According to Knight, tensions erupted after 2Pac heard a radio interview in which Snoop expressed a willingness to collaborate with Biggie and Diddy—Pac’s sworn rivals at the time.

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When Chuck D of Public Enemy famously called hip-hop “the Black CNN,” he was touching on a universal truth that goes beyond genre: Music and protest have always been inextricably linked.