Id blame that on Puff...
Puff strongarmed Big into going to LA rather than just laying low and living to fight a another day.
Jay-Z did it right by waiting until the smoke cleared.
Not thinking long term is what got Big killed.
Eventually, Pac's emotional azz would have been back in prison or dead had he lived to reach the 2010's. These young boys would have smoked Pac the minute he tried to get froggy.