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SUNDAY MUSIC VIDS: Biggie Smalls
04-09-2017 by Katie Marzullo
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It's hard to
believe that it's been 20 years since BiggieSmalls (AKA The NotoriousB.I.G.) was gunned down in a drive-by shooting
in L.A. As withTupac, his death remains unsolved... and also as
with Tupac, his loss created a huge void in the music
industry.
I admit I only
had a peripheral exposure to ‘90ship-hop music, but hearing Biggie’s jams on the radio at that
time obviously created some sort of mark on my subconscious,
because nowadays, whenever I hear one of his songs on the radio,
not only am I transported back to my childhood, but I can also
appreciate the quality of his work and what a shame it was that his
voice was silenced. It almost seems like an entire culture was
upended; hip-hop hasn’t quite been the same since the East
Coast rap superstar (and his West Coast counterpart) left us. And
at only 24 years of age when he was killed, one can only imagine
the things he would have accomplished had he stuck around.
So, in honor of
this fallen heavyweight, check out some of his greatest hits below.
(Some slightly NSFW of course... you know the drill!)R.I.P.
Biggie!
BONUS:Diddy and Faith Evans’s
tribute to Biggie:
(Photo via
WENN)
- KatieMarzullo,YH Staff
Editor