East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry

===Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.===

===Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.===

On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|shot in a drive-by shooting]] at the intersection of [[Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)|Flamingo Road]] and Koval Lane in [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]].{{cite web|url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/fbi-outlines-parallels-in-notorious-b-i-g-tupac-slayings-119389104.html |archive-date=April 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410211831/http://www.lvrj.com/news/fbi-outlines-parallels-in-notorious-b-i-g-tupac-slayings-119389104.html |title=FBI outlines parallels in Notorious B.I.G., Tupac slayings|last=Planas|first=Antonio |date=April 7, 2011|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=May 1, 2016}} He was taken to the [[University Medical Center of Southern Nevada]], where he died six days later. In 2002, [[Chuck Philips]] wrote the article "Who Killed Tupac Shakur?"{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-06-fi-tupac6-story.html|title=Who Killed Tupac Shakur?|last=Philips|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Philips|date=September 6, 2002|url-access=limited|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=May 1, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119035953/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/06/business/fi-tupac6|url-status=live}} reporting, "the shooting was carried out by a [[Compton, California|Compton]] gang called the Southside [[Crips]] to avenge the beating of one of its members by Shakur a few hours earlier". The Philips article and its follow-up, "How Vegas Police Probe Floundered in Tupac Shakur Case"{{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Chuck |author-link=Chuck Philips |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fi-tupac7sep07-story.html |url-access=limited |title=How Vegas police probe floundered in Tupac Shakur case |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 30, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307112523/http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fi-tupac7sep07-story.html |url-status=live }} also implicated East Coast rappers including Biggie Smalls.

On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was [[Murder of Tupac Shakur|shot in a drive-by shooting]] at the intersection of [[Flamingo Road (Las Vegas)|Flamingo Road]] and Koval Lane in [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]].{{cite web|url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/fbi-outlines-parallels-in-notorious-b-i-g-tupac-slayings-119389104.html |archive-date=April 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410211831/http://www.lvrj.com/news/fbi-outlines-parallels-in-notorious-b-i-g-tupac-slayings-119389104.html |title=FBI outlines parallels in Notorious B.I.G., Tupac slayings|last=Planas|first=Antonio |date=April 7, 2011|website=Las Vegas Review-Journal|access-date=May 1, 2016}} He was taken to the [[University Medical Center of Southern Nevada]], where he died six days later. In 2002, [[Chuck Philips]] wrote the article "Who Killed Tupac Shakur?"{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-sep-06-fi-tupac6-story.html|title=Who Killed Tupac Shakur?|last=Philips|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Philips|date=September 6, 2002|url-access=limited|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=May 1, 2016|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119035953/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/sep/06/business/fi-tupac6|url-status=live}} reporting, "the shooting was carried out by a [[Compton, California|Compton]] gang called the Southside [[Crips]] to avenge the beating of [[Orlando Anderson|one of its members]] by Shakur a few hours earlier". The Philips article and its follow-up, "How Vegas Police Probe Floundered in Tupac Shakur Case"{{cite web |last1=Philips |first1=Chuck |author-link=Chuck Philips |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fi-tupac7sep07-story.html |url-access=limited |title=How Vegas police probe floundered in Tupac Shakur case |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 30, 2015 |access-date=May 1, 2016 |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307112523/http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-fi-tupac7sep07-story.html |url-status=live }} also implicated East Coast rappers including Biggie Smalls.

Six months after Tupac's death, on March 9, 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. was [[Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.|killed in a drive-by shooting]] by an unknown assailant in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. As with Tupac's death, nobody was charged with the murder, although Suge Knight was believed by officials to have been involved in a conspiracy for B.I.G.'s killing. At the time of the murder, Knight had only a week prior been sentenced to 9 years in prison for parole violation.{{Cite web |date=1999-12-09 |title=Ex-LAPD Officer Is Suspect in Rapper's Slaying, Records Show |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-09-mn-42032-story.html |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925212926/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-09-mn-42032-story.html |url-status=live }}

Six months after Tupac's death, on March 9, 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. was [[Murder of the Notorious B.I.G.|killed in a drive-by shooting]] by an unknown assailant in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. As with Tupac's death, nobody was charged with the murder, although Suge Knight was believed by officials to have been involved in a conspiracy for B.I.G.'s killing. At the time of the murder, Knight had only a week prior been sentenced to 9 years in prison for parole violation.{{Cite web |date=1999-12-09 |title=Ex-LAPD Officer Is Suspect in Rapper's Slaying, Records Show |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-09-mn-42032-story.html |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925212926/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-dec-09-mn-42032-story.html |url-status=live }}