Did Biggie smalls and Craig mack had beef before he died?

Notorious big kinda diss criag mack here plus i made this video to show you all that flavor in ur ear was a battle between Biggie and craig mack.... HAHA BIGGIE DONT FUCK WITH BIG MACK.

[@naturallyme14]

And after all that shit he popped about Craig Mack, Craig still showed nothing but love and respect when he was killed. R.I.P Craig Mack, at least he left here with his soul intact

[@arjun88888]

Craig Mack is a legend!

[@jrgraymondss]

@@arjun88888 you Dawn right

[@72vince27]

Word Biggie my dawg for sure... but he ain't had to do Craig like this.

[@extrememusick8513]

“ that’s not my son “ his own mother started to see a change in biggie once he got deep in the streets and the whole pac thing happened

[@naturallyme14]

@@extrememusick8513 Because he got lost in the character he created.

[@freddiebrock6740]

Thats why Biggie and Diddy got along. Both of them was shady. Pac wasnt just rambling.

[@thewizkidd89]

They both dissed each other their whole verses.

[@coldgenuinedraft3060]

Tee Jack and devin the dude just be chillin. I see your pic

[@snutmeez]

You heard it, just like I just did.😱That is some fucked up shit. You can also see it on their faces, as they move.

[@thewizkidd89]

@@snutmeez Right shit had me cringe a lil bit lol

[@snutmeez]

@@thewizkidd89 It gave me goosebumps, Until today, I didn't know there was hate, now I will not be listening to the "Flava in ya ear REMIX" again, becasue I won't feel the same way.

[@thewizkidd89]

@@snutmeez I feel you

[@geedep3574]

Say what you want but if it wasn't no Craig Mack or flava in yo ear ....where would bad boy be?....Very underrated song and M.C.(R.I.P)

[@reginaldgreen6221]

I'll go deeper than that kid, Biggie sounds like Craig Mack

[@turtleanton6539]

Agreed!

[@turtleanton6539]

For real!

[@tmo2798]

@LIFE AFTER DEATH. How much did that sell? Craig took that 'L' like Deebo gave it.

[@jimmybrown2040]

already mane... Craig mack made badboy as he was the first one out the gate...

[@ikennakonkwo5939]

“It’s been 3 years since your last here, but now I reappear your heart pumps fear.” That was hard.

[@emare7851]

“To yo gut…did ur girls butt” was most definitely a faith evans reference. She was pure groupie

[@terrythompson8462]

Craig Mack is the one who put Bad Boy, in the National spotight, with "Flava in ya' ear"!!! If not for Craig Mack, Bad Boy would've never took off!!!!

[@jordanwest43]

Eventually they would’ve but Craig needs to be thanked as well.

[@terrythompson8462]

@@jordanwest43 I gotta agree with ur statement

[@turtleanton6539]

Very true!

[@charliehill6438]

@@jordanwest43 no they wouldn't have, bad boy literally took off because of the first version of flavor in your ear with just Craig Mack on it.

[@pedrogates3189]

@@charliehill6438 idk I’m from that era the original was cool but the remix was getting played everywhere ..same with big and one more chance the original was cool but the remix was 🔥🔥

[@nmorgan24]

Lil cease looked very uneasy with what Big was saying about Craig. Check his body language.

[@jordanwest43]

He was high 😂

[@christopherkennerly3075]

Nah, he spoke on it at drink champs

[@bklynsown274]

You can tell Cease wanted no parts of that 😆

[@nobiazcustomsinc5030]

yeah cuz craig was bout that life lol

[@kasheem1747]

@@nobiazcustomsinc5030 He was ?

[@MrJohnnyYang]

When BIG was in his prime he was cocky and had a huge ego. He was talking reckless about every rappers out there. He said something about E-40 Being trashed and then e-40 people had to check him when BIG was in the Bay Area

[@YeahisaiditSowhatVENOM]

If by check you mean kill..then yeah E40 spared his life..💯

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes!

