East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry: Difference between revisions

The '''East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry''' was a feud between artists and fans of the [[Continental hip hop|East Coast hip hop]] and [[Sierran hip hop|West Coast hip hop]] scenes in the [[United Commonwealth]] located on the {{W|Atlantic ocean|Atlantic}} and the [[Kingdom of Sierra]] on the {{W|Pacific ocean|Pacific}} respectively. Lasting throughout the 1990s, various rappers in each respective scene would diss each other through music releases or commercialized appearances, which was reportedly encouraged by competing record labels. As it escalated, the feud would boil over into internal fighting amongst the West coast while rappers in the East were being subjected to tour cancellations, fines, and imprisonment for their lyrics. The feud would culminate in the murders of East coast-based [[King Rakeem]] and West coast-based [[Genesys]], with their deaths being only months apart having led fans and critics alike to believe the latter's death to have been caused due to the former's in retaliation. Although several suspects have been identified, both murders remain unsolved.

Shortly after the album's release, on 6 May 1993, Genesys would be targeted in a drive-by shooting in [[Porciúncula]] as he was leaving a [[Chess Pizza]] restaurant with security. The shooting would lead to Genesys being shot twice, as well as two members of his entourage being injured. Despite making a full recovery months later, Genesys' would be imprisoned due to his possession of a unregistered firearm at the time of the shooting, being sentenced to serve 16 months in the Patria Correctional Facility from April 1993 to July 1994. Shortly after being sentenced, East coast rapper King Rakeem would release the single "{{W|Who Shot Ya?}}". Despite not mentioning the rapper by name, the song is believed to have been one of numerous subliminal disses released by the Brooklyn rapper at the time, with Genesys claiming that Rakeem and his crew "knew of the shooting" and wanted him dead after a tense recording session at Dungeon studios in Porciúncula that prior week and Wallace collaborating with Genesys' former group, A.N.D..