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Common Gave a Powerful Speech at the Golden Globes
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Unless you're Biggie's mother or his BFF, you probably never knew any of these things. See 10 things you didn't know about The Notorious B.I.G.
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The Story of Biggie Smalls: A Biography
A biography of Christopher Wallace, best known as The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls. Get familiar with one of the greatest rappers of all time.
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Remembering "The Greatest Rapper of All Time"
A mere six months after Tupac Shakur was gunned down in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting, Brooklyn's own Notorious B.I.G. was slain in a drive-by shooting outside
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The Dark, Timeless, Highly Influential Ready to Die
Biggie's Ready to Die is a ploughed furrow moisturized by visceral tales of survival.
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The 10 Greatest Hip-Hop Debuts
Rappers who hit the ground running.
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Who is Grand Wizard Theodore?
How Grand Wizard Theodore, his mother and one unfortunate spoon changed the art of deejaying forever.
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This Week in Hip-Hop History: March 8 - 14
From the deadly shooting of Notorious B.I.G. by Brother Mouzone to the time 2Pac made history in the slammer, here's this week in hip-hop history.
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The 20 Best Biggie Smalls Songs Ever
The Notorious B.I.G. could weave a tale about bagging groceries and make it sound like the greatest story ever. Here are the best Biggie Smalls songs of all time.
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The Story of J. Cole: A Biography
J. Cole rose from the streets of North Carolina to global stages. Read the story of J. Cole's rise to stardom in this brief biography.
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Top 20 Hip-Hop Party Songs
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This Week in Hip-Hop History: March 1 - 7
From that romantic evening when Bubba Sparxxx was conceived to the first time someone talked about body odor on a rap album, here's a look at This Week in Hip-Hop History.
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How Jazz Influenced Hip-Hop
Hip-hop owes its roots to jazz. From sophisticated musical flourishes to improvisational rap, here's a history of jazz and its influence on hip-hop.
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The 10 Most Stylish Rappers
From crisp suits to hard bottoms, here are 10 hip-hop fashion icons to inspire your style.
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The Amazing Blandness of J. Cole
J. Cole is boring—but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
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