MUSI 2520 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ja Rule, Jay Z, .45 Acp
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Generation of mc"s that don"t know the line between the streets and the business. Bi coastal feuds went from battling as emcees/rappers to the fact of which crew would prevail in physical combat. We"ve pushed through the early years of gangster rap. The old generation grew into it, but the new guys came into the business like that. 1996 the apex of the east coast-west coast rivalry. Tu-pac puts out video following the soul train. Awards called hit em up, (1996-the symbol for the beginning of the end of the east coast-west coast feud) a very insultory video that guarantees tu-pac"s and biggie"s death. We"re dabbling in the mid-late 90s and move onto the y2k people like 50 cent, common, etc. Generation of mc"s that don"t know the line between the streets and the business: bi coastal feuds went from battling as emcees/rappers to the fact of which crew would prevail in physical combat.
