5 talking about this. About “Who Shot Ya?” “Who Shot Ya?” is Biggie’s warning to his adversaries not to mess with him and if they do, he will return the favor by killing them. "[18], In early November 1994, Tupac, at a nightclub with his most recent costar, Hollywood actor Mickey Rourke, met Rourke's friend A. J. Benza, a reporter whereby Tupac's gripes about his former codefendant Haitian Jack promptly appeared in New York's Daily News. [22] And Biggie never reciprocated by a song release. So, nah. "[6] In any case, My Life was released on November 29, 1994. [44] In Biggie's account, the Powell interview had suggested Tupac "was just confused more than anything. I'm the Notorious K.I.M / Queen Bitch, cause the streets say I am / Play private airports, fashion week I'm on the runway / Feds tryna tie me to all sorts of gunplay But Puff said it was too hard. Who Shot Ya? Chris Williams, interviewer, with Carl "Chuck" Thompson & Prince Charles Alexander, interviewees. This week on Who Shot Ya?, Ira Madison III joins us in studio and shares his thoughts on where Proud Mary went wrong. [34] On the pop singles chart, the Billboard Hot 100, amid 24 weeks total, it peaked at #6 on March 18. Who Shot Ya Lyrics: It's that time motherfuckers, dub dime motherfuckers / That's me motherfuckers, yeah the champ part 3 motherfuckers / All praises, all burners, all razors / Hands down nigga the [13] David Porter's fourth album, Victim of the Joke, a "rock/soul opera" released by Stax Records in 1971, is a cult classic, known for its cover version of jazz singer Sara Vaughn's "The Masquerade is Over,"[13] sometimes called "I'm Afraid the Masquerade is Over. Your Amazon Music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. [44], Soon after midnight, Tupac with Stretch and two other men reached the Times Square building. "[11] Thompson recalls, "This sample ended up being used for the Notorious B.I.G. "—asserted, "We have no reason, no motive, at all, to have set 'Pac up. Comedian Ify Nwadiwe is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. as well as New York rap DJ and record producer Mister Cee denied it as a Tupac taunt. Lyrics: Who shot ya? [15] This drew more attention than the A side's other track, "Warning," another album track. Only the late, great B.I.G. [22] And eventually, record producer Nashiem Myrick—who, along with Puffy, had produced "Who Shot Ya? But what really, really takes “Who Shot Ya?”  a step further is what happened over in L.A. "[20] Tupac contended, "I ain't no punk. [11] The shared basis is a looping sample,[11] a portion of David Porter's song "The Masquerade is Over"[12] on his 1971 album Victim of the Joke. [18][59] Still, a New York City Police Department confidential informant in the Bad Boy or the Uptown label claimed the attack had been contracted by Biggie,[66] a former street hustler likely familiar with Brooklyn gunmen. [5] Despite never naming him, it started a "rap battle" with rapper Tupac. The interview is reported by Ethan Brown, "The score". "[38], The November 1994 attack on Tupac near Quad studios was a turning point in American pop music. Niggas been talking shit all while I was in jail. Motorsports Event Content/Coverage: Drag Racing, Road Racing, Imports & Domestics! Motorsports Event Content/Coverage: Drag Racing, Road Racing, Imports & Domestics! was reissued in 1999 on its rapper's posthumous album Born Again,[5] in 2001 on a "Big Poppa/Warning" single reissue with remixes,[2][28] in 2004 on the remastered edition of his 1994 or debut album Ready to Die,[1] and in 2007 on his compilation album Greatest Hits. 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