Biggie was then killed in a drive-by shooting the following March. Tupac was shot on his way to a boxing match in Las Vegas and died six days later (Sept.
appeared on the 1997 Trapp cut “Stop The Gunfight,” the album’s title track that peaked at No. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, certain eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods.ĭuring the highly publicized East Coast versus West Coast rap beef, Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.
1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. Roll through his catalog and both his own tracks (“Dear Mama,” “Keep Ya Head Up,” “Brenda’s Got A Baby”) as well as songs he featured on ( Scarface‘s “Smile”) entered the Top 10 of the Hot Rap Songs chart. Beloved Tupac cuts “Hail Mary,” “Changes” and “I Ain’t Mad At Cha” are omitted from this list because the songs had to be commercially available as a single to qualify for the chart.ĢPac’s top 10 Hot Rap Songs hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, through the Sept. Tupac‘s fearlessness and resilience is what kept the late rapper atop the Billboard charts from the beginning of his career in 1992 until long after his death in 1996 at 25.