Wu-Tang may argue that they started the names from another universe first but Big did make it very popular by choosing a name that subliminally suggested what he wanted you to think and what became unavoidable.
Nowadays nobody writes rhymes down if you ask them, they just think em. Of course you heard the stories about how funny and charismatic he was, or how the ladies loved him no matter what he looked like. It all added to the mystery of Biggie Smalls. Aside from the ladies, men have so much hate in their blood that if Big was a pretty boy it would be harder to love him. Guys rocked Biggie shirts all day because in the back of their minds he was no threat to their girlfriend.
The King has to have some flaws so we feel better about ourselves right? Not to mention he jabbed himself any chance he got. The Notorious B. G may have been respected more than loved by some people but Christopher Wallace was humble, soft-spoken and kind and he made everyone want to work with him. He gave himself to the crew Junior Mafia and got his boys from the hood on the stage and even got them a plaque on their walls.
He respected the grind and he was willing to give back. On every joint his presence stood out and you remembered his rhymes. It was a perfect balance that would make for a great look throughout his career. Odd couple, perfect match…Take that. Slick Rick had a knack for it, LL made you visualize what he was saying and Nas is still today a vivid, yet intricate storyteller. But Chris Wallace took twisted plots and ill scenarios that made you question whether or not it was reality or fiction.
His attention to detail made the listener forget this was a song and it was like you were just hearing a story. He even brings up his own conscience and reluctance to hit anyone else other than his primary target. That sets up the ending which makes you feel for him as the victim and as a criminal. He takes a violent story and ends it with a silly surprise to add color.
Big was a Michelangelo with the pen or without it in his case. Kane or Rakim? KRS or Redman? Biggie or Pac? In the mid 90s we saw a shift of importance from who was better to who was selling. Hip-hop gave birth to the rap business and record companies respected artists that were bringing in plaques. In turn, the fans began to respect the same thing. So when the west coast rappers were moving units and the east was content with being the pioneers of this, Big came along and showed the world that an east coast rapper from Brooklyn could get people to go to the store and spit some hot verses at the same time.
Life After Death was a double CD that went on to sell more than 5 million copies. Big was able to alternate flows within verses but keep it playful and simple enough for the audience to follow. When you listen to every song on his 2 albums you notice that every track gets a different flow and on every beat he uses a new approach. There will always be someone trying to say something to the people. However only a few will be heard, accepted or even be hot enough to make a change.
The fine line between education and entertainment is tested by many artists but when it came to Big, it always seemed like entertainment was his motive.
In his defense his content was at times very educational. His music was the realization that his life was going down the drain and Life After Death was supposed to be the rebirth. What is most disturbing is that his content would have progressed much further had he been alive.
His social commentary would have been out of this world by now. The fact that he is still relevant today says a whole lot. Big never got a sale for being sexy IMO. How many Pac female and subliminal homo fans have bought how many records. So many Pac songs, i remember some words but not every lyric.
We used to spend hours in the car, reciting his raps, trying to figure out what in the hell made him veer off in this way or that way.
He was a master painter with words. And his flow was just so effortless. It was a conversation. When Ready to Die dropped, it was still a competitive race for Big.
You could have arguments about who was better with the Wu-Tang fanatics or the Nas fans. But by the summer after that, he left the pack in the marathon. And when he brought the double album with Life After Death , it was solidified.
Nobody, still. Until someone does, we have nothing to talk about. Big is the best. His personality was all confidence. Maybe she won't admit it, but I will. We should have got to know each other and then got married. The relationship kind of dissolved, but we're still going to be friends.
Biggie was suppose to be on a plane to London on the night he died, but instead went to a party in LA to celebrate finishing his second album 'Life After Death.
He was supposed to go to London. He called me and said, 'I'm not going to London'. Not only did he collaborate with the King of Pop once, but twice.
Six years later Michael Jackson released his tenth studio album 'Invincible' which featured a verse from B. Voletta Wallace Biggie's mum touched on this in her book Biggie, which was published eight years after Biggie's death. That's the amount Puffy lured my son with It was enough money to make my son believe that Puffy was ready to do anything for him. The baby is now a year-old basketball player called Keithroy Yearwood living in the US. What did he make for appearing on the album that would go down in history and be regarded as one of the best albums ever to be made in hip-hop?
Close friend Puff Daddy read a eulogy at Biggie's funeral, in it he said; "Big made me feel like I could conquer the world. Everyday I wake up and pray that it's all just a horrible dream. But it's not. Big's gone. The track, recorded for Puff Daddy's debut studio album 'No Way Out' in , was recorded on 8th March, one day before Biggie was killed.
But we're gonna be making more money than you, so that's cool. The first arrest was in for carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm. Other arrests were for selling drugs, robbery and assaulting two autograph seekers. The longest Biggie spent in jail was nine months. Picture: PA. They were known for being arch enemies, but before that was the case Tupac and Biggie were really good friends.
So much so, that Tupac bought Biggie his very first Rolex watch. After breaking his left leg in a car accident Biggie was first in a wheelchair and then had to walk around with a cane. Picture: Rex. G, Biggie, real name Christopher Wallace, started his rapping career under the name of 'M. C Quest.
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