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PoD: What if Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson never robbed one of the Death Row's entourages, thus ending any possible convenient beef between Death Row and himself, securing the continuation of Tupac Shakur's life?

Butterflies:
 * Notorious BIG lives on, as his name not being in the alleged associated with the death of Tupac Shakur allows his death to be avoided.
 * East-West coast hip-hop rivalry is officially ended in 2000.
 * Tupac ends up releasing a total of ten albums before pursuing an acting career in 2004. He returns back to music officially in 2012.
 * The Notorious BIG continues to release music until 2016, when he retires.

Timeline:
1997 1999 2000 2004
 * Tupac releases his fifth studio album, Makaveli, on March 7th.
 * Notorious BIG releases his second studio album, Life After Death, on March 25th.
 * Dr. Dre signs Eminem to Aftermath, and the Slim Shady LP is released. The "uniting" of a rapper from the eastern Midwest and the West Coast ultimately is set as the catalyst for the reviving of East-West Coast hip-hop collaborations.
 * The reconciliation between Bad Boy Records and Death Row is made, ending the East-West coast hip-hop rivalry is ended officially.
 * After releasing his tenth studio album, Tupac Shakur announces his departure from the music industry in favor of his acting career.