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On the first episode of Slow Burn’s third season: How a violent robbery severed Tupac’s friendship with Biggie Smalls and sparked a bicoastal beef that consumed the world of hip-hop. In November 1994, while on trial for sexual abuse, Tupac Shakur is shot five times in a New York recording studio. In the aftermath, he starts to suspect that his erstwhile friend Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls, might be involved...
Would Isiah Thomas’ vision of a crime-free world set Detroit on a new path, or was it a recipe for failure?
How police claimed rap lyrics were turning black listeners into cop killers.
They competed for a spot on the Space Shuttle Challenger. Then they watched it explode.
How a live television special became a legendary American fiasco.
The civil rights battle that divided a small Southern town, and captivated the nation.
In this episode: Tupac claims—loudly, publicly, and with very little evidence—that he’s been sleeping with Faith Evans, Biggie’s estranged wife. Slate Plus members get bonus episodes of Slow Burn and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices