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RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 1995–1996

2Pac vs. Wendy Williams

Prison-radio rumor to “Why U Turn On Me”

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A prison-era radio allegation associated with Wendy Williams became the target of 2Pac’s explicit “Why U Turn On Me.” The story remains a one-sided historical media-and-record conflict, with the underlying prison claim treated as unverified.

Diss trackInterviewDisputed account

THE RECORD

The moments

  1. Disputed account · disputed account

    A prison-era radio claim becomes the catalyst

    A radio allegation associated with Wendy Williams during 2Pac’s incarceration becomes the stated basis for his anger. The underlying claim is unverified and is not repeated here as fact.

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  2. Diss track

    “Why U Turn On Me” takes the dispute to wax

    2Pac directs an explicit response at Williams on “Why U Turn On Me.” It remains a historical, largely one-sided media-and-record conflict.

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THE RECEIPTS

Sources and listening

2Pac field dossiers — records and public-history context

ARTIST LENSES

People in the surrounding story

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