Overview
- The journalist says the soundbite was recorded during Biggie’s Ready to Die era in 1994 rather than days before his March 1997 killing.
- He recounts conducting the interview in the hallway of Biggie’s building with entourage members standing guard, consistent with his December 1994 New York Times profile.
- He argues the remarks describe fear of street violence, not the Big–Pac feud or an impending Los Angeles trip, contrary to the docuseries’ sequencing beside footage from Biggie’s final night.
- Billboard reports it has requested comment from Netflix about the claim, with no response published at press time.
- The context dispute follows other friction around the series, including Diddy’s team sending a pre‑premiere cease‑and‑desist that Netflix rejected and the film’s allegation that Combs kept Biggie on the West Coast by canceling a U.K. trip.