Weird how Pac is always accused of playing a character when Diddy literally invented Big's image. But its called genius instead :mjlol:

[Left.A1]

nikka literally lied on his own mother hating him just to sell records and create an image of an abused and neglected childhood crazy

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

BIG sold crack
His music was about selling crack

 

[FreshAIG]

Biggie was in the streets selling crack

nikkas moms rarely if ever know what their kids are doing in the streets. How many times you see moms on the news after they son died saying he was a good kid, straight A student and their son was out here in the streets putting pain in. That’s regular.

 

[Cuban Pete]

Huh... a Biggie and Pac discussion I havent seen before. Good job op, its true.

Pac never trapped but he was always a hothead, dude loved to scrap and we have documented proof that he busts his gun

And OK he linked un with MOB as an adult

24 to be exact.. so old

BIG was charismatic and funny but I know bro wasnt this super casanova baby bay bayyy ass character that they portrayed him as... his whole first album is mostly horrorcore/nick and dime hustler tales

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Biggie was in the streets selling crack

nikkas moms rarely if ever know what their kids are doing in the streets. How many times you see moms on the news after they son died saying he was a good kid, straight A student and their son was out here in the streets putting pain in. That’s regular.

Yup, I'll never forget this shyt about Young Pappy and his mom saying he was a good kid and his raps were just him putting on a persona...ma'am, your son literally killed people and was arrested for multiple shootings

 

[kdslittlebro]

It’s 2024

 

[Rollie Forbes]

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

My bad. He wasn't a theater kid then, he just went to a specialized school and ended up becoming a professional actor and dancer.

Everything else I stand on.

A lot of black kids from the hood got into specialized schools on the east coast, that was part of the “busing” efforts. Doesn’t change the elements that shaped them when they went home, at most, they became more multifaceted, but none of that negates growing up around street shyt and eventually becoming attracted to it yourself. Y’all post videos of a 16/17 yr old pac like high school and the couple years after ain’t what traditionally turns people out.

 

[Westbama Heartthrob]

Yup, I'll never forget this shyt about Young Pappy and his mom saying he was a good kid and his raps were just him putting on a persona...ma'am, your son literally killed people and was arrested for multiple shootings

Biggie was in the streets selling crack

nikkas moms rarely if ever know what their kids are doing in the streets. How many times you see moms on the news after they son died saying he was a good kid, straight A student and their son was out here in the streets putting pain in. That’s regular.

Yall are missing the point

I didn't dispute he was selling dope. I was referring to the reasoning behind it. On his debut single, Juicy, he built the narrative of growing up gutta and having to turn to crime but his life wasn't really like that

https://www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads/s/GQV64J0huF

He just wanted to make money and buy some fly shyt of his own, but I get it. More marketable the other way

Now to clarify, I'm not saying big Grew up rich. He was raised by a single mother. But she did the best she could to provide him a decent life. If its fair game to say pac was a theater kid, then it should be fair to say big was a catholic private school kid

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Man posted this shyt like it’s ’95

 

[Chip Skylark]

Big died a player Pac died a thug but does any of this matter at the end of the day?

Not really. Was their music amazing yes that’s all that matters

 

[Mac Ten]

Puff did a wonderful job with Biggie…


Had him wearing Versace and Silk shirts which definitely helped give the fat boys hope again.


The East Coast Dre and Snoop image development actually worked in their favor. The East Coast needed their own Doggystyle/Chronic so they got it.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Fat cockeyed dude is a player his 1st Baby Momma looks like Lawrence Taylor

Yo, is this a Throwaway Hit Em Line?


But OP does have a point

 

[Rekkapryde]

Michael Jai White doesn't know Pac. The people that really know Pac don't even know when Michael Jai White ever even MET Pac. If he DID meet Pac. It had to be like once or twice. Not nearly enough time to be assessing someone's character and their past, present or future. U won't post the people who actually knew him forreal that clearly say Pac was always wild tho. Like Money B etc

Cmon now fam.

Dude obviously knew Pac but many don't like hearing how he acted different with some than others and can't accept it. And for the record everyone does this to an extent.

At the end of the day......we don't know deez nikkaz! And everybody shows different sides of themselves depending on who they're with and their surroundings sometimes.

 

[dezert_storm]

Both of those men have been dead years longer than they were alive at this point, y’all need to let it go