Whether or not you agree with RZA is one thing, but more important is the fact that these two rappers who, in the grand scheme of things, had very short careers, are still looked at and spoken about with such great reverence. Both artists have been gone for more than two decades at this point and still, the East Coast/West Coast question of who's better - Biggie or Pac - is still being asked. RZA's sentiments sparked some rambunctiousness, with commenters arguing back and forth about which 90s icon had more influence, but what's more interesting is that these debates continue to rage on. communicated love, he wasn't starting revolutions." RZA continued on to say that, while "B.I.G. he was more going into the Malcolm X of things and society fears that." Notorious B.I.G., we could party with him to this day. "He was probably more dangerous than Big. You know?" RZA said, invoking two of 2Pac's deepest records. Like, Pac had the power to infuse your emotional thought, like 'Brenda Has a Baby,' 'Dear Mama," but then he had the power to arouse the rebel in you. "You go to Pac, once again, immaculate voice, but what Pac had, I think, was a way of touching us in all of our emotions. Sitting down with The Art of Dialogue, the Wu-Tang Clan's de-facto leader broke down the difference between the two rappers. And according to another hip-hop icon, RZA, that contrast is what made Shakur more "dangerous" than The Notorious B.I.G. From the sound of the music itself, to the idea that rappers must play larger-than-life characters every time they step into the limelight, both artists revolutionized the idea of what it means to be a rapper, despite occupying two different lanes.Īl Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesĮven though both artists were more than capable of embodying different messages and different sounds, it can be said that 2Pac steered towards more conscious rap, while Biggie accumulated wealth, jewelry, cars and women and made sure to let fans know all about it.
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