The Notorious B.I.G - "Who Shot Ya" REACTION

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[@TheSksexton]

Still one of the top 5 beats in hip hop history...that piano is timeless

[@338dean]

Fo real

[@wm1573]

It’s all just a straight up sample. Only the vocals are original

[@Ramesh98575]

Put shook ones pt 2 up there as well

[@leomamofokeng5104]

Ok now you HAVE to do HIT EM UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@secondgendan3158]

Biggie never responded to Tupac this was recorded before Tupac was even shot

[@Mr.HorseClock]

You must do hit ‘em up by Tupac now !

[@TheRexrapper]

Most definitely

[@skattered888]

100% hit em up is hands down one of the best diss track ever

[@kings17court]

I wanted her to wait longer before hearing HIT EM UP, that way she could hopefully get to know Tupac better, but if she heard this, the next logical step is HIT EM UP. Am I the only one who thinks Who Shot Ya is garbage? It's actually painful to listen to that chorus.

[@Mr.HorseClock]

@@kings17court agreed but now is the time! I only like the beat off who shot ya !

[@kings17court]

@@Mr.HorseClock Yes. Now, as in now. Next please.

[@klasyk1532]

This is how a friendship fallout leads to all types of rumors. This song was recorded before Pac got shot

[@Professor-hw2dd]

That's exactly what I was thinking when she said it was a 2pac diss.

[@tonybravo7439]

p diddy was invloved. he set up. this isnt new info.

[@jimbehr5685]

ok son. If you say so.

[@TheSksexton]

The timing of release didn't help though, it came out like two months after Pac got shot the first time.

[@rschloch]

@@TheSksextonthe timing basically morphed it into a diss track.

[@jim2win2]

Lmaooo seeing your reaction going from Big’s party anthems to a song like this is hilarious

[@sneak837]

Exactly 😂 I was waiting for her to get to that real biggie

[@dominushydra]

It goes from Biggy to Frank White real quick.

[@poppadon5489]

Just wait until you hear Hit'em up by Pac!🤯🤯

[@LarryBonson]

It not even that good just a bunch of shouting and venting with sub par rhymes.

[@juliusperseus8612]

@@LarryBonson Exactly. A bunch of Sensitive idiots making a song about people who didn't care about them in the fisrt place.

[@juliusperseus8612]

@TheEsquireofSports212 Exactly. 2Pac created all that so called EastCoast West coast "rivalry" by himself. Biggie got killed by his fault.

[@Keezie27]

​​@@LarryBonsonExactly. "Hit 'em Up" is overrated. Just a bunch of shouting and basic insults. "Who Shot Ya" is wittier and better.

[@57kwest]

This was written and recorded before The Quad shooting. Suge used it to get in Pac's ear and push them apart. They used to be friends.

[@havok6280]

Correct. This was not directed at Tupac.

[@TheRexrapper]

It wasn't Suge but I agree with everything else

[@adamkant439]

It's not about Tupac but it's weird that they still released the song when they knew what happend and he got mad because of that and the fact that he felt like they should've known that he was going to get robbed/shot since they are the "kings" of new york and can't nothing like this go on without their knowledge just the fact that he got called to make music there and people were waiting for him in the lobby how would they have known if someone didn't order this to happend.

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture8817]

Not just friends like two people who hang out sometimes either, Pac viewed Biggie as his little brother and even put him on the rap scene before he blew up, they were super close, it's just sad how things went... Not so sure on Pac but Biggie 100% died because of this beef...

[@ТАДАМ-ю4ж]

@@dontreadmyprofilepicture8817 Pac died cos he was Pac. Super loud. But thats true that Biggie died cos of Pac. He was not violent not trying to escalate nothing. Just live his life

[@waynecoleman-ou9te]

“Who Shot Ya” was released on February 20, 1995. The release of the song took place while Pac was in prison. The truth is “Who Shot Ya” was recorded before November 1994. But Pac assumed it was about him because the song came out while he was in prison, 2pac felt like it was about him but it wasn't.

[@calidream9273]

Idk if it was recorded before they Cleary say 95' in the song

[@Jay-qt9le]

"Can't C Me" off the All Eyez On Me album is a real treat for the ears. 2Pac be snappin' dropping bars.

[@hiphopreelzhiphopreelz]

Fire 🔥

[@wadeywalton3829]

Dre was snappin on that beat too

[@666MLopez]

From what I’ve heard, this song was never intentionally directed towards Tupac. But coincidentally this song dropped right when Tupac got shot. Then Tupac believed Biggies boys shot him. Which lead to a rivalry between Biggie and Pac.

