Kyambo Joshua on Speaking to Jay-Z the Night Biggie Got Killed, Jay Filling BIG & 2Pac Void (Part 4)

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Part 3: https://youtu.be/rq_1Ox76Uy4
Part 1: https://youtu.be/fizNIjk8YlY
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Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua sits down with Vlad to revisit a pivotal moment in hip-hop history: the back-to-back deaths of 2Pac in 1996 and The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, and how they affected Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records. Joshua recalls speaking with Jay the night Biggie was killed, when Jay said he had just gotten off the phone with him, and explains why Big’s sudden death hit the team especially hard.

He also breaks down how that moment shaped Jay-Z’s push toward *In My Lifetime, Vol. 1*, with Nas, Puff Daddy, Bad Boy producers, Trackmasters, Ski Beatz, “Streets Is Watching,” and “Where I’m From” all factoring into the creative process. As Roc-A-Fella’s young A&R, Joshua describes helping pick beats, building Jay’s sound, and the feeling that Jay was stepping into the massive void left by Biggie and Tupac.

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