Who Shot Ya?

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"Who Shot Ya?" is a controversial mid-1990s hip-hop track by The Notorious B.I.G. known for its menacing tone and its rumored connection to East Coast–West Coast rap tensions.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop song
single
song
artist The Notorious B.I.G.
associatedAct Bad Boy Entertainment
associatedAlbum Ready to Die (reissue)
associatedCity New York City
associatedMovement East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
bSideOf Big Poppa
controversialFor perceived connection to East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry
countryOfOrigin United States
era Golden age of hip hop
featuredOn various The Notorious B.I.G. compilations
format 12-inch single
genre East Coast hip hop
hardcore hip hop
hasCulturalImpact became emblematic of mid-1990s rap tensions
frequently cited in discussions of rap beef records
hasInstrumentation sample-based beat
hasMood sinister
threatening
hasMusicalStyle menacing
hasRemix Who Shot Ya? (remix) by various artists
hasSubgenre gangsta rap
hasTheme intimidation
street violence
influenced later diss tracks in hip hop
language English
notableFor aggressive lyrical delivery
dark, ominous beat
originalIntendedArtist Mary J. Blige
performer The Notorious B.I.G.
producer Puff Daddy
Stevie J
recordLabel Arista Records
Bad Boy Records
releaseDecade 1990s
releaseYear 1995
rumoredTarget Tupac Shakur
subjectOfDebate whether lyrics reference the 1994 shooting of Tupac Shakur
tempo slow
vocalist The Notorious B.I.G.
writer Jasmin Mohammed
Nasheim Myrick
Sean Combs
The Notorious B.I.G.

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Who Shot Ya? ("Who Shot Ya? (remix) by various artists")
hasRemix
The Notorious B.I.G.
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