[@theruggedindoorsman]

This wasn’t a diss song; Biggie made this song just as a song. Tupac KNEW who shot him (Haitian Jack, Tutt and Jimmy Henchmen), they were the co-defendants in his rape trial. They were dangerous thugs who used to extort hip hop celebrities in the 90’s. Biggie was Tupac’s friend and warned him about hanging with them. The “beef” was the fact that Suge Knight hated P Diddy and Tupac took up the beef because Suge bailed him out of prison.

[@cam1669]

This was not a diss track to 2pac this was recorded before pac was shot in new York

[@siyabongabhongoza939]

This is weak wait until you listen to hit em up then you gonna feel the real power ! lol

[@mobettaone7795]

Yeah....i don't like giving this rivalry a lot of energy but it's kinda unavoidable. Learning the circumstances of their origins is inspirational. So Dynamic....Salute to both of these KINGS 👑👑! Taken from us at the ages of 24 and 25. Can you imagine what they would've grown to do?! Rest in Power

[@tomking7080]

People this was NEVER a song about PAC. Please let’s clear this up. “Long Kiss Goodnight” has a lot of subliminals about PAC like “Blood flood your Dungarees “ because PAC wore them a lot. The “ Laugh now cry later” was a reference to Pacs tattoo. “Slugs missed ya I ain't mad at'chya” is self explanatory because of PACs song “I ain’t mad at cha”. There are other subliminals in that track as well. But “Who Shot Ya” was NEVER about PAC. It was recorded prior to PAC getting shot at Quad Studios. What got the whole “East VS WEST “ rivalries going was the media.

[@chubbychuckle]

Yupp. It was on tapes on the street before the shooting but I don't think it blew up on radio until after the shooting. I understand how it would feel to Pac but it wasn't about him unless BIG was a psychic.

[@tomking7080]

@@chubbychuckle Exactly. Well said bro

[@CaddyJim]

I think this song was just bad timing & people read into it what they wanted to be about but like you got excited cuz they kept saying ready to die that's actually in the name of his album I'm the Tupac fan he died on Friday the 13th 1996 two days before my birthday. But when it comes to his death I don't believe in any of these conspiracies. I think it was simply he got in it with a gangster who retaliated & got caught slippin loosing his life😢

[@dipsydoodle5722]

Watch the Hit em up video version

[@esmooth919]

Some people think this song is about Tupac, but it was recorded months before Tupac got shot. Yes, Tupac was convinced it was Biggie, but he didn't do it. But I have a sneaking suspicion that P Diddy set Tupac up.

[@davidg3333]

This was not a diss to 2pac but somebody he did make a small diss to ll cool j on here on the part where he said "old school new school need to learn though"and ll cool j was in the studio qhen he made this song and tgat may be why ll cool j came out with i shot ya

[@Kostek]

It's not about Tupac. The song was written a lot before they had beef.

[@hristian]

2pac's response was "Hit Em' Up" u should listen to it, is priceless

[@ТАДАМ-ю4ж]

Respect from Russia. We need Biggie You're Nobody Till Somebody Kills you reaction. Its his hidden gem

[@jayc5756]

Ready 2 Die was name of the album.

[@vincefromtexas]

PLEASE do Tupac hit ‘‘em up!!!!

[@dominushydra]

Tupac sucks

[@Leo-yn5fx]

Was the internet too much for you to handle?

[@davidmisuraco]

Thay wasn't a tupac diss he made that before Tupac got shot but release that after tupac got shot and tupac took that song as a diss

[@mphenomenal]

Its not a diss song.. but was taken as a diss

[@bronxbomma75]

Recently they've been saying this song is actually dissing LL Cool J. Not sure how true it is, but it wouldnt shock me. People have been changing and switching history with Big and Pac in a lot of interviews so you never know the truth. Heres the interview though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqLOlmWJj9OHeKc

[@georgt.7008]

I think, this come out 1994. Somebody correct me on this, but I think I heard, Big claimed, this was not against 2pac. But hwo knows. Anyway; after Pac getting letters to jail from strangers, insulting Big & Puff into his shooting, he responded with "hit em up" after jail... But I'm not really in that materia. Have a great day everybody!

