Facts you didn’t know about The Notorious B.I.G – The Notorious B.I.G is a clever rap phenomenon. His persona was scandalous. His flow – very dangerous. Biggie Smalls was a lyrical savage. Nevertheless, his success was blessed. He rapped about packing gats, living without fear and putting 5 karats in his daughter’s ear!
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Biggie struggled with suicidal thoughts, yet as we all know he persevered and became the first rap artist to produce a diamond album. In short, Biggie’s debut album Ready To Die and posthumous album Life After Death sold over 10 million copies worldwide. These albums made Biggie a hardcore rap pioneer.
The acronym B.I.G used to stand for “Business Instead of Game.” However, The Christopher Wallace Memorial Foundation gave Biggie’s name a new meaning, “Books Instead of Guns.” Biggies foundation helps bring books to impoverished schools in New York and Atlanta. Further, the name Biggie was inspired by a gangster in the film “Let’s Do It Again”.
In the wake of Biggie’s success and tragic death, several facts remain in the dark. His hard-core affair with rap mistress Lil Kim is infamous and his love and hate relationship with rappers such as Tupac Shakur was epic. This poetic genius needs no further introduction; here are 10 juicy facts about The Notorious B.I.G.
10. Tupac Shakur Bought Biggie His First Rolex Watch
The East Coast–West Coast conflicts of the 90s involved East Coast-based rapper Biggie and West Coast-based rapper2Pac of Death Row Records. Both legends were murdered following drive by shootings by unknown enemies in 1997 and 1996, respectfully.
Many people among the rap community debate the careers of Biggie and 2pac. Though few know that 2pac and Biggie were “bros.” Biggie and 2Pac worked together before their beef. They were known for being archenemies, but before anything, the truth is that 2pac and Biggie were really good friends. So much so that 2pac bought Biggie his very first Rolex watch.
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