Nas released his 12th studio album King’s Disease on Friday (August 21) so naturally, he’s doing the press rounds — albeit it virtually. While speaking to Beats 1 host Ebro Darden, the Illmatic legend was asked about the rumored beef he had with Tupac Shakur back in the day.
Snoop Dogg shared his versions of events in an episode of Untold Stories of Hip Hop with Angie Martinez last September but according to Nas, he didn’t have the details quite right.
“I heard Snoop told the story a few times, but he had it wrong a little bit,” he began. “He had said that ‘Pac stepped to me. Rest in peace ‘Pac. But he was in New York and it was a lot of tension flaring, right? And nobody was really there. I think he had gotten into it with Jungle, my brother, at the award show [1996 MTV Video Music Awards]. I seen him backstage and I’m like, ‘Do your thing’ and he was like, ‘And you do yours.’ I was like, see, I know it’s some funny [laughs] … he was about to go present an award, so he couldn’t really turn around and get with me and talk to me because he’s about to walk on.
“But I’m walking backstage and I see him and I’m like, ‘Yo, alright, do your thing’ and he said, ‘And you do yours’ because he knew where I was coming from wasn’t an all love place ’cause there was a rumor of Makaveli coming out. So I was really wanting to check the temperature with him but it turned up, my brother and them, they seen ’em and the Outlawz — shout out to the Outlawz — and they had some words or whatever.”
As Nas continued, he noted “this is an old story” but carried on nonetheless.
“At that point, it was necessary for us to address the situation ’cause it was in the city and we had to step to our business,” he said. “There was a lot of tension. They was in New York and they chest was out, they was doing they thing, Death Row signs, so we had to go and step to them.”
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Ultimately, both parties had a conversation that cooled the rapidly boiling blood between them.
“We had a great convo, man,” he added. “He explained he thought I was dissing him on the song ‘The Message.’ He thought I was dissing him and I heard he was dissing me at clubs. [Pac was the] last person I was even thinking about when I wrote that record. I was just going at everybody. So, he thought that.
“He was like, ‘Yo Nas, we brothers, man. We not supposed to go through this’ and I was like, ‘That’s what I’m saying.’ We had a plan to squash it in Vegas, so I was out there when he was in the hospital and praying for him to come through. Rest in peace to ‘Pac.”
Of course, ‘Pac didn’t make it and passed away on September 13, 1996, six days after he was shot in a drive-by shooting. His murder remains unsolved.
Both snoop and nas lying only Pac could tell the truth but he’s not here
Nah, Nas version lines up. They squashed the beef, and they both were deep, but talked it out like men. The Outlawz said he was bumping Nas’ shit on that last ride up to Vegas because he was a fan. Me and My Girlfriend was an ode to I Gave You Power. Shame they never got to do a proper song together.
were you there ? shut up and go to bed you think he is lying no wonder pac was killed you think pac was untouchable go catch a body sucker and Nas said it the way it was and that was how it is and hahaha the story got you checked out ,fuckin moron
Nah…Nas’ story makes a lot of sense. That quote “Yo Nas, we brothers, man. We not supposed to go through this” sounds exactly like something that Pac would say. At the end of the day, Pac was a conscious black man…that thug/gangsta persona was just for show & record sales.
Snoop wasn’t even there by everybody’s account from the Outlawz to Suge to the Death Row security guys.
The message was taking shots at jay-z
He was going at everybody. And yes he had seen Jay z driving LEX with screens that’s y he had that line on the song. Plus He and the Rest of the hot rappers at that time were moving on to something new and fresh. The lex was kinda getting old. HOV was still new at the time. Pac, biggie and Nas were ring leaders of that golden era
That’s textbook Tupac. Dissing you on monday and when he sees you on tuesday you’re his homie. Or the other way around. Nobody ever fooled me with all that hyped up BS after his death 25 years ago. Extremely talented artist but he caused a lot of misery and death and he went out like a biatch in the end. It’s really a sad story about ego and pride and nobody should make an example out of how tupac lived his life. Dead at 26 by your own dumb actions is nothing to look up to, kids.
Easy to talk 25 years later in hindsight. Easy to talk and throw insults 25 years later.
First off if you’re gonna talk shit about a legend get the age correct to show validity in your words to discredit someone you ignoramus… 2Pac was 25 when he died, and as far as this whole situation goes it could’ve gone left or right. Check all the interviews from the Outlawz and Eric B on YouTube. It’s quite obvious you’re assuming things just to state a STUPID opinion about an artist you don’t like. Quit sounding like a hater you lame fuck.
Who exactly did he backpedal from? Clearly you’re assuming things by displaying your dislike for a legend. If you’re gonna attack someone’s character at least show validity in your words by knowing his true age and knowing what was really gonna happen during that time you ignorant fuck. Lookup Outlawz interviews about this particular situation along with Erib B. and Reggie Wright talking about this whole thing. Next time just shut the fuck up and don’t speak on things without assuming pussy.
Who exactly did he backpedal from? Clearly you’re assuming things by displaying your dislike for a legend. If you’re gonna attack someone’s character at least show validity in your words by knowing his true age and knowing what was really gonna happen during that time you ignorant fuck. Everyone is human and you’re clearly in your feelings over how that man lived his life crying like a bitch over his actions. Lookup Outlawz interviews about this particular situation along with Erib B. and Reggie Wright talking about this whole thing. Next time just shut the fuck up and don’t speak on things without assuming pussy.
Oh man where do I start? I guess SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DUMBASS DUMBFUCK!
I don’t believe snoop or Nas, Now Nas saying he was in Vegas that nite too. Damn is he TK Kirkland Now. Nobody said that they was in Vegas in 1996. None of these dudes was saying it in 1996. Now all of a sudden when they got a new album about to come out they say something different. Next thing you know Megan the stallion gonna say she had sex with Pimp-C in November 2007. Lol these rappers in 2020
Nas said he saw Pac in the hospital, he never said he was in Vegas THAT NIGHT. Pac was in the hospital for a week before his death. Nas is definitely telling the truth, members of the Outlawz have confirmed his story. Snoop is lying for sure, he wasn’t even there lol.
Now if we can just get Pac to send us his version of the story via telegram from Cuba …
People act like pac was untouchable ??
nas mentioned something about squashing the beef with pac in the stillmatic album on that song about writing letters to pac n big…..if memory serves me correctly…anways this is old news cuz anyone old nuff when it was written came out would probably figured out why pac was pissed at nas after hearing the opening of the message
For some reason I think he’s not telling the truth. Snoop story was wat too detailed and he said the same thing over and over. This is the first time I heard Nas’s story. He coulda said this long time ago.
Palm to Face – Here come the Tupac stans … GTFOH … Tupac was/is WAAAY overrated and went out like a sucka