For almost 15 years, the debate wasn't much of a debate at all. However, in the aftermath of both iconic rappers’ tragic passings, the west coast quickly lost legitimacy in the eyes of most whereas the east coast had Big Pun, Jay Z, Nas, DMX, Wu Tang solo members and 50 Cent in the decade after Biggie's demise, the only rappers making mainstream noise out west during the same period were The Game and Snoop Dogg. During the mid-to-late 90s, the rivalry between Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records-or, as it is more typically discussed nowadays, the Tupac vs Biggie feud-gave new life to the seemingly never-ending debate over which coast was more vital to hip-hop, West or East.
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