The Notorious B.I.G. Vs. Nas, JAY-Z, Wu-Tang, Big L, Roots etc - Beef Analysis [King Of New York]

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Competition has always played a big role in hip hop. Battle rhymes, diss songs, trying to outshine someone on his own song, it’s all in the spirit of competition.

But in the mid-90s, the competition in New York was especially heavy. Let’s think about the rappers were coming up at that time – you had Nas and Big both releasing landmark debuts in ’94, Mobb Deep damn bringing all of Queensbridge wherever they went, Raekwon with The Purple Tape and the rest of Wu-Tang by his side. Most of the rappers on our greatest of all time list came on the ’90s East Coast.

The Only Built 4 Cuban Linx album contained a skit called "Biters" in which Raekwon and Ghostface discuss how much they hate rappers that copy styles, slang & lyrics.

The Notorious B.I.G.’s album cover for “Ready to Die” was interpreted as biting Nas' “Illmatic,” cover, and the Chef and Ghostface clown Biggie without dropping his name – the point was made, and Big later kicked in the door.

Of interesting note is that Method Man was featured on Big’s The What and his own crew is spitting fire off the same album.

It seemed as though a new rapper was making their claim for the throne every other day. So when it came time for Nas to drop his highly anticipated sophomore record, on the song "The Message" he made sure to let everyone know who was the rightful king of New York.

It has been widely perceived as singling out B.I.G., who had been declared “king of New York” in an infamous 1995 profile in The Source.

Nas, whose Illmatic pioneered the NYC street rap that Biggie perfected for pop radio with hits like “Juicy”, tries to reassert his royal status on his more commercial sophomore album.

Nas has confirmed that the song actually disses The Notorious B.I.G. with the lines, “There’s one life, one love, so there can only be one King.” This lyric challenged Notorious B.I.G.’s title of King of New York at that the time of its release. He responded on the track “Kick in the Door” from his 1997 album Life After D3ath.

From Biggie’s second and final official album, Life After D3ath, “Kick in the Door” is a diss track aimed at everybody, nobody, haters, other rappers (including Nas, Jeru the Damaja, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah), and most importantly, YOU. He dissed more than a dozen rappers on the entire album & showed Nas & the Wu-Tang clan that he's the superior rapper & the rightful King Of New York.

Timestamps
0:00 - Intro: King Of New York
1:22 - 1993: Nas & Method Man meet The Notorious BIG
3:40 - 1994: Illmatic, Ready To D*e
11:06 - 1995: Raekwon accuses Biggie of biting, Verbal Int.
28:55 - 1996: 2Pac comes back, everyone disses Biggie & Biggie's accident
43:23 - 1997: Life After D*ath, Biggie disses everyone from New York (Nas, Wu-Tang, JAY-Z, OGC, Jeru The Damaja etc.)
1:41:01 - Late 90s: Nas & JAY-Z battle for Biggie's King Of New York title
1:45:42 - 2000s
1:48:48 - 2010s
1:49:21 - 2020s
1:49:39 - Outro

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All Comments (21)
  • @Mrmikeloc24
    90s hip hop was an incredible time. Truly unforgettable and historic.
  • @SoulSeeker20
    It's absolutely insane how much talent existed in that climate during that time.
  • @diesel101raw
    Nas not getting on Biggie's Gimme the Loot is easily the Biggest Collaboration Missed Opportunity in Hip-Hop History
  • @ckthegreat100
    Ghost face: “I don’t want nobody to sound like me, cuz I’ll approach him” Action Bronson: 👀
  • @sickamorestylz
    This was a real in-depth beef analysis. I’m from this area of rap and thought I knew a lot but you taught me a lot bro. Even the way you broke down everyone’s lyrics, I have a proper understanding now cause some bars to this day flew over my head as in I didn’t know who certain bars was directed to. Appreciate u, well done!!
  • @HipHop_187
    Can we just appreciate Nas for always keeping it real and R.I.P. BIG🕊
  • @tagbeseyi
    This is such a great analysis of all rappers, but it also shows how competition, egos and money is part of a man's DNA
  • @ItsReck1
    We just going to ignore ol boy at 11:12 caressing the side of Nas’ face lol 😂
  • @darrellp8172
    Raekwon had the wildest overbite that you just knew he would punch your face up for lookin at.😂😂😂😂😂
  • @elifoster4367
    I look at it like this, when Nas so called “fell off,” it was primarily due to Biggie & Pac getting assassinated. Hip Hop was in SHOCK!!! If Big & Pac was still Alive, Nas would’ve had the Inspiration to be on his A Game. The death of Big & Pac changed a lot of Dynamics.. Nas even said, “It used to be fun, making records to see your response, but, now competition is none, now that you’re gone…” It F_cked Nas & a lot of peoples heads up, because it was giant paradigm shift… Trust me I know, I’m an Artist from Brooklyn NY, who was part of the Hip Hop scene at that time (look up Dead Poets Society “Klocuz,” I’m the last dude). NY was feeling it, what a tragic time for Hip Hop. Thank God for Nas, he’s doing better than ever these days…
  • @GRUSTLER
    Jay Z made a successful career of abducting Biggie's lines.
  • @marlonvarnell3098
    All I gotta say is Pac and NaS are my all time faved Hip Hop/Rap artist!!
  • @minkshultz
    If everyone is dissing one guy, then it says something about who is the 👑.
  • @2pac4life275
    The dedication and in depth analysis is amazing! We don’t deserve this! Thank you
  • @inkyuchung4301
    The 90s was so great because everyone was trying to be original, unlike today's era where everyone wants to sound like each other
  • @krazyk9466
    That Rae and Ghost beef with Big was mad petty. All of it.
  • @KD_SWAGGER
    Very well done video! I never realized that the Big L MVP song on the album had a different beat than the music video version. R.I.P. Big L, the most valuable poet on the M.I.C.