The Notorious B.I.G. - Long Kiss Goodnight (2Pac Diss) [Full Breakdown]

Biggie Long Kiss Goodnight - 2Pac vs Biggie/The Notorious B.I.G. Beef and Diss Track Analysis: Who Shot Ya, Hit Em Up and Long Kiss Goodnight [Sean Combs: The Reckoning]

Tupac vs. The Notorious B.I.G. – The Heartbreaking Beef That Ended in Tragedy

The beef between Tupac Shakur (aka 2Pac) and Christopher Wallace (aka The Notorious B.I.G.) is one of the most infamous and tragic feuds. The conflict between these two iconic artists not only defined an era in rap music but ultimately led to their untimely deaths.

Tupac and Biggie started their careers as friends and collaborators. The two first crossed paths in the early 1990s, bonding over their love for music and shared experiences growing up in the tough neighborhoods of New York City and Los Angeles. However, as their careers progressed, tension began to mount.

The seeds of the Tupac and Biggie beef can be traced back to an infamous incident in 1994, when Tupac was robbed and shot multiple times in a New York City recording studio. Tupac believed that members of Biggie’s Bad Boy Records were involved, leading him to suspect betrayal from his former ally. This incident marked a turning point in their relationship, escalating their conflict from simmering tension to an all-out feud.

The beef between Tupac and Biggie wasn’t just confined to behind-the-scenes drama. Tupac’s scathing disses on tracks like “Hit ‘Em Up” and “Against All Odds” accused Biggie and his associates of being responsible for his attack and labeled them as traitors. Biggie responded with tracks like “Who Shot Ya?” and “Long Kiss Goodnight,” fueling the fire of the feud.

The rivalry extended beyond their music. Both artists engaged in a war of words during interviews and press conferences, with insults and accusations flying back and forth. The media circus surrounding their feud only amplified the tension and contributed to the escalating animosity between Tupac and Biggie.

One of Biggie’s tracks that contains the most shots at Tupac, even though his name is never actually spoken. This is the closest thing we have to a 2Pac diss by Biggie and it’s mainly in response to 2Pac’s “Hit ‘Em Up”, in which 2Pac called out Biggie

The title is inspired by the 1996 action vehicle The Long Kiss Goodnight. It is worth mentioning that this movie inspired Biggie to give his then girlfriend, Tiffany Lane, her stage name “Charli Baltimore” taken from Geena Davis’s character in the film The Long Kiss Goodnight.

If this was really about 2Pac, it appears this was written after 2Pac’s death! Big references his car accident with Lil Cease twice in this song, and Big said in an interview that that car accident happened 3 days after Pac died. Big also raps about it being a “new year,” by which he presumably meant 1997. Pac passed away on September 13, 1996. Last, the title and theme of the song is “Long Kiss Goodnight,” which comes from the film The Long Kiss Goodnight, which came out October 11, 1996, a month after Pac’s death.

Lil Cease said it was about Pac. Then Puff said it wasn’t. Then Cease said it wasn’t.

This song samples Al Green’s “The Letter.” However, It is no coincidence that the beat is drastically similar to the beat from Capone-N-Noreaga’s “L.A., L.A.”, a track which served as the response to The Dogg Pound “New York, New York.” The latter track was seen as an act of disrespect to the city of New-York; having Snoop Dogg kicking down buildings in New York godzilla-style in it’s music video. The music video cinematics is something that both the Dogg Pound and Snoop would attribute as a response to Biggie calling up a radio station that led to the shooting of their trailer while they were filming for the music video in New York.

Amidst the peak of the East-coast Vs West-coast rap beef, Biggie was in no place to jump on “L.A, L.A.”, but later, using this similar beat for a track diss the West-coast rap icon 2Pac, was much like his late collaboration to the whole ordeal when he thought the time was suitable.

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yEGiM_H9Mo&list=PLNxrdTjgEbxzRN3Vw6I7DrHfx7R6YvKUj
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_0_mPHJwx0&list=PLNxrdTjgEbxzRN3Vw6I7DrHfx7R6YvKUj&index=2
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt3I3_vbGtI&list=PLNxrdTjgEbxzRN3Vw6I7DrHfx7R6YvKUj&index=3
Full Beef Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBIMy1AZmgA&list=PLNxrdTjgEbxzRN3Vw6I7DrHfx7R6YvKUj&index=5

2Pac Quad Studio Shooting: https://youtu.be/ry3TRV0ELtI
2Pac Las Vegas Shooting: https://youtu.be/cdVOCFo42-w