
is regarded as one of the best lyricist ever in Hip-Hop along with his one time friend and eventual adversary, Tupac Shakur. Biggie, left, and Tupac, right, were killed six months apart in the mid-90s. Tupac was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip in September 1996 while his rival nicknamed Biggie was killed in California six months later.

Soon after Bad Boy's premiere he released the album, Ready To Die, eventually selling over 4 million copies. A BOMBSHELL new documentary could finally reveal the truth behind the slayings of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious BIG. Puffy eventually started his own music label, Bad Boy Records, bringing Biggie with him. I’m pressin’ hard, I’m leavin creases/Cuttin’ up bodies and talkin’ to the pieces/If there’s beef I’m eatin’ meatless/Touch the bone, hit. Besides being a ghetto man who aspired to live diligently, express himself via lyrics, he was a great person, partner, and father. Sign up to get unlimited songs and podcasts with occasional ads.

Sean "Puffy" Combs got a hold of the demo tape and after meeting signed Biggie to Uptown Records. The Notorious BIG is a prominent name in the hip hop world. From there he got notice in Hip-Hop magazine, The Source, in the Unsigned Hype section. After making a demo tape with neighborhood friends and connections, this demo was eventually received DJ Mister Cee (from Big Daddy Kane). As a teen he would freestyle rap on the streets of Brooklyn. (1996) One of the biggest innovations of Bad Boy a label whose ‘90s hits have aged better than songs decades their junior was how its biggest hits presented R&B.
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was shot to death from a drive-by in Los Angeles, CA on March 9, 1997.Īs a youth he was an honor-roll student, but dropped out of school at the age of 17 and began working for a small-time crack cocaine dealer in Virginia. Lincoln Center will honor the late rapper Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls and the Notorious B.I.G., with an orchestral tribute as part of its 'Summer for the City' program. Biggie Smalls, was born on in Brooklyn, New York. He released two studio albums both garnering critical and public acclaim: 'Ready To Die' and 'Life After Death'. A contender for best rapper of all time and a gifted East Coast storyteller whose gritty, objective realism won him enormous respect and credibility. The Notorious B.I.G., Soundtrack: Notorious.

During his life he moved many crowds with his conversational style in Hip Hop. (Business Instead of Game) was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY on May 21, 1972. Notorious 'Christopher George Letore Wallace' B.I.G.
