Long before Biggie and 2Pac's duel at Weehawken
Some interesting and meaningless trivia:
"The Bridge Wars" were one of the first major beefs in rap music, a dispute between the Bronx's Boogie Down Productions and Queens' Juice Crew over the birthplace of hip-hop. In one notable salvo, Juice Crew member Roxanne Shante dissed BDP member Scott La Rock while referring to an early hit record from a Def Jam rapper, saying: "When T La Rock said 'It's Yours', he didn't mean his name."
In 1987, Scott La Rock was killed during an attempt to break up a fight in the Bronx.
Then in 1994 -- and this is the weird part -- T La Rock was severely injured during an attempt to break up a fight in the Bronx. He survived, but suffered brain damage and required extensive rehabilitation.
Epilogue: Roxanne Shante later earned a PhD in Philosophy from Cornell University. Fellow Juice Crew member MC Shan became a pariah (or at least should have) after unleashing Snow on the world. A licky boom boom down.
BDP frontman KRS-ONE, like his contemporary Chuck D of Public Enemy, continued making the same record over and over again long after it stopped being fresh or relevant.
"The Bridge Wars" were one of the first major beefs in rap music, a dispute between the Bronx's Boogie Down Productions and Queens' Juice Crew over the birthplace of hip-hop. In one notable salvo, Juice Crew member Roxanne Shante dissed BDP member Scott La Rock while referring to an early hit record from a Def Jam rapper, saying: "When T La Rock said 'It's Yours', he didn't mean his name."
In 1987, Scott La Rock was killed during an attempt to break up a fight in the Bronx.
Then in 1994 -- and this is the weird part -- T La Rock was severely injured during an attempt to break up a fight in the Bronx. He survived, but suffered brain damage and required extensive rehabilitation.
Epilogue: Roxanne Shante later earned a PhD in Philosophy from Cornell University. Fellow Juice Crew member MC Shan became a pariah (or at least should have) after unleashing Snow on the world. A licky boom boom down.
BDP frontman KRS-ONE, like his contemporary Chuck D of Public Enemy, continued making the same record over and over again long after it stopped being fresh or relevant.