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This article is dedicated to all the teachers that told me I'd never amount to nothin'. So I paraphrase from the Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie Smalls aka Christopher George Latore Wallace aka Biggie, from perhaps his best known track 'Juicy'. Now, Fortnite fans will have the chance to listen to this sublime piece of hip-hop history, introducing younger players to the lyrical genius of Biggie while older ones might light up listening to that incomparable flow. ...

Carmelo Anthony crawled his way out of the rough Baltimore streets. He knows that not everyone was as fortunate as him. Like several NBA players, Carmelo Anthony grew up surrounded by poverty and the struggles that come along with it. Basketball became his “oasis.” But for him to take it to the next level, Melo looked to a particular Notorious B.I.G. lyric.
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In BET’s oral history of The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory published earlier this month to coincide with what would’ve been 2Pac’s 51st birthday, Quincy “QD3” Jones III — the son of the legendary Quincy Jones and producer of “To Live & Die in ...

The Notorious B.I.G.'s legacy remains strong as ever, and this has been especially true the past few months. New York City celebrated what would have been the legendary rapper's 50th birthday in May with custom Metro Cards, life-like holograms, and more. Back in March, Biggie's iconic album Life After Death turned 25, a milestone commemorated with a super deluxe box set. Now, New York comedian and radio personality DJ Cipha Sounds has dropped some little-known trivia about Biggie's life, particularly in regards to his relationship with Cam'ron. The East Coast veteran delivered the history lesson on his Instagram. ...

On Saturday (June 11), a video surfaced on social media of a life-size hologram of The Notorious B.I.G. on display at restaurant Brooklyn Chop House in the late rhymer’s hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y. The image of Biggie features him rocking Versace sunglasses, a green Sergio Tacchini tracksuit with black and grey Air Jordan 1s and a gold Jesus piece necklace. ...

According to several confirmed reports, DJ 50 Grand, the man who produced and put the “Microphone Murderers” demo tape from Biggie Smalls in the hands of Mister Cee, has passed away. 50 Grand, whose given name is Kevin Griffin, was 55 years old. Griffin first learned of a 15 year old emcee that lived nearby in his Bedford-Stuyvesant and eventually connected with the young wordsmith through a mutual friend who used to sell drugs with the late Christopher Wallace in 1991. it didn’t take long before Biggie was in 50’s basement on Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street recording what would become the launching pad to the career of the game’s most revered emcee in its history. ...