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On the heels of these releases came "Juicy" and Ready to Die, the lead single and debut album from the Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls), released the same year. While Mack's album went Gold, Ready to Die achieved multi-platinum success. Dominating the charts in 1995, B.I.G. became one of the genre's biggest names of the day and Bad Boy's ...
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, [1] and Biggie, [2] was an American rapper. Rooted in the New York rap scene and gangsta rap traditions, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Junior M.A.F.I.A. was an American hip hop group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City.The backronym M.A.F.I.A. stands for Masters At Finding Intelligent ...
Hip-hop experts join the show to celebrate the life of one of the greatest rappers ever. It is impossible to […] The post Remembering the life and legacy of Biggie Smalls appeared first on TheGrio.
Lance Rivera began his musical career when he met neighborhood rapper Christopher Wallace, who performed under the name Biggie Smalls. After hearing him perform ...
When Shakur's East Coast rival, The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls or Biggie), was murdered in a similar drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California on March 9, 1997, speculation arose that Knight was involved and that Biggie's death was a revenge killing. [35]
As he explained on BET's Rap City, Biggie aimed to reach a wider audience with Life After Death, collaborating with a wider variety of artists than on his debut. In addition to Bad Boy labelmates Mase , the LOX and 112 , and label owner Puff Daddy , guests include Jay-Z , Angela Winbush , Too Short , Lil Kim , and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony .
Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun sold Taylor Swift's original album masters in 2020, leading her to re-record her first six albums. Here's who owns her masters now.