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This 10 page paper addresses the problem of the east coast and west coast rap wars. The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac are viewed as casualties of the rivalry. The murders of each rap star are highlighted and the problem is discussed in general. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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plane crashes, not long after he recorded Time in a Bottle. It is true that on tour, musicians are more likely to take planes, trains and buses and so, the
risk of travel comes into play. Others in the past--Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison--died of heroin overdoses, and much later, there would be the suicides of Kurt Cobain, Michael
Hutchence and Wendy O. Williams. Even Mama Cass died early and mysteriously. Although some theorized she choked on a ham sandwich, that seems to be a myth. What is
not a myth however is the rivalry between the East Coast and West Coast record labels that began in the 1990s. In fact the recent murders of Notorious B.I.G. and
Tupac Shakur, both who had been associated with the rap genre, is rather disturbing. The deaths of Notorious B. I. G. and Tupac Shakur were in fact prompted by
the so-called East Coast/West Coast rap battle. It was a battle that has many explanations, but few real answers. It all started with the genre and glorification of ghetto life.
The music itself did show some promise during the early 1980s with the advent of rappers Will Smith and LL Cool J for example (Kinnon, 1997). However, the genre changed
around 1988 with the emergence of a sub-genre termed gangsta rap (1997). A controversy had come about since that time in relationship with the mediums glorification of violence and
its negative portrayal of black women (1997). After Biggie Smalls murder, Quincy Jones said: " The gangster lifestyle that is so often glorified and heralded in this music is not
"keeping it real"; it is fake, not even entertainment. A sad farce at best and a grim tragedy at worst " (1997, p.76). Psychiatrist James Comer claims
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