In "Vibe"'s August 1995 issue, Puffy and Biggie indicated that they lack any connections to the November 1994 shooting of Tupac. And eventually, record producer Nashiem Myrick—who, along with Puffy, had produced "Who Shot Ya?"—asserted, "We have no reason, no motive, at all, to have set 'Pac up. What's the motive? What's the issue? It's no issue. So, nah." But after August 1995, a series of demeaning, menacing, and homicidal events ensued, and was capped by Tupac's purported answer to "Who Shot Ya?": his own B side "Hit 'Em Up," released in June 1996, a massive hit even on New York City's streets.