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The Notorious B.I.G.

March 5th, 2007

Birth Name:
Christopher Wallace

Born:
The Notorious B.I.G.

Genre:
Hip Hop/Rap

Years Active:
'90s

Essentials

The Notorious B..

'90s Hip-Hop

1997

The Notorious B.I.G.

Biography

In just a few short years, the Notorious B.I.G. went from a Brooklyn street hustler to the savior of East Coast hip-hop to a tragic victim of the culture of violence he depicted so realistically on his records. His all-too-brief odyssey almost immediately took on mythic proportions, especially since his murder followed the shooting of rival Tupac Shakur by only six months. In death, the man also known as Biggie Smalls became a symbol of the senseless violence that plagued inner-city America in the waning years of the 20th century. Whether or not his death was really the result of a much-publicized feud between the East and West Coast hip-hop scenes, it did mark the point where both sides stepped back from a rivalry that had gone too far. Hip-hop's self-image would never be quite the same, and neither would public perception. The aura of martyrdom that surrounds the Notorious B.I.G. sometimes threatens to overshadow his musical legacy, which was actually quite significant. Helped by Sean "Puffy" Combs' radio-friendly sensibility, Biggie re-established East Coast rap's viability by leading it into the post-Dr. Dre gangsta age. Where fellow East Coasters the Wu-Tang Clan slowly built an underground following, Biggie crashed onto the charts and became a star right out of the box. In the process, he helped Combs' Bad Boy label supplant Death Row as the biggest hip-hop imprint in America, and also paved the way to popular success for other East Coast talents like Jay-Z and Nas. Biggie was a gifted storyteller with a sense of humor and an eye for detail, and his narratives about the often violent life of the streets were rarely romanticized; instead, they were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. The general consensus in the rap community was that when his life was cut short, sadly, Biggie was just getting started.

Top Albums
1. The Notoriou..	2. Ready to Die..	3. Life After D..	4. Duets - The ..	5. Notorious (M..
6. Born Again	7. The Notoriou..	8. Life After D..	9. Notorious (M..	10. Ready to Die..
11. Notorious (M..	12. Duets - The ..	13. Notorious (M..	14. Playaz Play ..	15. Gimme The Lo..
16. Welcome to M..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Hypnotize	Life After Death	3:50	$1.29
2.	Juicy	Ready to Die - The Remaster	5:02	$1.29
3.	Runnin' (Dying to Live)	Tupac - Resurrection (Music..	3:50	$1.29
4.	Big Poppa	Bad Boy's 10th Annivers..	4:09	$1.29
5.	Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Mase &am..	Life After Death	4:17	$1.29
6.	Notorious Thugs	Life After Death	6:07	$1.29
7.	Big Poppa	Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest ..	4:09	$1.29
8.	Going Back to Cali	Life After Death	5:07	$1.29
9.	Hypnotize	Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest ..	3:50	$1.29
10.	Juicy	Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest ..	5:01	$1.29
11.	Suicidal Thoughts	Ready to Die - The Remaster	2:50	$1.29
12.	Only You (Bad Boy Remix) [Featuring ..	112	4:49	$0.99
13.	One More Chance / Stay With Me (Remi..	Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest ..	4:28	$1.29
14.	Big Poppa	Ready to Die - The Remaster	4:12	$1.29
15.	Who Shot Ya	Ready to Die - The Remaster	5:19	$1.29
16.	Sky's the Limit (feat. 112)	Life After Death	5:29	$1.29
17.	Gimme the Loot	Ready to Die - The Remaster	5:04	$1.29
18.	Notorious Thugs (Featuring Bone Thug..	Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest ..	6:07	$1.29
19.	Warning	Ready to Die - The Remaster	3:40	$1.29
20.	Ten Crack Commandments	Life After Death	3:24	$1.29
21.	Kick In the Door	Life After Death	4:46	$1.29
22.	Mo Money Mo Problems	Bad Boy's 10th Annivers..	4:13	$1.29
23.	Dead Wrong (Featuring Eminem)	Notorious B.I.G.: Greatest ..	4:57	$1.29
24.	Spit Your Game (Featuring Twista and..	Duets - The Final Chapter	4:09	$1.29
25.	Niggas Bleed	Life After Death	4:51	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Mo Money Mo Pr..	2. One More Chanc..	3. Big Poppa (Edi..	4. Hypnotize	5. Warning (Amend..
6. Nasty Girl (fe..	7. Spit Your Game..	8. Hold Ya Head (..	9. Juicy	10. One More Chanc..
11. Mo Money Mo Pr..	12. One More Chanc..	13. Nasty Girl (fe..	14. Hold Ya Head (..	15. Spit Your Game..
16. Notorious B.I...	17. Hold Ya Head (..	18. Nasty Girl (fe..	19. Mo Money Mo Pr..	20. Biggie

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