Who Shot Ya?

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hip hop song single song

"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.

Aliases (1)

Who Shot Ya? (remix) by various artists ×1

Statements (46)

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. →	notableSong