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Today In Hip Hop History: The Late Notorious B.I.G. Dropped His Pivotal Crossover Single “Big Poppa” 31 Years Ago

The Notorious B.I.G. released Big Poppa, a record that would permanently shift his trajectory and reshape how Hip Hop crossed into the mainstream. Arriving as a single from his debut album Ready to ...
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1 Line From The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Big Poppa’ Was Inspired By His Love of Southern Dining

Biggie first started selling drugs in his neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn when he was just 12 years old. At the time, the crack epidemic was ravaging New York in the late 1980s and ...
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Notorious B.I.G. Documentary To Tell Rapper’s Story Through Lens Of Son C.J.

A new documentary about The Notorious B.I.G. is underway through Time Studios. As many programs have been produced surrounding the slain rapper‘s life, Understanding Christopher Wallace aims to tell ...
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25 Years Later, These Photos Of Biggie's Funeral Are Still Devastating

The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie Smalls. Big Poppa. These were some of the names Christopher Wallace went by. No matter how people refer to him, his impact on hip-hop is felt to this day. March 9, 2022, ...
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Diddy Didn’t Want The Notorious B.I.G.’s Hit Song ‘One More Chance’ to Be Released As a Single

In 1993, Sean “Diddy” Combs founded Bad Boy Records and signed his friend, up-and-coming rapper The Notorious B.I.G., as his first artist. The following year, Biggie released his smash debut album ...
Hip-Hop Wired

MTA To Dish Out Notorious B.I.G. MetroCards On Biggie's Birthday

According to the Gothamist, MetroCards baring the face of the Hip-Hop icon will be available this weekend but unfortunately they’ll only be available at four train stations near Biggie’s Bed-Sty home: ...