"I had a lot of respect for Biggie, and it was just a weird, kinda difficult thing. When I'm doing touchy interviews like that, I just try to be fair to both parties"

Angie Martinez is referring to her interview with Tupac Shakur in which he implicated Biggie Smalls of being involved in the capturing of Tupac. Martinez had a great deal of respect for Biggie and found it tough to carry out the meeting. She intended to be fair to both celebrations and also not take sides. She understood the tension in between the two and wanted to be considerate of both of their viewpoints. Martinez remained in a hard position, as she had to ask hard questions and remain objective. She was attempting to be fair to both celebrations and not take sides, which is a difficult task when speaking with 2 individuals who have a contentious connection. Martinez was attempting to be considerate of both Biggie as well as Tupac, and her respect for Biggie was evident in her approach to the meeting.