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Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known by the 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 t
In the 2000 book The Murder of Biggie Smalls, investigative journalist and author Cathy Scott suggested that Wallace and Shakur's murders might have been the result of the East Coast–West Coast feud and motivated by financial gain for the record companies, because the rappers were worth more dead than alive. [26]
Biggie called into local hip hop station Hot 97 and said "Red Hook [is where Tha Dogg Pound and 2Pac are] shooting a video. Brooklyn, stand up!" according to Snoop Doggy Dogg's recollection. Tha Dogg Pound, who were listening to the radio at the time, interpreted it as a friendly sentiment and thought Biggie was summoning fans to their video ...
"Party and Bullshit" is an East Coast hip hop song. [22] The main melody of the song is a loop, made by blending two samples: the siren from the song "UFO" by the band ESG and the organ from Johnny "Hammond" Smith's cover of "I'll Be There" by the Jackson 5.
[1] [4] [7] In October 1995, Tupac (released on bail) was known to have begun interacting with Biggie's estranged wife, Faith Evans. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 8 ] In December 1995, Biggie seemingly incited his followers to target Death Row's Tha Dogg Pound while the group was filming a music video in Brooklyn (and thus in East Coast territory), leading to ...
"Brooklyn's Finest" Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt "Young G's Perspective" Blackjack, Junior M.A.F.I.A. Addicted to Drama "Drugs" Lil Kim: Hard Core "You'll See" The LOX Bad Boy Promotional Tape: 1997 "Bad Boy Freestyle" The LOX, Funkmaster Flex: The Mix Tape, Vol. II "Keep Your Hands High" Tracey Lee: Many Facez "Young Gs" Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, Kelly ...
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 Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper The Notorious B.I.G. In 1995, they released their debut album, Conspiracy.
Pérez was born in Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1967 and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1972; some months later he moved to Paterson, New Jersey, and then he would eventually move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1982. [citation needed]