Biggie and Puffy remained publicly silent until "Vibe"'s August 1995 issue, publishing excerpts of interviews by Fab Five Freddy, among hip hop's original ambassadors, collecting responses to Powell's Tupac interview. Alike the other interviewees, namely, Andre Harrell, Jimmy Henchman, Little Shawn, and Stretch, both Biggie and Puffy denied any role in the Quad attack and disputed Tupac's recollection of their behaviors. Nearly all of them, including Puffy and Biggie, also criticized Tupac for allegedly acting out as a movie star. Additionally, Puffy questioned Tupac's authenticity as a "thug," whereas Biggie, complaining that people were saying "Who Shot Ya?" was about Tupac, called this reading of the song "crazy" and demanded an apology from Tupac. (Biggie and Puffy then resumed public silence until the June 1996 release of Tupac's answer "Hit 'Em Up" occasioned their interview for "Vibe"'s September 1996 issue.) And meanwhile, Tupac's main music ally since 1991, Stretch sought a "reality check" for Tupac, allegedly guilty of breaking a street "rule that's never to be broken."