Biggie Smalls broke down in tears after Tupac was shot dead ‘proving’ he WASN’T behind hit, new Netflix doc reveals
BIGGIE Smalls broke down in tears when he learned rap rival Tupac Shakur had been mercilessly gunned down in Las Vegas "proving" he wasn't behind the hit.
The tragic star's wife Faith Evans reportedly told documentary makers how the star called her in shock hours after his former friend had been left for dead by a mystery gunman in September 1996.
However, those to have seen it claim although it does not focus on the bitter East Coast-West Coast rivalry, it does feature Faith telling how the Tupac killing hit her husband hard.
The revelation seems to scupper long-running and unproven rumors that Biggie was somehow involved in the high-profile drive-by shooting of Tupac.
Faith has very rarely spoken about the incident, but she did break her silence nearly 20 years ago amid unproven claims Biggie had offered Crips street gang members $1 million to
Three years earlier when Tupac was shot for the first time, during a recording session in New York, he publicly accused Biggie of being involved.
The documentary is also said to show Biggie’s last ever interview from 1997, where he seems upset at how his lyrics were being seen as sly digs against his West Coast rap rivals.
After the release of 'Who Shot Ya?', which Tupac interpreted as track mocking his shooting in the Big Apple, he appeared on numerous tracks aiming threatening insults at Biggie.
He was signed to Combs' Bad Boy Records when it first launched in 1993 and his debut album 'Ready To Die' was met with widespread critical acclaim and included singles like 'Juicy', 'Big Poppa' and 'One More Chance'.
Biggie is considered one of the greatest rappers of all time due to his distinctive laidback lyrical delivery and often grim content.
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His music was often semi-autobiographical, rapping about hardship and criminality, but also celebration.
Diddy said in the doc: “He had a life that had such a profound effect. It really gave birth to the future of hip-hop. It wasn’t all for nothing.”