Biggie and 2Pac ‘were two of the most influential figures in hip-hop, and you’re not finding these people’s murderers?’ Junior M.A.F.I.A. member fumes.By Jayson Rodriguez, with additional reporting by Sway Calloway
Notorious B.I.G.
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One week ago, seven days before what would have been the Notorious B.I.G.’s 38th birthday (May 21), former Los Angeles police [...]
Ralph McDaniels and J.Period blend Biggie’s songs with new beats and visuals on the mixtape DVD, in Mixtape Daily.By Shaheem Reid
Notorious B.I.G.
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Don’t Sleep: Necessary Notables
Mixtape DVD: “March 9: Video Remix Collection”
Headliners: The Notorious B.I.G., Ralph McDaniels and J.Period
Key Cameos: No guest stars, but you have to check for the blends. “Flava in Ya [...]
‘We did it again, Brooklyn,’ Jay says in reference to Biggie’s Source Awards speeches.By Shaheem Reid
Jay-Z and Notorious B.I.G.
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Leave it to Jay-Z. On Thursday, Hov was in Brooklyn at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barclays Center, the future home of the New Jersey Nets, the NBA team he co-owns. When it was Jay’s time [...]
Thirteen years after B.I.G.’s death, we look back on his life as hip-hop’s brightest star.
Notorious B.I.G.
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Tuesday (March 9) is a day not to mourn, but to celebrate the life and legacy of one of music’s most gifted artists: the Notorious B.I.G.
His voice, his flow, his rhymes, his swag — whatever you wanted, B.I.G. [...]