Daz Dillinger opened up about one of the most pivotal moments in Hip-Hop history: the incident that ignited 2Pac’s rage and led to a barrage of diss records aimed at The Notorious B.I.G.
The Dogg Pound producer was in Red Hook, Brooklyn, filming the “New York, New York” music video when everything changed. While the crew was in the trailer, windows started shattering from gunfire.
The shooting sent shockwaves through Death Row Records. Security rushed in asking where Snoop Dogg was, but nobody said a word. Once they confirmed it was Death Row security, the crew got out of there and wrapped up the video shoot. On “NY 187,” Snoop Dogg threw shots at Biggie as a direct reaction to the trailer shooting. The track became one of the most aggressive responses in the East Coast-West Coast feud. Dillinger also revealed that despite the beef, there was still a connection between the coasts. Before both rappers died, Mase, Lil’ Cease, and Biggie called Dillinger to the studio. Dillinger explained that Puffy had planned to mix the Dogg Pound album, but Suge Knight intervened.