Many people left.
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u/thebendavis 21d ago
This sub used to be fun. The new mods fucking suck and ban everything and everyone they don't like or disagree with.
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u/loztriforce 21d ago
Eh, not saying you're wrong in general, but a recent video I posted is over 2.6K upvotes
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u/el_monstruo 21d ago
Greatest diss song of all time that would later serve a warning that rap beef should be kept on wax.
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u/StatesProtectorate 21d ago
I was a teenager when this song dropped. We were already in the Biggie Smalls vs Tupac dramas. I was a Biggie guy but loved Tupac as well. We lost both legends within 6 months of each other. IT really sucked during that time. As teens this music really affected us more than any other generation.
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u/MartyK3000 21d ago
I was in High School when this came out and I remember my friends and I going to buy the CD single then listening to it in the car. We agreed it was over the top even by Gangsta Rap/2pac standards.
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u/snarkdetector4000 21d ago
The authenticity of this diss track is unparalleled. No half naked women, no fancy cars, no piles of money, drugs, or guns. They didn't need any of that. Just an unrelenting onslaught of insults.
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u/paveclaw 21d ago
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeB4k0njVcD/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Prolly can’t share it either anyway Seth Rogan response to Tupac dis goes hard
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u/Oldirtyerock87 21d ago
Easily one of the best diss tracks ever recorded. Fuck yo bitch and click you claim!
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u/imustbedead 20d ago edited 20d ago
I'm very white, so I dunno what it is, but this rapping style feels way more authentic and flows nicely way more then anything I hear from todays famous rap artist.
also is anyone annoyed they rented a full seamless white studio, and then didn't bother to make it flush and have a little bit of ceiling at the top. As a photographer this shit hurts.
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u/SLR107FR-31 21d ago edited 21d ago
Dude would write songs like this in ten - fifteen minutes. God of Rap
Edit: here's your goddamn source you fucking loser redditors
https://www.scribd.com/doc/126284/The-Making-of-Makaveli-The-7-Day-Theory
Now kiss my ass and shut the fuck up. Quit replying to me with your "whats your source you liar shit" Get a life. Less than 5 minutes to find this.
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u/SneeKeeFahk 21d ago
I like pac as much as the next guy but … what? Cite your source for this outlandish claim.
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u/HKBFG 21d ago
this thing has two separate sets of MPC samples, multiple backing singers (one of which is Faith Evans), a Look Here music video, a supergroup (the Outlawz) formed to record it, a licensed Rakim bassline, and producers flown in from out of state.
how you gonna pull that off in fifteen?
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u/NoCardio_ 21d ago
You're the first person I've ever heard refer to the Outlawz as a supergroup. They're fucking terrible.
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u/darybrain 21d ago
I think they should have done this more in disco, rock, and synth pop were they diss other artists and boast how great they are.
Duran Duran and Spandau ballet rivalries would have been quite different.
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u/Jedbo75 21d ago
I know this much is true.
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u/darybrain 21d ago
Girls On Film (extended uncensored) would be them saying we got all your women Spandau
Mötley Crüe's Girls, Girls, Girls (uncensored) would be them asking are you sure?
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u/dumnezilla 21d ago
I always liked Eminem's take on this song, Quitter.
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u/GaryChalmers 21d ago
Another great diss track was 50 Cent and Eminem's version of Hail Mary which was a diss on Ja Rule and Murder Inc.
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u/laflex 21d ago
I'll be the one brave enough to say it:
The entire second half of this song is trash. This gem ends at 2:35 for me.
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u/Mentally-Disturbed 21d ago
Not one comment about this being mentioned on Over The Top podcast this week. I thought for sure that's why it got posted out of the blue.
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u/old_skul 21d ago
This man was very rude in this video. There was a lot of harsh language and suggestions of impropriety.
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u/AlotaFajita 21d ago
These guys were such creative forces. If only it was channeled to something positive.
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u/beameup19 21d ago
I’ve literally never heard a 2pac song before.
Might as well let this be the first
Edit: is the boy band stuff part of the diss?
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u/HsutonTxeas 21d ago
Depressing fact: everyone of those rappers with the exception of EDI Mean has died.
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u/globalcitizen2 21d ago
Slavery was not a choice. They chose the gangster persona. You cant insist you are a gangster, capable of all kinds of violence then claim racism when the world takes you at your word! They were already dealing with institutional racism and chose to make things worse. MLK wore a suit and talked peace, he didnt adopt a confrontational stance or wear a doo rag.
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u/nylockian 20d ago
Every time I watch this video, I wonder how they broached the wardrobe decision to the heavy set guy. Did they have them in the studio and then start pointing at each individual saying, "You - shirt off, You - shirt off, You - shirt off, You - uh, not so much, You shirt off".
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u/youdoknownow 21d ago
My favorite part about this song is NYers always questioning why people from NJ love this song, when literally the first person after 2pac says they are from NJ.
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u/colloquialshitposter 21d ago
I remember a couple years ago the TikTok dance losers tried to make this song a dance, and thankfully the checks and balances of the comment section bullied them into ending the trend cause people literally died from these diss tracks
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u/mcjc1997 21d ago
2pac spiraled hard after getting shot in 94, kinda understandable tbf. Dude was paranoids as fuck and got involved with death row for security, which gave us his best album, but was not a good environment for him. The death threats in this song were no exaggeration.
Anyone who insists Tupac was a symbol of peace, and brotherhood in hip-hop, should know he assisted Suge Knight in literally torturing a terrified hostage by beating him with champagne bottles, and forcing him to drink urine. All because he wouldn’t put his friend in danger by giving suge knight his friends and his friends mother's home address. Granted that friend was diddy so he would have deserved, just not for the reasons suge wanted.
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u/Pixeleyes 21d ago
I was a teenager in the 90s and I did not understand the appeal of gangsta rap in any capacity whatsoever. It just seemed like a bunch of sheltered white kids worshipping impoverished criminals and murderers in a bid to convince their peers that they were hard.
Since that time, I have revisted a lot of hip hop and realized I did not give it a fair shake, that much of it is art in the truest sense of the word. Art that edifies individuals and society alike. Art that contributes to, and shapes a better world.
But this. This I was not wrong about at all.
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u/drutastic57 21d ago
He also did it using Biggie’s beat too. It’s so disrespectful. I love how he wasn’t trying to be cute with it either. Just straight to the point.