On September 13, 1996, Tupac Shakur—the revolutionary rapper whose raw lyricism and larger-than-life persona made him a cultural icon—was gunned down in Las Vegas at just 25 years old. Less than six months later, on March 9, 1997, Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G., met a similar fate in Los Angeles, his life cut short at 24. The murders, forever linked in the East Coast-West Coast rivalry that defined an era, remain unsolved, but their legacies continue to shape the world of hip-hop and beyond.

Hosts: Derek Kaufman & Jason Beckerman

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