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Johnny Depp portrays real-life LAPD detective Russell Poole, one of the lead investigators into the murder of Notorious B.I.G., in the first trailer for the upcoming film City of Lies. The film is the latest project to examine the Ready to Die rapper's drive-by shooting death, with ...

Maybach Music Group’s Meek Mill is out here respecting the late King of New York. The Philadelphia rapper has saluted rap icon Notorious B.I.G. on his birthday.

Meek Milly went to Instagram Monday (May 21) ...

Hip-hop has transformed dozens of times in the decades since the ‘90s, and will change dozens of more times in the years to come. That said, there won’t be a permutation of the genre that doesn’t carry The Notorious B.I.G.’s DNA.

He’s ground zero for many of today’s tropes, including the started-from-the-bottom narratives, that love of Versace, and the mainstream power of New York hip-hop. Every birthday is a reminder that the man born Christopher Wallace was able to accomplish all of this in just five years in the business and one album released in his lifetime.

This time of year is also for once again taking stock of Biggie’s tragically short catalog. Sifting through it, a lot of his material still stands as some of the best hip-hop has to offer, thanks to the charisma that naturally leaks out of his prose, as well as Sean "Puffy" Combs’ pristine ear for beats. That goes for every dimension of Biggie’s ...

Brooklyn’s own Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace, was one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time. Smalls had the game on lock before an unknown suspect gunned him down on March 9, 1997. His music, however, lives on.

From his debut single, “Juicy,” to charted success through his collaborations with protégé group, Junior Mafia to the infamous East Coast/West Coast beef, and his individual ...

Birthdays were the best days. Well, at least some of them. Yesterday was Notorious B.I.G.'s birthday and whether you knew him personally or not, everyone who loved him commemorated the occasion in their own way. One of Big’s closest ...

Today marks what would have been the 46th birthday of The Notorious B.I.G. As his spirit lingers within each passing year, his legacy grows larger. Today (May 21) would have marked Christopher "Notorious ...