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If you're wondering how Puff Daddy (Sean Combs) plans to celebrate his friend, The Notorious B.I.G.'s 44th birthday, the answer is amongst those that were once signed to the Bad Boy Entertainment label along with Jay Z, on stage for a one night only concert at the Barclays Center. -
Tupac Shakur not on Billboard's '10 Greatest Rappers of All Time' List?
Billboard Magazine has released its list of the "10 Greatest Rappers of All Time," including Kendrick Lamar, Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne, though they conspicuously left off iconic rapper Tupac Shakur. -
Eminem's New Video Game 'Shady Wars' Can Now Be Downloaded on iTunes and Google Play
Eminem has entered the video game business with a new venture, "Shady Wars," which is now available on iTunes and Google Play. -
COOGI Clothing Releasing New Fall Line Inspired by Late Notorious B.I.G.
True Notorious B.I.G fans, or anyone who has listened to late rapper's single "One More Chance," can recite his lyrics that identified his clothing brand of choice. "I stay Coogi down to the sock," he rapped in a popular line from the single, showing support to the popular '90s brand, COOGI, which is making a comeback in 2015. The clothing line is now paying homage to the late rapper with a B.I.G inspired Fall line. -
Murder Leading Cause of Death Among Rappers: New Study Examines Genres and Fatalities
A new study conducted by a professor at the University of Sydney has found that murder is the leading cause of death among rap artists. Dianna Theadora Kenny looked at the deaths of 13,000 artists from all genres, finding that murder accounted for about 50 percent of the deaths among hip-hop performers. The study was released yesterday, March 25, on the 18th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death,' Vibe noted. -
7 Solo Artists Who Have Performed Under Multiple Names: Puff Daddy, John Mellencamp, And More
As good as your music may be, one of the most important aspects of "making it" in the music business is simply getting your name out there, and making sure people remember it. These seven artists, however, decided to switch between multiple aliases, largely for artistic reasons, which probably makes organizing their albums in a record store a huge pain. -
8 Album Covers With A Childhood Photo Of The Artist: Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, And More
Childhood is generally not the most badass part of a person's life, which is why childhood photos are often brought out by your parents when they feel like embarrassing you. However, these eight artists embraced these childhood photos, and ended up using them to create iconic album covers. -
Watch Notorious B.I.G's Son CJ Wallace Rap [Watch]
Like father, like son. Christopher Wallace, known to most as Notorious B.I.G, is considered by many to be among the greatest rappers of all time, if not the greatest. He was taken from us too soon, but his legacy was passed on through his son, CJ Wallace. -
Ghostface Killah Says The Notorious B.I.G.'s Death Was Sadder Than Tupac's
The murders of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. were two defining moments in the story of ‘90s hip-hop, and though they’re usually lumped together into one tragedy, rapper Ghostface Killah claims that one was more painful than the other. In a recent interview with XXL, the Wu-Tang MC says that he was more hurt by Biggie’s death than by Tupac’s, for deeply personal reasons. -
The Notorious B.I.G. Released His Debut Album 'Ready To Die' 20 Years Ago Today
On this day in 1994, Bad Boy Records released its first album, the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready To Die. The album was Biggie's debut and would be his only release prior to his shooting death in March 1997. -
5 Best Songs From The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready To Die'
Today, Sept. 13, marks the 20th anniversary of Ready To Die, the classic debut album from the Notorious B.I.G. In celebration of the anniversary of Ready To Die, here are the album's five best songs. -
11 Dead Musicians And What They Would Be Doing Today: Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, And More
There are a million "what-if" questions throughout rock history, but some of the biggest relate to musicians who have tragically passed away. What would they be doing if they were still alive today? Here's what I think eleven iconic musicians would be doing today if they were still alive.
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