On a recent episode of Math Hoffa‘sMy Expert Opinion, Smif-N-Wessun members Tek and General Steele got into a heated discussion with SeanBigga.
The conversation went left when Bigga intervened and said that Smif-N-Wessun were traitors. Moreover, for associating with 2Pac during the war between the coasts. He added that New York rap fans felt targeted by the late rapper. As a result, the group’s affiliation with him felt disdainful.
Beforehand, Tek and Steele were asked if they would make amends with the East and West Coast. They said there would be no beef if they could travel to California without a target on their back.
Steele continues,
“When you have a group of guys from Brooklyn going to the West Coast, and it’s nobody getting killed. I would say theoretically. We could squash it. Maybe we’re not big enough to go between these two towers. But we’re showing and proving that it’s squashed.”
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After exchanging a few words, Steele attempted to clear the air with Bigga regarding their collaborations with Pac. Contrary to the hostility shown by both Biggie and Pac, the “Dear Mama” lyricist wanted to release an album that showed rappers on the East and West Coast working together. During the creative process, Pac discovered the Boot Camp Clik, which Smif-N-Wessun were members of, and asked them to be a part of it.
General Steele responded,
“I went out there to rep my hood, I went out there because I’m the only n-gga to have the balls to go out there because I don’t have hate for Pac or for Biggie, so we the only n-ggas to do what we call special teams. If we don’t go out there and have that God damn Nat Turner with the Black burner spirit, then we gonna be cowards because I don’t take no sides.”
He elaborated on his and Pac’s business relationship, saying that Tek and their team visited him to see where he stood on the coasts’ division. Despite everything that transpired during that time, they considered Pac a brother and realized that the beef between the two coasts was minor.
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Steele thought it was disrespectful for people in Brooklyn to praise Pac’s death in 1996. But, regardless of the animosity, he believes they should respect the dead.
After hearing Steele’s story, Bigga said he was grateful to know the truth. He then hugged him and admitted to never knowing the truth behind their meet-up with Pac.
The album mentioned was never finished due to 2Pac’s passing. However, the rapper was looking to collaborate with DJ Premier, Buckshot from the Boot Camp Clik, Outkast, E-40, Scarface, and more.
Watch the moment from Math Hoffa’sMy Expert Opinion below: