This episode contains explicit language.
In the 1990s, the landscape of American music was changed forever by two titans of hip hop: Death Row and Bad Boy. The rivalry between these iconic rap labels would go on to become as legendary as it was notorious. But in these early days? It’s all good.
Death Row Records, the West Coast company, is already the hott ... Show More
Sep 2021
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Ready to Die | 3
<p>In the 70 and 80s, the founders of Death Row and Bad Boy are coming of age. In the Los Angeles neighborhood of Compton, a young Dre is spinning records before he even learns to read. Dre desperately wants to be a hip-hop DJ, but Los Angeles barely has a hip-hop scene. In New Y ... Show More
24m 5s
Sep 2021
Death Row Records vs Bad Boy Records | Hit ‘Em Up | 4
<p>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. </p><p>Bigg ... Show More
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Jun 2023
Episode 301 - Tupac & Biggie: 'Ready to Die' - Part 2
<p>In our second instalment, Hannah & Suruthi turn to Christopher George Latore Wallace – better known as the Notorious B.I.G. – and his side of the Biggie/Tupac saga. Lyrically gifted, privately educated and no stranger to a little crack dealing, Biggie became the face the E ... Show More
51m 33s
Jun 2023
Episode 300 - Tupac & Biggie: ‘2 Of Amerikaz Most Wanted’ - Part 1
<p>Stories of death, drugs, and gang violence were inextricably linked, in the 90s media, to the nation’s biggest rap stars. </p><p><br></p><p>Tupac Shakur was one of the decade’s biggest and most admired music icons – until his life was cut tragically short in 1996. By the ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2024
Busta Rhymes Shares Untold Stories About Biggie, Jay-Z & Tupac, Origins of Speed Rapping, Health Journey | Ep 227
It doesn't get more legendary than this. On today's ALL THE SMOKE, the guys are joined by music icon, actor, producer, and one of the leaders of rap's 'golden age', Busta Rhymes, for a tell-all sit down about his life and career. Busta shares incredible untold Stories About Biggi ... Show More
2h 36m