During Tupac Shakur’s lifetime, Jay-Z wrote a diss track about him. Jay-Z was closer friends with the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac’s rival, and this reportedly placed Jay-Z on his bad side as well.

"Ask Jay-Z or Nas directly, or any diehard Tupac Shakur fan ... latest chapter does to the relationships between these iconic figures in the genre as the feud plays out on.