The East Coast and West Coast disputes began in 1991 and were particularly severe between 1994 and 1997.
The beef between The Sea Row Record Company represented by 2Pac and Bad Boy Record Label represented by Biggie is the most well-known to the public.
The fight continued until 1996, when 2Pac was shot dead in Las Vegas.
In 1997, Bigge was shot.
It was not until the hip-Hop Peace Summits, convened by the famous American religious leader Louis Farrakhan, that the East-West Coast dispute was officially over.
In 1991, New York-based rapper Tim Dog released a song called "Fuck Compton," officially provoking West Coast singers.
In 1993, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg responded with the single "Fuck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody's Celebratin'") –
The song disseds both Tim Dog and Eazy-E!
On November 30, 1994, 2Pac, a New York-born but developing rapper in California, was shot at a Manhattan studio.
2Pac publicly blamed Biggie, Andre Harrell, Puff Daddy for being linked to the shooting.
A month after the shooting, Biggie released the single "Who Shot Ya?"
While Biggie denied anything to do with the shooting, he said the song was recorded before the shooting.
But 2Pac himself, as well as the public following the event, generally believe that the song was written by Biggie on purpose to mock 2Pac.
In August 1995, Death Row CEO Suge Knight sneered at The Source magazine's awards ceremony, Bad Boy's boss, Puff Daddy
The awards ceremony was held in New York.
At that time, Suge Knight was booed off the stage by a New York audience.
Soon after, a close friend of Suge Knight's was shot, and Suge Knight publicly accused Puff Daddy of being linked to the shooting.
That same year, Suge Knight spent $1.4 million to release 2Pac, who was in prison, on bail.
2Pac thus officially signed with SeaTh Row.
Death Row's rap group Tha Dogg Pound released the single "New York, New York".
The song's MV was seen as a provocation from the West Coast to the East Coast.
In response, East Coast rap group Capone-N-Noreaga teamed up with other East Coast rappers including rap group Mobb Deep to release the single "L.A L.A." Diss Back.
2Pac released a ton of songs diss Biggie, Bad Boy, and other East Coast rappers after he was released from prison to sign with Death Row.
包括《Against All Odds》、《Bomb First (My Second Reply)》、《Hit 'Em Up》等等。
The media reported extensively on the disputes between the East and West coasts, and fans on both sides were involved.
On September 7, 1996, 2Pac was shot in Las Vegas.
He died six days later.
On September 22, 1996, Louis Farrakhan, a prominent American religious leader, convened the Hip-Hop Peace Summits peace summit to call on the East and West Coasts to stop all incidents of public insult and violence.
On March 9, 1997, Biggie was shot and killed in Los Angeles.
The east-west coast dispute ended with the deaths of two well-known rappers.
According to an interview with New York rapper Greg Nice, 2Pac believes he has a responsibility to end the discord between the East and West Coasts.
He had planned to release a collaborative album with East Coast hardcore rap group Boot Camp Clik.
In this way, the relationship between the east and west coasts is eased, and the beef between the east and west coasts is stopped.
2Pac's exact words to Greg Nice:
“I just feel bad cause I know people mad at me, man. I miss New York！”