When we discuss Christopher Wallace as the GOAT, we use all the wrong language and ask the wrong questions. But his monumental legacy doesn’t come from some godlike, alien greatness, but from his endlessly endearing humanity. He’s the closest thing hip hop has to a patron saint. A belt he wore and once happened to leave behind in an office at The Source took on talismanic properties, passed down from editor to editor through generations of staff at the iconic magazine. In New York, the places where he lived, where he walked, where he hung out, and where he recorded have become holy places, ordained sites. Because he died so young, and left such an impossible body of work, because of legends those who were around him in his brief lifetime continue to tell, his presence has become larger than life in our imaginations. It’s easy to lose Christopher Wallace in mythology. If you value what we do, please donate to the Patreon.

The song became popular due to the barbershop-conversation style popular at the time.Countless hours were spent writing, editing, and compiling this list. In the rest of the song Biggie explains to his friends his encounter. The fellow is playing against Utah Jazz that same night walks in at the wrong time and a robbery ensures. B.I.G tells his experience with a woman involved with someone from Knicks. Unlike his other rap songs, this one takes the form of storytelling. “I Got a Story,” to Tell was one of the songs from the album Life After Death. His double album Life After Death was released two weeks after the incident and recorded platinum sales. Biggie was shot in 1997 after attending a party in L.A. In 1994, he released his debut single “Juicy” and later his album Ready to Die.

Biggie Smalls changed his name to “The Notorious B.I.G” in preparation for his debut album. Whe Puffy left Uptown Records, he left with Biggie to start his record label called Bad Boy Records. After Cee introduced his demo into the industry, Biggie Smalls was signed by Uptown Records. During the time, he recorded one demo with DJ 50 Grand, which caught the attention of Big Daddy Kane’s DJ, Mister Cee. Christopher Wallace started rapping as a teenager as Biggie Smalls.

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