[@learner5090]

I can tell you ain't from NY, Mcs used to call out sucka mcs in 70s and 80s... Queens Rap crews beefing Bk Rap crews in the parks and wax 🤦‍♂️

[@Pizone81]

@@learner5090 I think you missing the point my g everybody don’t take disrespect lightly

[@4tfbenjiglo63]

@@Pizone81 Exactly you might can get away with it with a few cats but everybody ain't scared.

[@mariorodolfo4349]

Cease look like I cant believe U jist said that😁😁

[@nomibe2911]

Craig Mack was not getting promoted the same when Biggie blew up and that created tension. Craig Mack was not a street dude and was becoming the butt of many jokes at that time and Big probably did not want to associate with him. There is another interview with the both of them and they both looked like they couldnt stand each other.

[@arjun88888]

Wow what a damn lie this is. Stop spreading bullshit rumours for your own satisfaction

[@No1reallyknowz]

Imagine Craig Mack wearing a shiny suit singing his own hooks on his second album for Puff....😂😂😂

[@jeanemlicar]

By then it was too late for Biggie became a major star and Diddy had no use for Craig Crack anymore. Kinda like when Galactus replaced the Silver Surfer with other heralds.

[@YOUNGCHRISWORLD]

Damn it's funny how years later we find out a lot of details about bad boy artists from the 90's

[@nazariobazan322]

i swear to god big is in my top ten mcs list, but honestly, he seemed kind of fake for some reason

[@og160]

You’re the fake one so shut the fuck up

[@reggbrown5274]

Nazario Bazan He let the rap game fuck him. Ppl hate hearing that. He got played as a pawn by the business.

[@og160]

Regg Brown what that even means.?

[@reggbrown5274]

You might not understand clearly but Puff used Biggie. Straighten up.

[@naturallyme14]

Regg Brown I don't know why that's so hard for people to understand. You can like a person as an artist but you gotta keep it real at the end of the day.

[@stevewatto]

Biggie shouldn't really have been dismissive of the remix as it's what launched the label, in other words what launched the platform for him to become what he became. My guess is that Diddy concentrated more on Biggie that Craig and Craig resented him for it

[@JayArgonaut]

Agreed, I'll say Mack too. Project: Funk The World is an underrated hardcore album. There's no female vocalists singing pop hooks on crossover songs or any kind of crossover compromises. No wonder he and Puff parted ways. Crying shame what happened to his career.

[@newphilmz3605]

Even Lil' Cease shocked

[@WN_Byers]

new philmz he was stone faced. fuck you mean

[@edwardshipman5756]

@@WN_Byers I think he was sort of embarrassed by it. That's why he put his head down for a moment.

[@WN_Byers]

Edward Shipman that's cool, I thought it was more of a "not this shit again." Peace

[@CAM8689]

craig mack had a song called when God comes truly a record that stood out at the time compared to what was coming out I can't imagine the heat or flack he might have got for a record like that but I got a lot of respect for him for that I heard Puffy and Biggie weren't feeling that.

[@Emperror1]

There is a video of Craig mack on youtube somewhere where mack goes full christian fundy, so yeah could be.

[@tribeunique3448]

Biggie was shady and i KNOW for a fact he knew king tut and haitian jack was coming for Pac. Craig Mack was a good dude and puff is a demon

[@phuckyoutube9631]

Facts!!!

[@thdoom81]

pac stans man..to them..pac can do no wrong@TheEsquireofSports.2.0

[@KevinT-kh3oh]

biggie actually warn PAC about them but pac was stubborn and didn't listen to him

[@Jbonefourfive]

"i got more mack than Craig up in the bed" - biggie

[@bajamanuela9705]

The same person who created tension between Mack & Big is the same person who took Biggie out: PUFFY

[@starwalker8601]

How would diddy take out puffy? You really don’t know what you’re talking about..

[@starwalker8601]

Same with suge knight. Trust me, I know suge knight is a terrible person but he didn’t take out tupac or biggie either. Just look up tupacs killer. Although, I don’t know much about biggie’s killer.

