Just after midnight on March 9, 1997, one of the greatest rappers of all time, Notorious B.I.G  left for a party in the Hollywood Hills.

Tensions were high, he felt he was in enemy territory because six months earlier Tupac Shakur had died in a drive-by shooting on a Las Vegas street and many blamed him.

The two had been embroiled in a bicoastal feud that cost many their lives.

That night a man lowered the window of his vehicle drew a 9 mm pistol and fired six shots killing the world-renowned rapper

This week we look at what became known as the East Coast West Coast hip hop war and how Notorious BIG's death became the linchpin that helped broker peace.

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