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| footer = King Rakeem (left) and [[Genesys]] (right) would be leading figures in the rivalry's culmination, representing the East coast and West coast respectively. | | footer = King Rakeem (left) and [[Genesys]] (right) would be leading figures in the rivalry's culmination, representing the East coast and West coast respectively. | ||
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| conflict = East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry | |||
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| partof = {{w|Golden age hip hop}} | |||
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| date = 1991–1998 | |||
| place = [[Kingdom of Sierra]], [[United Commonwealth]], [[United Kingdom]] | |||
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| result = Inconclusive | |||
*King Rakeem is murdered in a drive-by shooting on 19 December 1997; Genesys is murdered in an armed robbery on 9 June 1998. | |||
*Doc Dre leaves Double Deuce Records; the label later goes bankrupt in 2003. | |||
*Transition into Bling era. | |||
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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. | 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. | ||