[@rustymixer2886]

@@starwalker8601 read it again

[@thdoom81]

man shut the hell up

[@RexT3rra]

I always wondered who BIG was talking about in that verse thats wild

[@michaelarmstrong8404]

Damn that's why Craig Mack was going to be the First artist on Death Row East

[@torianmcneill3794]

DMX was supposed to be signed to Bad Boy but he turned it down Diddy hated X too

[@dudeseriously57]

Craig Mack had beef with Puff related to management and promotion. Since Craig had beef with Puff, that led to Big not liking Craig. It's no more complicated than that. RIP to both of them. Craig Mack is very underrated as an artist because he was only able to release a limited amount of material.

[@14192jn]

BIG was only able to release a limited amount of material, too but BIG showed that they truly weren't on the same level lyric and flow wise.

[@Mb-yy7qi]

@@14192jn big flow is wack rapping about kidnapping raping lil kids and fuckn dudes in the ass is suspect i guess hanging around getting bend over by puffy (take that take that) for so long started rapping about gay shit fuck bad boy has a staff and record label and crew

[@RoccoDurant]

Big Shoulda Minded His Business That Wasn’t His Situation

[@14192jn]

@RoccoDurant it wouldn't have made a difference if Big kept his mouth shut on the matter or not. Craig still wouldn't have made it past his first song, Big would still be the only thing people remember about the remix and Big would still be seen the better rapper and lyricist, period.

[@rjones99]

You could definitely tell BIG didn’t fuck with Craig Mack. Every time they had an interview together, you could tell the energy was weird. RIP to them both though!

[@starwalker8601]

But why didn’t they like eachother?

[@rjones99]

@@starwalker8601 Im not exactly sure, but maybe it could’ve been Biggie signing with Bad Boy all of the attention completely shifted from Craig Mack over to Biggie. Craig Mack was pretty much left in the shadows once Biggie blew up & i’m sure that caused tension/animosity.

[@starwalker8601]

@@rjones99 I saw another comment say that Craig Mack didn’t really like puffy so biggie was mad about that and also started between them.

[@TT.4_]

@@starwalker8601 Craig Mack was so smart to leave though cause he knew what was coming. Puff was and still is a weird guy. Like they say everyone that leave Puff ends up trynna go back to get religious! That man got to be the devil.

[@playboymaxim]

@@rjones99 I feel like Big and Mack were in two different lanes. You have to understand that Brooklyn N***as were on a different type of time than other NY dudes. Mack was an MC, not trying to portray any "image" like Puff was trying to persuade him to get into to fit with Biggie's more street oriented style. Big only really FW Junior Mafia at that time

[@saintoflastresorts2272]

Ready to die didn't sell until Big got on this remix. Also Big sided with Puff when Craig and Puff had business issue but guess who has the same issues later on with Puff? It's a shame Puffs greed was killing a dynasty before a bullet beat him to it.

[@servantmoore9537]

Who ever did this video did a great job like the break down of the lyrics as well as the interview was like Damn that really was a diss track in a diss track.

[@HILAL19564]

Now I feel Tupac even more disliking biggie. Straight up back stabber. I believe Tupacs hate towards him is justified

[@zoreactions7760]

Facts pac was right!!!!!

[@HILAL19564]

@@zoreactions7760 Tupac was real. He didn't hate for no reason

[@Solodee12]

That’s what people don’t understand they still hate pac till this day biggie ain’t show that side of him if you really dig deep you start to understand biggie did a lot of sneaky shit 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@newera5238]

Alllllll of these years and I've NEVER knew this...wow!

[@bklynsown274]

Lmao 🤣 look at lil Cease body language he wanted Noooo parts of that" lol Biggies realness had lil Cease moving around real nervous...oh DAMN" 😂

[@qbconnect]

That was typical of top MCs from New York back then. They crapped on everyone, thought they were above everyone. They're messy like girls (and 50cent)

[@thdoom81]

yup that's just new york in general....

[@NomadicEmcee]

Big and Puffy were some snakes, yo smh.

[@WN_Byers]

NomadicEmcee saying fuck dude publicly is not a snake move. you fuckin' up the game

[@hute9727]

Go fuck urself Thug fan

[@abuzigg217]

No just no. Only Puffy

[@deathrow6048]

They both was.... straight up u are who u hang round....pac use to let be blow up at his shows first album big drop no song with pac or mentioning

[@christophermiller6835]

Lil Cease lookin at Biggie like "damn son"!!

