Cheyenne Roundtree
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Podcast Appearances
It starts with, yeah, Bad Boy in New York and Death Row Records in LA. Biggie and Tupac, they saw each other as peers and they had this kind of friendship. And I spoke with people that remember that Tupac was helping Biggie out sometimes with just kind of mastering his flow. And you have to remember Tupac at the time was amazing. this massive star, and Biggie also was kind of rising to meet him.
It starts with, yeah, Bad Boy in New York and Death Row Records in LA. Biggie and Tupac, they saw each other as peers and they had this kind of friendship. And I spoke with people that remember that Tupac was helping Biggie out sometimes with just kind of mastering his flow. And you have to remember Tupac at the time was amazing. this massive star, and Biggie also was kind of rising to meet him.
But then there was a fallout, as there always is in beef, in hip-hop war. And the fallout came when Tupac was shot at a recording studio, and he thought the guys at Bad Boys set him up. And so from there, this legendary rivalry started, and it ends with the two biggest superstars of the 90s, both dead within, you know, a year of each other.
But then there was a fallout, as there always is in beef, in hip-hop war. And the fallout came when Tupac was shot at a recording studio, and he thought the guys at Bad Boys set him up. And so from there, this legendary rivalry started, and it ends with the two biggest superstars of the 90s, both dead within, you know, a year of each other.
But then there was a fallout, as there always is in beef, in hip-hop war. And the fallout came when Tupac was shot at a recording studio, and he thought the guys at Bad Boys set him up. And so from there, this legendary rivalry started, and it ends with the two biggest superstars of the 90s, both dead within, you know, a year of each other.
Yeah, everyone is under 25 years old or like right around the young 20s, mid 20s. And so these are young men who have, you know, the world at their fingertips are generational talents. and both kind of lost to this war. And so what we saw come of it was, you know, Diddy's kind of star started to emerge after Biggie had died.
Yeah, everyone is under 25 years old or like right around the young 20s, mid 20s. And so these are young men who have, you know, the world at their fingertips are generational talents. and both kind of lost to this war. And so what we saw come of it was, you know, Diddy's kind of star started to emerge after Biggie had died.
Yeah, everyone is under 25 years old or like right around the young 20s, mid 20s. And so these are young men who have, you know, the world at their fingertips are generational talents. and both kind of lost to this war. And so what we saw come of it was, you know, Diddy's kind of star started to emerge after Biggie had died.
Diddy not only shaped the sound, he crafted the look. It's the whole tone, the whole character of Biggie. And they became friends and, you know, he took Biggie off the street and created him into a worldwide name that, you know, lives on forever in our legacy.
Diddy not only shaped the sound, he crafted the look. It's the whole tone, the whole character of Biggie. And they became friends and, you know, he took Biggie off the street and created him into a worldwide name that, you know, lives on forever in our legacy.
Diddy not only shaped the sound, he crafted the look. It's the whole tone, the whole character of Biggie. And they became friends and, you know, he took Biggie off the street and created him into a worldwide name that, you know, lives on forever in our legacy.
Yeah, Sean John Clothing, which had, you know, New York Fashion Week. He was, he had all the A-listers there. Anna Wintour from Vogue was there. I mean, he was also known even before Bad Boy at Uptown Records, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige. He crafted them in their image. And I think when you think of hip hop in the 90s, that was all Diddy.
Yeah, Sean John Clothing, which had, you know, New York Fashion Week. He was, he had all the A-listers there. Anna Wintour from Vogue was there. I mean, he was also known even before Bad Boy at Uptown Records, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige. He crafted them in their image. And I think when you think of hip hop in the 90s, that was all Diddy.
Yeah, Sean John Clothing, which had, you know, New York Fashion Week. He was, he had all the A-listers there. Anna Wintour from Vogue was there. I mean, he was also known even before Bad Boy at Uptown Records, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige. He crafted them in their image. And I think when you think of hip hop in the 90s, that was all Diddy.
What they wore, the shiny suits, just the whole image was kind of funneled by Diddy and his kind of genius of marketing and just knowing what people wanted before they knew they wanted it.
What they wore, the shiny suits, just the whole image was kind of funneled by Diddy and his kind of genius of marketing and just knowing what people wanted before they knew they wanted it.
What they wore, the shiny suits, just the whole image was kind of funneled by Diddy and his kind of genius of marketing and just knowing what people wanted before they knew they wanted it.
Yeah, I mean, if you think about it, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop only a year or so ago. And so Diddy at that time, he's 55 now, he was coming up as hip hop was being invented and he was hearing those sounds as they were being created, you know, up in the Bronx.
Yeah, I mean, if you think about it, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop only a year or so ago. And so Diddy at that time, he's 55 now, he was coming up as hip hop was being invented and he was hearing those sounds as they were being created, you know, up in the Bronx.
Yeah, I mean, if you think about it, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop only a year or so ago. And so Diddy at that time, he's 55 now, he was coming up as hip hop was being invented and he was hearing those sounds as they were being created, you know, up in the Bronx.