Randy "Stretch" Walker on pp 27 & 29. (Andre Harrell meanwhile fell from Tupac's suspicions, and Tupac seemingly never quite accused Little Shawn. Incidentally, Fab Five Freddy was an early ambassador of hip hop.) Puffy and Biggie reportedly resumed print silence until interviewed in June 1996 [Joel Anderson, "The B-side that deepened Biggie and Tupac's rift", Slate.com, 13 Nov 2019], yielding a cover story in Vibe's September 1996 issue [The Blackspot, "Stakes is high", Vibe, 1996 Sep;4(7):100–104].Warner Jennifer, Feud: The Birth, Growth, and Fall of Gangsta Rap (Anaheim, CA: Golgotha Press, 2016): pp 48–49 on the November 1994 robbery and shooting at Quad Recording Studios and Tupac's suspicions mainly against James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond plus Puffy and Biggie; p 50 on Tupac's October 1995 release from prison, pending appeal, on bail posted via Deathrow Records' CEO Suge Knight for three albums to Death Row; p 51 on the "Who Shot Ya" controversy; p 52 on the production of Tupac's response, "Hit 'Em Up." Once a January jailhouse interview of Tupac, hinting the suspicions, was read in Vibe magazine's April issue, "Who Shot Ya" intervening, "the industry rumor mill was churning." The central persons all disputed Tupac's portrayal, and Biggie called "crazy" the rumors blaming him via "Who Shot Ya" lyrics. Either way, the single's timing was suspect. Out of prison, Tupac answered in June 1996 by the B side "Hit 'Em Up"—accusing and menacing Biggie and Puffy by name—which legendary "diss track"Peter A Berry, "These 20 hip-hop diss tracks are better than the songs they respond to", XXL.com, XXL Mag, Townsquare Media, Inc., 19 Jan 2021, explains, "Tupac Shakur's 'Hit 'Em Up' won't be on this list. The song, which was released after The Notorious B.I.G. dropped 'Who Shot Ya'—the New York rapper recorded the track months before Tupac was shot—doesn't respond to a particular diss track since Biggie's effort wasn't a diss track in the first place." inflamed the rap community's East/West rivalry to its peak.The Blackspot, "Stakes is high", Vibe, 1996 Sep;4(7):100–104, p 104. In Vibe, then, Puffy denied any aggression at Tupac, and Biggie called "Who Shot Ya" initially "the intro to that shit Keith Murray was doing on Mary J Blige's joint." Biggie's puzzling explanation indirectly spotlit Puffy's vocals, shouting East Coast, motherfucker!. Tupac's fatal shooting in September 1996 and Biggie's in March 1997, both officially unresolved,Robert A Roks, " 'Keeping it (hyper)real': A musical history