COMM 1402
19 September 2019
I. Introduction
A. 1990’s was an amazing decade for hip-hop music: one which enjoyed the second
half of the so-called Golden Era of hip-hop.
B. However, not everything was so golden when the feud between the East Coast
and West Coast became an apparent issue.
II. Brief History of East Coast v. West Coast
A. Early 1990’s: west coast started to become the epicenter of rap music
● Death-Row Records
B. 1993: Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs founded Bad Boy Records
● Rejuvenated east coast music
III. Difference Between East Coast and West Coast Music
A. West Coast
● Originated from the West Coast of U.S. and mostly features funk samples
● Focuses on the aesthetics of the West Coast
● Creating a laid-back feel
B. East Coast
● Originated from East Coast of the U.S. and mostly features jazz samples
● Use of “aggressive” and “hyper-tense” sound
● Paints the picture of being constantly under the threat of danger
IV. Members of Each Style of Music
A. West Coast: Tupac, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A
B. East Coast: Biggie, Wu-Tang Clan, J. Cole, Nas
V. Bad Boy Records V. Death Row Records
A. Rivalry started: remark by Suge Knight, CEO at Death Row Records, at 1995
Source Records
● “Any artist out there that want to be an artist and stay a star, and don’t have
to worry about the executive producer trying to be all in the videos…All on
the records…dancing, come to Death Row!”
○ Direct hit at to record producer and founder Sean Combs of Bad Boy
Records
○ Sean would sometimes dance in his rapper’s videos
● Award show hosted in New York (home of east-coast rap)
○ Crowd booed Suge Knight and at all the west-coast rappers
VI. History of Tupac V. Biggie
A. First met (different stories)
● Story 1: met on set of Poetic Justice 1993
● Story 2: Tupac invited Biggie to his house for a party 1993
B. Got close
● Biggie would sleep at Tupac’s LA house
● Tupac gave a lot of advice to Biggie when he was on the rise as a young
rapper
19 September 2019
I. Introduction
A. 1990’s was an amazing decade for hip-hop music: one which enjoyed the second
half of the so-called Golden Era of hip-hop.
B. However, not everything was so golden when the feud between the East Coast
and West Coast became an apparent issue.
II. Brief History of East Coast v. West Coast
A. Early 1990’s: west coast started to become the epicenter of rap music
● Death-Row Records
B. 1993: Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs founded Bad Boy Records
● Rejuvenated east coast music
III. Difference Between East Coast and West Coast Music
A. West Coast
● Originated from the West Coast of U.S. and mostly features funk samples
● Focuses on the aesthetics of the West Coast
● Creating a laid-back feel
B. East Coast
● Originated from East Coast of the U.S. and mostly features jazz samples
● Use of “aggressive” and “hyper-tense” sound
● Paints the picture of being constantly under the threat of danger
IV. Members of Each Style of Music
A. West Coast: Tupac, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, N.W.A
B. East Coast: Biggie, Wu-Tang Clan, J. Cole, Nas
V. Bad Boy Records V. Death Row Records
A. Rivalry started: remark by Suge Knight, CEO at Death Row Records, at 1995
Source Records
● “Any artist out there that want to be an artist and stay a star, and don’t have
to worry about the executive producer trying to be all in the videos…All on
the records…dancing, come to Death Row!”
○ Direct hit at to record producer and founder Sean Combs of Bad Boy
Records
○ Sean would sometimes dance in his rapper’s videos
● Award show hosted in New York (home of east-coast rap)
○ Crowd booed Suge Knight and at all the west-coast rappers
VI. History of Tupac V. Biggie
A. First met (different stories)
● Story 1: met on set of Poetic Justice 1993
● Story 2: Tupac invited Biggie to his house for a party 1993
B. Got close
● Biggie would sleep at Tupac’s LA house
● Tupac gave a lot of advice to Biggie when he was on the rise as a young
rapper