[@stevie_83]

95 hence Puffy saying 9-5 motherfuckers 😂

[@thisisahmed4571]

Pacs response was hit em up, if you thought this was bad lol you are in for a surprise 😂

[@ClaraDoorbell]

😂 she ain’t ready for hit me up bro

[@thisisahmed4571]

@@ClaraDoorbell 😂😂 for real , just the first line of the song she gona be like 😳😳

[@MaineTopix96]

Who shot ya came out way before Tupac was robbed and shot… biggie never responded to the beef

[@Ah_Yote]

If you think hit ‘em up is bad then go listen to long kiss Goodnight, no diss has that song beat

[@tajik.yassin5203]

Pac did a song called hit em up dis to Biggie

[@TheRexrapper]

This song wasn't about Pac but Long Kiss Goodnight is about Pac

[@sammydouglas3468]

FYI this song was recorded way before the Pac issues

[@fahoodkhalfan1824]

Can’t wait to see ur reaction to 2pac’s response 😂

[@commentscorner617]

Bigge Smalls - one more chance (original)

[@elicordero4019]

Biggie had lots of love for Tupac so in my opinion he wasn't aiming at pac.

[@jakecarroll5]

This is the sickest biggy song aha

[@djcease1996]

Why did she stop uploading?

[@matoscu]

They wasn't originally for Pac but Puffy released after Pac was shot which was really bad timing and you can here Puffy saying "95" dating the song and saying "Eastcoast", Pac (a rapper that always rep Bay area) took it as it was for him. Being that Biggie and Puffy were in the building, Puffy was with the actually master mind of Pac, it can only be taken as meaning that.

[@rnj323]

Correction: This was never a diss to 2Pac. Unfortunately too many people ran with the idea because of the time of release when this came out. Biggie recorded his lyrics months before 2Pac was shot in November 1994.

[@vicvega24]

Song was actually aimed at LL Cool J.

[@billythekid001]

Has anyone recommended "Long kiss goodnight" yet by BIG? Definitely a track to react to. This song has a lot of subliminal attacks and will leave you convinced you know who's ear this track was intended to reach. This is a must listen track but even better a track to react to!

[@Ah_Yote]

From Tupacs favorite brand to wear and the alcohol he drinks a lot, to the rumors he got r worded when he was locked up, that song is the nastiest diss I’ve ever heard

[@jdl._97]

Just for everybody in these comments saying to listen to hit ‘em up after this y’all don’t kno 2pac got shot in November of 94 this song was released in September of 94 so their ya go now ya kno

[@Allhavengames]

Tupac - Hit em up was the response you should defiantly do that song and Tupac - Made Ni***s was Tupac and Outlawz response to everyone kind of

[@bonolio]

I know every other reactor has been doing "Hi Ren" by Ren over the last half year, but I would really love to see your reaction. It's just different to anything else - kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZDRlGR_i9SArsU

[@bramnorder875]

2pac took this as a diss song because it was recorded before he got shot. However, i highly doubt it was. There is no mention of pac or any other rapper for that matter. I think it was just a song to show how “gangster” he was but the timing was way off😅.

[@ghostfacekicker]

Biggie swore it wasn’t about 2 Pac 😂 this song is 🐐 … Big had a lot of questionable bars … do “Sky’s The Limit” it’s positive

[@silentA221]

So just a little background, this song was actually recorded 4 months before Tupac was shot, but P Diddy at the time (puffy)thought it would be a good idea to release this song two weeks after Tupac ended up getting shot, at the time Tupac was incarcerated and heard it on the radio the rest is history.... literally

[@johannahvetinlaya908]

Sorry to be that guy but this song was recorded before 2pac was shot. This is not a 2pac diss but everybody just pretends it is including me 😂 2pac was paranoid and thought so too. hit em up is a response To this tho

[@grizzX17]

So nobody gon talk bout how she said MAYBE I WON'T 😂😂😂

[@berto4144]

This is the song that started it all!

[@billythekid001]

This is one of the best reactions I've seen in a while. Your reaction is truly authentic and is really appreciated.

[@CaddyJim]

She said he sound angry, wait till she gets to *Tupac's (Hit Em Up)* responding after being shot 5 times, a little anger in that one

[@JGas20]

This was a hilarious reaction. A damn near 30 year old song has her so uncomfortable at the end

[@havok6280]

Ready to Die is the title of Biggie's debut album.

[@redscorpion9325]

Biggie said this Song wasn’t towards to 2Pac but they released the Song on the wrong time after he got Shot which is the reason 2Pac thought the Diss was towards him but the song actually made before 2Pac was Shot and before the Rap beef between Pac and Biggie

[@latinvelli8352]

Tupacs hit em up reaction but can you do the official music video. It's much better

[@luko6873]

Hello can you listen to Guns N Roses Sweet child O Mine Official music video?

