So I see this dude, and of course they’re already drunk, but I want to keep them away from these guys. I’m always at his house, and I know everybody that’s around him. I like these guys, but I know ’em through Clark, because of this whole DJ thing. “So we’re in this party, and I’m with the worst that Brooklyn has to offer, and I see Richie Rich and another guy that used to be with 3rd Bass. However, he proceeds to tell a story of an early 1990s night at a Downtown Manhattan club where Richie Rich had a brief misunderstanding with some very treacherous New York City street figures.Īll Eyez On The Score: A Breakdown Of The Beef Between Tupac & The Fugees (Video) According to Pen, they were loose associates. Later known as Daddy Rich, Shawn says that he attended the same high school as the man born Richard Lawson. The guest proceeds to tell a story involving DJ Richie Rich of 3rd Bass. interjects “But you know the ni**as that robbed Tupac?” “No, no,” Shawn replies. “But I’ll give you a funny story,” he continues. “For the record, you definitely did not rob Tupac?” the Capone-N-Noreaga co-founder asks. Snoop Dogg Provides New Details About 1996 Meeting Between Tupac & Nas (Video)Īt 1:23:00, N.O.R.E. A year later, around the time of the shooting and robbery, Shakur was convicted of first-degree sexual abuse and sentenced to over a year in prison.
Shawn, who opted to stay home, later reveals that it was that evening when Pac would be accused of rape. With plans to party that night, Shawn says he did not like the vibe he witnessed between the Interscope Records rapper and the street figures in Brooklyn. He recalls riding from Shakur’s posh hotel room in Manhattan to Brooklyn in a BMW. I fought to the door.” At 2:46:00, he adds, “That thing has followed me and it has plagued me forever-all day, forever.” In a rare video interview, Shawn is willing to share his take on what happened, and where things went wrong.Īt 14:00, Shawn Pen remembers being with Tupac Shakur during a day in 1993. “I came home on a Tuesday I had a fight Saturday night. At one point, the guest, who served a five-year prison sentence between 19, admits that he has fought people over making accusations in the past. N.O.R.E., a friend of Shawn’s, brings up the incident multiple times throughout the lengthy conversation. Tupac Hit Up Many More People Than Biggie In His Original Makaveli Liner Notes It also played a pivotal role in the coastal beef of the mid-1990s. While Shakur survived the five bullet wounds, the event would fracture his relationship with Biggie. Upstairs, Biggie Smalls, Diddy, Uptown Records head Andre Harrell and others were also working. Upon entering, Shakur was robbed and shot in the recording studio. On November 30, 1994, Pac entered Manhattan’s Quad Studios to record a session with Shawn, who he’d known for some years. However, most people may know Shawn’s name from a connection to Tupac Shakur. Shawn recalls his complicated relationship with Eric B., helping Busta Rhymes get a better solo deal when he left Leaders Of The New School, and playing a role in a chain of events that would land AZ on Nas’ Illmatic album. Over the course of the discussion, the guest (who now goes by Shawn Pen) details the mutual respect he shares with JAY-Z. A native of East Flatbush, Brooklyn, the veteran MC-turned-dietician sat with Drink Champs for more than three hours. Rapper Little Shawn has an incredible Hip-Hop story.