South Bronx, NY rapper
Fat Joe and Compton, CA rapper The Game took steps toward ending any residual
tension between the East and West coasts on Tuesday (Nov. 14), at the Virgin Megastore
in New York. The
rappers represent the South Bronx and Compton, two Hip-Hop epicenters that feuded
during the 1990’s, touching off the "east coast/west coast" feud. The
origins of the feud can be traced to Tim Dog’s scathing 1991 dis, "F**k Compton,"
which featured Tim Dog, of the South Bronx dissing Compton, Dr. Dre, N.W.A. and
others. A
barrage of responses came from West coast rappers like MC Eiht ("Who’s F**king
Who"), Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg ("F**k With Dre Day") and others.
The
coastal tensions climaxed with the infamous unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur in
Sept. of 1996 and Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace in March of
1997. On
Tuesday, new albums from Fat Joe ( Me, Myself and I ) and The Game ( Doctor’s
Advocate
) hit stores. Thetwo rappers appeared at the Virgin Megastore in Times Square, where they purchased
each others albums."It
was a great day for unity in Hip-Hop," Fat Joe told AllHipHop.com. "To
me its all about the music its not about competition, even with both of us coming
out on the same day we showed that you can support each other, Hip-Hop needs more
of that." The
Game is showcased on the song "Breathe and Stop," contained on Fat Joe’s
album Me, Myself and I. The
Game’s Doctor’s Advocate and Fat Joe’s Me, Myself and I are in stores
now.
