The Cases of Tupac and Notorious B.I.G. | Who Were They Before Their Murders?

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True Crime, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Looking at the early careers, defining friendship, and unfortunate fallout between two of the most legendary rappers of all time: Tupac & Notorious B.I.G. Support us directly: https://www.redwebpod.com In the early 1990s, two men exploded onto the music scene. Each came from tough beginnings, but their meteoric rise gave volume to their voices, highlighting their talent and larger-than-life personalities. Their friendship seemed poised to change hip-hop forever, but the fame, wealth, and influence also introduced chaos and mistrust, leading both to a tragic end. Today, in celebration of 250 episodes of Red Web, we explore the lives and relationships of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Sensitive topics: murder, drug use, sexual assault Our sponsors: Brooklyn Bedding - Go to http://brooklynbedding.com and use promo code REDWEB to get 30% off sitewide. SelectQuote - Life insurance is never cheaper than it is today. Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, and save more than fifty percent at https://selectquote.com/redweb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the early 1990s, two men exploded onto the music scene.
0:10.0	Each came from tough beginnings, but their meteoric rise gave volume to their voices,
0:15.0	highlighting their talent and larger-than-life personalities.
0:18.0	Their friendships seemed poised to change hip-hop forever, but the fame,
0:21.7	wealth, and influence also introduced chaos and mistrust, leading both to a tragic end.
0:27.7	Today, in celebration of 250 episodes of Red Web, we explore the lives and relationships
0:33.4	of Tupac Shakur and the notorious B-I-G.
0:39.1	This is Red Web.
0:50.7	Welcome back Task Force to an extraordinarily special episode of Red Web.
0:54.2	I'm your resident mystery enthusiast Trevor Collins, and joining me definitely not hearing this case for the first time, Alfredo Diaz. Well, I will say I don't know
1:01.8	what the true conspiracy is behind these two historical rap lyricists, but I do know that they're,
1:09.7	I don't know, it's one of those things where, you know,
1:11.9	I know of Tupac and Biggie, they make great music. Their songs still stand the test of time.
1:18.4	And then over the past, I don't know, decade or so, people were like, did you hear about
1:21.9	this conspiracy and that conspiracy and hologram and all that. And this new song is coming out, but he's supposed, but he's dead. And I'm just like, I, it was always to me one of those things were like, okay, we're just trying to figure out some kind of like conspiracy. It felt like it was always reaching for grasping at straws.
1:43.9	Sure. It's like, I'm looking for grasping at straws. Sure.
1:44.3	It's like, I'm looking for some kind of conspiracy, something new, like a new fix, a new hit.
1:49.1	Right.
1:49.5	And that always felt like.
1:50.9	So I'm very intrigued to find out or to learn about the possible theories and the possible mysteries.
1:57.8	And like if there's anything tangible as to what conspiracies are going on and I know
2:02.9	they're you know they both have since passed or maybe not right who knows surrounding their deaths
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