[@harrymothowl8923]

Ya I think it was a guy called Jimmy Henchmen who set it up but Pac was still mad thinking that Biggie and Puff should have known about it and not let it happen

[@Alpha-cr2ix]

It's obvious that you have no clue about the background of the song😅😂

[@louisburress1110]

So the only logical next song would be "Hit Em Up" by Tupac!!!

[@diablo74ify]

You seem like a nice white lady, are you sure you wanna listen to gangster rap?

[@kurniawannn390]

Please reaction Avenged sevenfold - seize the day (Live at LBC)

[@chucktaylor824]

Tupac - Hit 'Em Up, Me Against The World, I Ain't Mad At Cha, All About U

[@meatballsub9473]

HIT EM UP

[@michaelpreston803]

Tupac went to Juliard lol he is not a savage he was an actor who chose the wrong one

[@KdotLINE]

Puffy really brings this song down a lot, but it's definitely a classic.

[@takethat863]

Now the truth is this song was not about Tupac it was recorded before Tupac got shot but it was released after Tupac was shot it was just basically bad timing

[@chucktaylor824]

HIT 'EM UP!

[@MrMacadamien]

"To all you artists out there, who don't wanna be on a record label where the Executive Producer's...all up in the videos, all on the records, dancin'...then come to Death Row!" - SUGE KNIGHT

[@christopherking4932]

Crazy moment in hip hop history

[@donaldbryant8368]

It wasn't a disk to 2pac. People do your research

[@xBIGbuckZz]

This isnt a diss song and has nothing to do with tupac or anyone else

[@jayc5756]

You said you want to come in blind...but then assuming that hes dissing 2pac before you even listened. Mann. SMH

[@adrianlawson2980]

Kathryn please watch Eminem The Darkness when you jump back to his songs. It’s brilliant

[@bakhadirtureev8903]

Hello! Please do the Eminem videos like "Like toy soldiers", "Beautiful" or "Darkness", if you haven't watched them before. They will give you tons of emotions, I swear!

[@melvinkelly66]

2pac song - hit em up is his diss track towards biggie

[@mohamedalizouaied6451]

And now react to 2pac response: "Hit em Up"

[@Acehpt]

We still waiting for your tupac hit 'em up

[@ColdbloodedK24CRX]

React to 2Pac must die by Glasses Malone.

[@antj2k1]

Not a diss to Pac! LMAO at the step back to the shots

[@arthurgifone736]

react "big poppa" and "my downfall'

[@ranganathan9621]

Biggie and pac both are... good bad and ugly.....but legends...always GOAT.❤

[@tictac1337]

2pac - hit em up next pls, nice party song

[@josephamoraz7990]

Should check out the ice cube and cypress hill distracks

[@SealClubberz]

You gotta do suicidal thoughts by biggie.

[@lyricuniversity4745]

Hey Kathryn, this song is a case of bad timing on the release. It actually isn't directed at Pac. Biggie was so anti beef with his former friend (well documented) it's sickening but at the time media really played this up as an affront to Pac just egging on what we now know to be the outcome.

[@ismailpamuk2943]

You should Reaction to Eminem - Kim

[@theobserver86]

I like her eyes

[@swagg2tymes404]

You have to do evenescence-my immortal next !

[@Durin_Son]

Gotta do Hit em up by tupac for real.

[@milesroy6083]

Get in to king von he will scare you

[@mikegraham3006]

Biggie was G all the way around and the reality of Tupac is that he went to the school of preforming arts became a back up dancer but could rhyme but wasn’t bout that life claimed it but really wasn’t and Gahd was listening… tragic we lost such amazing talents to fabricated senseless violence…

[@heykrazy5436]

This was not a diss to 2pac fake news

[@kayalogue]

Please do "Dead Wrong", "Ready to Die" and "Suicidal Thoughts"! 🙃

[@michiloh2499]

Its time for 2pac hit em up

[@Tracy1753]

You have not had chills untill you have listened to Brendas got a baby! Tupac!

[@TraffDGz]

Biggie “one more chance”

[@TheWorldsEnd66]

“I can hear sweat tricklin down you cheek” is such a bar. This East/West Coast beef just split Rap. The record labels won, always follow the money

[@wuteva4476]

It's "Ya heartbeat sound like Sasquatch feet" for me

[@TheWorldsEnd66]

@@wuteva4476 thunderin, shakin the concrete lol

[@TheRealHypervizor]

Biggie has the smoothest delivery in rap.. and I love your eyes.