Quincy Jones, Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG: Inside the secret summit that hoped to end 1990s rap wars

Getty ImagesTupac Shakur was shot dead in 1996 at the age of 25Before the east and west coast rap beef of the 1990s boiled over with the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG, legendary producer Quincy Jones called a secret meeting at which he appealed for an end to the violence. As hip-hop rose from the streets to the mainstream in the 90s, the rappers and hustlers that broke through had few role models who…