barely breathing. With some help Biggie was dragged from the car and rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, within minutes of his arrival Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace was pronounced dead (Ro 361-364).Biggie went on to be immortalized on many magazine covers including "Rappages" and "Americas Most Wanted," after he was murdered. He also received a grand funeral in which he was paraded through the streets of Brooklyn, New York where he had gone from a local drug dealer to rap superstar. A week after Biggie's death, Vibe magazine came out with an issue that had Biggie standing next to the words "When Will It End?" In response to this cover one Vibe employee was quoted as saying, "nobody ever wants to take responsibility. Not Vibe, The Source, or Rappages. And they still aren't! They may be thinking, 'Oh my God! Tupac and Biggie are dead. We gotta say something!' But why the *censored* didn't you say something a year ago? Huh?!" (Ro 364). The lack of publicity after Tupac's death was never more evident, but like the employee said "why was everybody trying to do something about it after two rap icons were already dead?" (Ro 366) This controversy is still unsettled and is consistently brought up year after year whenever there is an anniversary album for either rapper. Thankfully, for the rap world the whole East coast versus West coast scene has virtually disappeared, as rappers have gotten older and matured a little. But, do not be surprised to find another controversy sneaking around the corner in the ever-changing rap world where if you do not protect what you have then you might end up dead....
