EPISODE 143

The East Coast / West Coast hip hop feud between Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls is full of tragedy and conspiracy, but what did it really sound like? For the third season of of the hit podcast Slow Burn, host Joel Anderson and producer Christopher Johnson dig up untold stories about this infamous rivalry, and they join Nate and Charlie to break down boom bap, G Funk, and the surprising points of overlap between two titans of rap.

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SONGS DISCUSSED

The Notorious B.I.G. - Who Shot Ya

KRS-One - Return of the Boom Bap

Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dog - Nuthin' but a “G” Thang

2Pac - Hit ‘Em Up

John Lennon - How Do You Sleep

Afrika Bambaataa - Jazzy Sensation

2Pac - Trapped

James Brown - The Spank

Total ft. The Notorious B.I.G. - Can’t You See

James Brown - The Payback

Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta

Tupac - The Temptations

The Notorious B.I.G. - Machine Gun Funk

Tupac - Soulja’s Story

The Notorious B.I.G. - Going Back to Cali

Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge is Over

Kendrick Lamar - The Art of Peer Pressure

Psalm Trees - Call Whenever