The East Coast versus West Coast rivalry ran strong in the '90s, and loyalties to the rappers Tupac orThe Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a Biggie Smalls) felt like a way to represent which coast you called

The East Coast versus West Coast rivalry ran strong in the '90s, and loyalties to the rappers Tupac orThe Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a Biggie Smalls) felt like a way to represent which coast you called home.

However, shockingly both legends were taken too soon.

In September of 1996, Tupac was gunned down on Las Vegas Boulevard, and with his murderer having never been found, theories swirled as to who killed the star. One theory that circled around at the time was was Smalls could have been behind the killing in some way, with the two being rivals, but only six months later, Smalls was also killed, again with no answer to who his murderer was.

While conspiracy theories still swirl, the lasting legacy of both of these rappers can still be found in music today.