East Coast–West Coast Rivalry and the Mid-1990s Violence (1994–1997)

1. Biggie’s Ready to Die boosts East Coast profile

   Sep 13, 1994Labels: The Notorious, Ready to, Bad Boy

   • Ready to Die
   • Rhino

2. Tupac Shakur is shot at Quad Studios

   Nov 30, 1994Labels: Tupac Shakur, Quad Studios

   • NYT via Wiki
   • FOX 5

3. Tupac is found guilty in sex-abuse case

   Dec 2, 1994Labels: Tupac Shakur

   • LA Times

4. “Who Shot Ya?” release fuels public interpretations

   Feb 21, 1995Labels: The Notorious, Who Shot

   • Who Shot Ya
   • Apple Music

5. Me Against the World releases amid looming prison

   Mar 14, 1995Labels: Tupac Shakur, Me Against

   • Me Against World
   • Apple Music

6. 1995 Source Awards confrontation goes national

   Aug 3, 1995Labels: The Source, Suge Knight, Death Row

   • EC WC rivalry
   • Source Awards

7. Tupac is released on bail and joins Death Row

   Oct 12, 1995Labels: Tupac Shakur, Death Row, Suge Knight

   • 2PacLegacy
   • Biggie bio

8. All Eyez on Me cements Tupac’s Death Row era

   Feb 13, 1996Labels: Tupac Shakur, All Eyez, Death Row

   • All Eyez on
   • Apple Music

9. “Hit ’Em Up” escalates diss records into threats

   Jun 4, 1996Labels: Hit 'Em, Tupac Shakur

   • Hit Em Up
   • All Eyez on

10. Tupac is shot in Las Vegas drive-by

    Sep 7, 1996Labels: Tupac Shakur, Las Vegas

    • Tupac murder

11. Tupac Shakur dies from gunshot wounds

    Sep 13, 1996Labels: Tupac Shakur

    • Tupac murder
    • People

12. The Notorious B.I.G. is murdered in Los Angeles

    Mar 9, 1997Labels: The Notorious, Los Angeles

    • Biggie murder
    • HISTORY

13. Life After Death releases as a posthumous landmark

    Mar 25, 1997Labels: Life After, The Notorious

    • Life After Death
    • Biggie bio