[@abelaldrich7831]

at least Craig Mack didn't sell his soul to the Devil and get killed for it

[@westphillybull6788]

Biggie was dissing the Roots! I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@umghost2481]

Absolutely right

[@cu806]

Explain...

[@thekdelightcollection2969]

He kinda was dissing Craig also. Biggie verse even said . " I get more Mac then Craig in the bed " he used his first and last name 👀 damn

[@bizzymctruegod8063]

Biggie was sellout sucka for throwing Mack out like that...

[@mr.nobody9697]

you are aware people dont get along right?

[@GOODKidBURNCity]

Cease be like.... Why can't we all just get along

[@jrgraymondss]

People Loved Both!!! R.I.P...

[@beau5488]

Man! You’d be surprised @ how many rappers diss the other rappers that are on their features.

[@RexT3rra]

Durk and Pooh Shiesty

[@harrymay5987]

Pure marketing strategy to have them beef with each other to sell records. But Craig wasn't for it. Puffy's vision was the Big Mac. Big on side 1, Mack on side 2. In house bred rivalry! Craig would be the bad guy, and Big would be the one to take a crap on Craig's head. It is what it is...

[@AyyuBX7]

Look at cease face and body language when Big disses mack in that interview.

[@realhurrikaneisaac]

R.I.P to both of these guys!

[@akingwithwords2144]

Them cats did Craig Mack mad dirty, did him filthy… 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@thdoom81]

new yorkers

[@lordbelshare7669]

lol, I clicked just because the title made me laugh.

[@TheBombShhh]

i dont think they had beef, biggie just was annoyed by him i think

[@CBrown9758]

Well lets put it this way Craig Mack is gone March 12, 2018 back to the Lord and i hope Biggie is to because Craig gave his life over to the Lord before he passed and a friend stated before Craig passed he stated he was ready to go.

[@johnathanDwhite]

Big was ready to die too so what’s ur point lol

[@CBrown9758]

@@johnathanDwhite 🥺😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😏

[@camm8642]

@@johnathanDwhite where he will spend eternity is the point.......heaven or hell

[@ladyjayderam]

I doubt that their beef was about which Man was more handsome. Clearly Craig Mack was more outgoing. It seems like Biggie was committed to rapping not engaging with the audiences. Rumors state that Craig Mack procrastinated in the studios and worked when he was in the mood. #fun vs seriousness

[@nfeeltraita]

Would have been funny if they had actually been going back and forth at each other on Flava in ya ear remix

[@YeahisaiditSowhatVENOM]

OH..THEY WERE!!!

[@rcole718]

They're reaching with the "Flava" verses.

[@BlackEffect]

Ryan Cole Uh no they are not. Look at the interviews from close constitutes at Bad Boy and they will tell you that BIG thought Craig Mack was WACK. During the climate of rap then it wasn't friendly like we see now.

[@rcole718]

@@TheEsquireofSports.2.0 Not liking somebody isn't beef.

[@rcole718]

@@TheEsquireofSports.2.0 What the fuck, are you 12 or some shit?

[@VANGUARDIANTV100]

Big bit Mack's flow and everybody and their mama should have known this...Brooklyn keeps on taking it 😂

[@ashtonkusher9502]

Craig Mack wasn't the only flow biggie was biting 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@vicvega24]

​@@ashtonkusher9502 Biggie was also biting Raekwon, Rakim and Kool G Rap's flow

[@arjun88888]

Biggie was an insecure hater towards Mack

[@nephewandunk9974]

Now they can wrkout whatever bullshit they was going through R I P big R I P Craig mack..

[@GrandDaddyCough]

"Now check it, I got more mack than Craig, and in the bed.." Big Poppa 94'

[@meacomefeyou]

Now it makes sense. Now I see what they were tossing back and forth and why. I found out over 2 decades later.

[@elijahwoods1728]

Puff Daddy play them too against each other they didn't have no problems with each other

[@j04370859]

Nope, Big never liked Craig's music.

[@eazymac904]

Damn, was they dissing each other on their verses. I totally missed that!

[@SDSOverfiend]

Puff cameo with big but not with mack in the vid? Seems sus.

