Today marks 16 years since Christopher Wallace, better known to the world as The Notorious B.I.G., was struck down in the prime of his career.
The fatal gunshots that took his life at 24-years-old—as a result of an ongoing eastcoast/westcoast rivalry between him and fellow deceased rapper, Tupac Shakur—ended the bright future of a hip-hop heavyweight, in every sense of the word.
With just one multiplatinum album under his belt (1994’s Ready To Die)—and a sophomore project two weeks shy from being released (1997’s double-disc Life After Death)—Big was living large and in charge of the hip-hop scene.
While some of us will never really come to terms with his absence from the rap game, his memory is still there…growing far “bigger” than his moniker suggests.
One of the fond memories of Biggie was on the corner droppin bars and freestyles. This clip from ‘The Art Of Rhyme’ features how proficient the Notorious B.I.G. was.
The Song that got his start in the game, rapping about how he has made it off the streets and the dream became real.
Hot 963 will always love Big Poppa!
