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Huh? 2Pac was never a New York artist. The closest thing I can think of that 'Pac did that was remotely "New York" was his song "Old Skool" from "Me Against The World" (my favorite 2Pac album, and a classic). I mean, two of his biggest hits ever are "California Love" and "To Live and Die in LA". And before he was 2Pac, Digital Underground was Bay Area based. There's never been a time when 'Pac was NY (outside of his birth), even when he was friends with Biggie.
2Pac was born and raised in New York and Baltimore and undoubtedly has East Coast influence, but he adopted Cali as his home (in interviews he says he felt rejected by East Coast radio and fans-especially while in jail) and got his start with Digital Underground-an Oakland group.
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2Pac was born and raised in New York and Baltimore and undoubtedly has East Coast influence, but he adopted Cali as his home (in interviews he says he felt rejected by East Coast radio and fans) and got his start with Digital Underground-an Oakland group.
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2Pac is, and will always, be considered a West Coast/Los Angeles rapper.
Exactly. And as an artist, will always be known as a West Coast rapper (more so LA than The Bay, but that's a far better argument than the one fieldm is trying to push).
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