[@davidsilve5943]

also notice hes not with the other rappers but mack is

[@Jamez8888]

SDS Overfiend exactly and hes not even in the part with Mack

[@IJ_RogersTV]

Realize that Craig was mad dope but he wasn't the person where his image was a focus too. Biggie had everything. Craig wasn't considered to have sex appeal, he was about the music and the music only.

[@thetruth4795]

+IJ Rogers Biggie had no sex appeal lol are you telling jokes lol

[@chenemc8953]

+The Truth Oh yes he did!!

[@DarkEliteEric]

thx will give it a listen

[@mana2432]

@holdupdown wow dude thanks you explained it way better than wikipedia

[@DordtyHylemorph]

"When God Comes" on Project: Funk Da World

[@MisterAmazing1979]

Whatever the beef was it must have been competition. On any other lable Craig Mac would have blown to Goat status. It's sad what label politics does to talent.

[@BizzTheFunk]

Now that you listen to Biggie's verse on Flava In Ya Ear remix i think that the verse was dedicated to Craig ''I see, the gimmicks, the wack lyrics, the shit is depressing, pathetic, please forget it'' lol

[@mana2432]

@holdupdown what was the deal with jimmy henchman, haitian jack and bad boy records?

[@TheMont300]

Right they been beef when I hear favor in your ear it really was a diss to one another

[@albeymabbett633]

Cease look like a catholic nun

[@williambrown8587]

I'm today years old when I found out the first two rappers were dissing eachother

[@kasheem1747]

Cease like wtf you do that for...

[@byron4622]

Sad craig mack and biggie should of been closer. they both would of made a great duo for bad boy. ):

[@PatchesOhoulihan159]

Byron You Smoking Rocks

[@lso_meechie]

Craig was being a dick to puffy and biggie so they had to drop him

[@Juggalo94]

True

[@byron4622]

@@PatchesOhoulihan159 thanks

[@thdoom81]

foolish

[@thegraciousfundamentalists6146]

Cease didn't know that was coming..!😇🤣😂🤣... He was on pause...like👀..🤦🏾‍♂️🤣😂

[@MobKnowledge]

Very good.

[@mredwards3687]

WOWWWWW!🥺

[@uneebhabibi8987]

God Bless

[@Kadrolix23]

OH MAN THAT WAS AWESOME HOW DID YOU THINK OF THAT HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

[@krunk9790]

Dutch rap program the Pitch hosted by Glaze

[@Betoven81]

@datniccaweems yeah but if you think about it, he's saying he has more "mack" than him. so it's like a back-handed compliment

[@seucongodocatimbo]

Man both of them BAMMAS tight together jo! Good as times 11th grade 96 JOUNT!!!

[@majorrwerkcartel]

It was probably just a vibe Biggie got from Craig. Nothing more. No big deal he just didn’t like him. Everybody ain’t gotta like everybody. Case closed.

[@lincolnsway5280]

lol. that interviewer looks like raz b of b2k

[@danabenjamin3300]

Both got toasted,looking back big seemed bogus and craig mack really was better..

[@MobKnowledge]

Both these guys were competing to be the top Bad Boy rapper. While Big was the better lyricist, he was always mad that Craig was always more handsome. Puff was going to turn Craig Mack into the next LL, whereas Big, despite being lyrically gifted, just never had the same marketability in terms of looks and sex appeal.

[@jarvasedundy1]

What

[@Khadinah]

@@jarvasedundy1Craig mack was handsome

[@mariahyohannes]

@@Khadinahno he was NOT lmaooooo

[@Khadinah]

@@mariahyohanneshe was fine and I would have dated him

[@81sexislim]

Who knew they were on the same label, got signed around the same time & didn't like each other. Craig Mack made it clear he was jealous of Bigs success b4 he died. He said Puff pretty much dismissed him & put more focus on Big so it all makes sense now

[@vfujxdyhfr4786]

One Quirky Individual Link me to this interview where he actually said?

[@81sexislim]

Vfujxdy Hfr That was a min ago. Dnt even remember what I was watching. It wasn't those wrdz verbatim but he pretty much said Puff basically was more focus on Big & he got push to the back. That's why there was never another Craig Mack album & u can tell he was kinda in his feelings bout that the way he said it

[@yopappy6599]

That's not jealousy dumb dumb. That's having talent and getting out on the back burner. Tryin to be a rapper and the ppl who sign you fuck you over. How is that jealous.

[@mr.nobody9697]

Could you blame puff? He had an immense talent on his lable that was putting out some shit at a level no one had ever heard before. you back your cash cow

[@yopappy6599]

al zolez Na. That’s how the game goes, gotta follow the money. I was just sayin Mack was pissed off, not jealous. I’m sure he realized BIG was where the money at. Just saying, you put someone under contract, you own them. Then you neglect their career when, their hit single got your company lots of hype and you know it. They ain’t making no money, and can’t really make money elsewhere, cause you own them, I’d be pissed off too. Imagine if the bulls drafted pippen, used him ta get into the playoffs, then sat him on the bench, for the playoffs. puffy was sleepin on his artists, always has and still does. It’s like he can’t handle more than one major project at a time....too busy dancing in the videos..lmao

[@718HOUSE]

Biggie is wearing the jordan xi low og

[@vegamaximus01]

I do highly doubt he was as reckless as big talking about death all the time and sht tho...theyre styles pretty different...the styles alone clash

[@ThinkingAgent12]

minor beef, every artist wont like each other no biggie

[@datniccaweems]

@Betoven81 i agree because him and craig were cool imo the flava song what blew biggie up i just think with craig leaving bad boy there were tension so biggie said that but craig imo was a great mc

[@ElijahLukeMusic]

On the same damn track smh PUFFY SHADY

[@seucongodocatimbo]

96 BEST YEAR EVER, THINK BIG FEARED THAT BAMMA RIP TO ALL MACK BIG PAC

[@btoneymmc]

Damn Big 😭😭😭😭

[@tairough676]

Big wasn't talking about Craig Mack if you listen to the lyrics he's talking about the Roots because the Roots dissed his style on a song

[@vslyke]

If that song was a battle, BIG whipped Craig Mack's ass no doubt. "Shoulda been a cop, fuck hip hop, with that freestyle ya bound to get shot."

[@theeDameAlexander510]

He said politics😂 this shit ain’t politics👊🏽

[@ikennakonkwo5939]

He was probably getting paid for being part of the remix. It is kind of politics.

[@theeDameAlexander510]

@@ikennakonkwo5939 yeah…. You right 👍🏽

[@misterduffeytv]

Drink Champs brought me here.

[@koolsanthony623]

G-Duff link?

[@langishtettishbattish]

@@koolsanthony623 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3rXno15nNV9j9U minute mark 43:23

[@langishtettishbattish]

me 2 right after Cease said it

[@dharmakissoon]

damn i would expect from puff not big

[@TK-un1pu]

No, they didn’t have beef. Mack was upset that Puff pushed him out over Big. They messed up both of their contracts and the only one who gained was Puff.

[@leehalloran]

Now check it, I got more Mack than Craig and in the bed. Believe me sweety I got enough to feed the needy. Big poppa..dont u listen to his lyrics?

[@lordroyaltee]

Lee H damn the more i read up on biggy the more i dislike him

[@uptonogood3306]

Hows that a diss? Craig was even in the video..

[@GODREEK215]

Daaammmn sooo they been beefing on the whole track

[@DordtyHylemorph]

The industry is crooked. Mack wrote a song about Biggie fronting.

[@Roman.Bolanski]

"Fuck that dude" huh? Look who aint around now...

[@MysticGenius_]

Roman Bolanski you're disrespectful for that

[@SmokinKlocks]

Oh how the tables have turned...

[@og160]

Neither , u fucking idiot piece of shit

[@Frugal637]

PRODBY CMPLX People die

[@FatBellyFred]

Mark F no but him Diddy and mase used to. #fact

[@MikeJones-jm5cs]

Wow and no shade he just spoke his mind unlike puffy

[@rilyjonez]

Sounded like they dissing each other in the same song .. Wth

[@kingsaintides7227]

So NOW the lyrics were directed at each other..lmao ..foh...if so those were the most generic subliminals ever thought up