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>> you can take me out of the ghetto, but you cant take the ghetto up out of me, dog. >> its a tough time to grow up in. and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect the angst. >> i learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people related to it. >> boom, there it is, platinum record. >> country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. >> the honeymoons over. now were getting down to real commerce. >> arent these girls just crazy? >> yeah, the...

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My, how times have changed. I see hustling, i see killing. Thats what i rap about. You can take me out the ghetto but you cant the ghetto up out of me, though. Its a tough time to grow up in. Nirvana and kurt cobain particularly reflect the angst. I learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people related to it. Boom there it is, platinum record. Country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. The honeymoon is over. Now we are down to real commerce. Arent ...

They were forced to, in a word, as they say, to keep it real, and thats a sad commentary. >> i remember seeing news reports about how violent it was, i remember seeing editorials, how can we let our children listen to this when these artists are being killed at an incredible rate? and i thought rap was going to end. >> at least one radio station here in los angeles which has made a lot of money from gangsta rap music has stopped playing it. >> we lost two of the greatest artists in hip-hop histo...

It was just like, okay, what are we going to do? ♪ seems like yesterday we used to rock the show ♪ ♪ i laced the track you locked the floor ♪ ♪ so far from hanging on the locker door ♪ ♪ notorious they got to know ♪ >> "ill be missing you" was diddys song about b.i.g. suddenly its like, oh, damn, puffys going to be a legitimate solo act and enters the next phase of hip-hop. ♪ every step i take ♪ theres sampling and then theres sampling. to take the "every breath you take" pol...

It was kind of the death of a revolution. >> these two men were two of the most successful rap artists in the industry. phenomenally wealthy. why are we seeing this happen? >> well, both biggie smalls and tupac had talked of trying to break out of that violence, but many say they were trapped in the world they created. they were forced to, in a word, as they say, to keep it real, and thats a sad commentary. >> i remember seeing news reports about how violent it was, i remember seeing editorials,...

End. >> at least one radio station here in los angeles which has made a lot of money from gangsta rap music has stopped playing it. >> we lost two of the greatest artists in hip-hop history. that vacuum was there for a while. it was just like, okay, what are we going to do? ♪ seems like yesterday we used to rock the show ♪ ♪ i laced the track you locked the floor ♪ ♪ so far from hanging on the locker door ♪ ♪ notorious they got to know ♪ >> "ill be missing you" was diddys song ab...

That vacuum was there for a while. it was just like, okay, what are we going to do? ♪ seems like yesterday we used to rock the show ♪ ♪ i laced the track you locked the floor ♪ ♪ so far from hanging on the locker door ♪ ♪ notorious they got to know ♪ >> "ill be missing you" was diddys song about b.i.g. suddenly its like, oh, damn, puffys going to be a legitimate solo act and enters the next phase of hip-hop. ♪ every step i take ♪ theres sampling and then theres sampling. to t...

Assassinated, it was a watershed moment i think in hip-hop culture. it was kind of the death of a revolution. >> these two men were two of the most successful rap artists in the industry. phenomenally wealthy. why are we seeing this happen? >> well, both biggie smalls and tupac had talked of trying to break out of that violence, but many say they were trapped in the world they created. they were forced to, in a word, as they say, to keep it real, and thats a sad commentary. >> i remember seeing ...

While. it was just like, okay, what are we going to do? ♪ seems like yesterday we used to rock the show ♪ ♪ i laced the track you locked the floor ♪ ♪ so far from hanging on the locker door ♪ ♪ notorious they got to know ♪ >> "ill be missing you" was diddys song about b.i.g. suddenly its like, oh, damn, puffys going to be a legitimate solo act and enters the next phase of hip-hop. ♪ every step i take ♪ theres sampling and then theres sampling. to take the "every breath you ta...