DJ Envy on How He Became the First DJ in the World to Get 2Pac's "Hit Em Up" (Part 9)
October 8, 2025
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DJ Envy shared the story behind becoming the first DJ in the world to acquire Tupac Shakur’s infamous diss track "Hit Em Up." Long before Tupac’s track became a global sensation, Envy was mixing tapes from his Queens home, a hub for artists like Fat Joe and Joe Budden. The game-changer came when Sha Money XL brought the record to Envy. Despite warnings about the chaos the song would ignite, Envy sat on the record for a few days before dropping it on a mixtape. His mixtape quickly sold out across New York, sparking controversy but also immense demand. At the time, Envy was still a college student and had no major industry connections, which allowed him to play the record without concern for the industry’s politics.
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