Alongside the big feuds, a number of smaller conflicts are attributed to Tupac. Some are well documented; others rest on a single lyric or on rumour. They are gathered here, each with what could be verified.
LL Cool J
LL Cool J (James Todd Smith, born 1968 in Bay Shore on Long Island and raised in Queens) was one of rap’s first superstars and long a role model for Tupac; on Me Against the World (1995) Tupac pays tribute to the old New York guard on Old School. In 1995 LL Cool J released the I Shot Ya remix with Keith Murray, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, Fat Joe and Foxy Brown. Tupac, already stung by Biggie’s Who Shot Ya?, felt the title was disrespectful after the robbery and shooting he suffered in November 1994. He later confronted Keith Murray at the House of Blues in California; Murray assured him the song had nothing to do with him. He alluded to LL Cool J in later recordings; the songs named are Lil’ Homies and Against All Odds. LL Cool J never engaged in a feud.
The Fugees
The Fugees from New Jersey, Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras, had a worldwide hit album in 1996 with The Score, released on the same day as All Eyez on Me. Tupac took Wyclef’s lines on Cowboys, mocking rappers who want to be actors, as aimed at him. He answered on When We Ride on Our Enemies with a threat against the Fugees; a reworked version of the song only appeared in 2002 on the posthumous album Better Dayz. In 2026 Wyclef Jean said the lines had been misunderstood, that the Fugees never disrespected Tupac and deliberately chose not to respond. The claim that the Fugees blamed Tupac for the East-West conflict could not be verified.
Da Brat
It is sometimes said that Tupac mentioned Da Brat on When We Ride on Our Enemies and described her as a member of the Fugees. That is wrong: Da Brat is a rapper from Chicago, discovered by Jermaine Dupri, with no connection to the Fugees. In a 1996 conversation with Kevin Powell for Vibe, however, Tupac said Da Brat was opening her mouth about things she would be better off staying out of. Beyond that, no real conflict is documented.
DMX
DMX reportedly dissed Tupac in an early freestyle. No reliable evidence for this could be found. The entry is listed here only for completeness.
And “Nigel”?
Another name that comes up, a New York underworld contact, is put in context on the East vs. West page. The major feuds have their own pages: Mobb Deep, Nas, Jay-Z, Chino XL, Dr. Dre, C. Delores Tucker and Dan Quayle.