Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Hit ‘Em Up | 4

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

By the time Biggie Smalls meets Tupac Shakur, Tupac is already a big star. He hasn’t yet signed with Death Row, but he’s already sold millions of records and starred in two feature films. Biggie, on the other hand, is still waiting for his first album to drop.

Biggie and Tupac become fast friends, but their relationship doesn’t last long. The two rap stars are pulled in different directions. One struggles to escape violence, while the other will be consumed by it—pushing tensions between Death Row and Bad Boy to a very public breaking point.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to Business Wars Add Free on Amazon Music.
0:04.6	Download the app today.
0:07.0	Don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more videos.
0:12.2	Note to listeners, this episode contains adult content and language.
0:17.0	It's October 24, 1993.
0:23.2	Fans crowd the stage at Madison Square Garden.
0:26.0	We're about to witness one of the most legendary hip-hop performances of all time.
0:32.1	Let's do rock and biggy scores!
0:36.3	Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls take the stage together.
0:39.6	They're good friends, but far from equals.
0:44.1	Tupac is not yet signed to death row, but he is already sold millions of records and
0:49.3	starred in two feature films.
0:51.6	Hollywood is calling him the next James Dean.
0:55.2	Biggie is still waiting to release his first album.
0:59.2	Tupac is happy to lend Biggie his stardom.
1:02.7	They met for the first time earlier this year and quickly became friends.
1:06.9	There isn't any east coast, west coast hatred between them.
1:11.1	When Biggie comes to California, he sleeps on Tupac's couch.
1:15.4	And when Tupac goes to New York, he rolls into Biggie's neighborhood in a limousine
1:20.2	and invites Biggie to be the opening act of his concerts.
1:23.9	And now, in Madison Square Garden, the friends have a chance to share the stage.
1:29.2	Biggie may be a newcomer, but he knows how to hype up the hometown crowd at the garden.
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