Although Shakur insulted Nas on " Intro/Bomb First ( My Second Reply ) " and " Against All Odds " , rapper Young Noble , who appeared on several songs on '' The 7 Day Theory '' , stated in an interview that Nas 's " I Gave You Power " was the main inspiration for Shakur 's " Me and My Girlfriend " . Shakur and Nas squashed their beef at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards , days before Shakur was murdered . They were scheduled to meet in Las Vegas , but never got the chance . Death Row associate Kurt Kobane revealed in an interview in 2016 that Shakur was listening to Nas ' '' It Was Written '' the day he got shot – September 7 , 1996 – on his way to Vegas
1996 MTV Video Music Awards
1996 MTV Video Music Awards
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory