The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher Wallace known as “Notorious B.I.G or even Biggie Smalls” by his many adoring fan. Biggie Smalls passed away on March 9th, 1997 after being shot multiple times. His death is still unsolved, and numerous of people do not understand how. Before he was shot he was leaving a music party event. He was riding in the passenger seat of a Chevrolet Suburban when another car pulled next to them and they had opened fire on the car. According to the autopsy report Biggie was shot a multiple of…

abandonment of urban brands and the long lasting influence of luxury brands within Hip Hop culture, one can see that these outcomes are due to a sense of powerlessness that has been rooted within Hip Hop culture. This is important because as Hip Hop consumers abandoned their culture in search of status, they fell into an admiration of a white culture, disvaluing their own culture, which is what Hip Hop is meant to counteract. In today’s Hip Hop culture, luxury brands have a great amount of…

Review of "Get Rich or Die Tryin '" the movie. "Get Rich or Die Tryin '" has been the subject of my essays over the past two weeks. This week I am reviewing the film and making a distinction of the intended audience of the movie. On the surface, it would appear that the movie is attempting to reach the masses with a very entertaining story, packed with drama and action. However, upon closer observation, and depending on who is reviewing the movie, it can be concluded that the movie was…

This essay will be mainly based off the scientific aspect of the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Before I start talking about the muders, I am going to talk about scientific aspects of crimes. For different types of crimes such as: murders, drug deals, accidents, etc., science plays a very important role in all crimes. For crimes such as murder, science is the main thing they have to use to figure out what really happened. This type of science is called forensic science, and this is…

On May 21, 1972, Christopher Wallace was born. He grew up in Brooklyn and from a young age took on the nickname Biggie Smalls because of his six foot three and almost 400-pound frame. Biggie dropped out of school by the time he was 17 years old and began to live his life on the street, selling crack. After serving time in jail for selling drugs, Biggie made some demo recordings on a tape, which eventually reached Uptown Records producer Sean Combs. Combs signed Smalls immediately and they…

Compare and contrast There are a lot of similarities and differences between the different styles of music. The two styles of music that I am going to compare and contrast are rap and country. They are both very popular and common in todays society. They started off as cultural and traditional music, but has evolved into a new genre. Rap and country come from different eras. They have evolved differently, but have many similarities. People say that they are too different to compare, but the…

Lyrical mind thinker Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known by his stage name 2Pac, was an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Shakur was one of the most dynamic most influential and self-destructive rap stars in the 90’s. Shakur was the son of Black Panther Party members Afeni Shakur Tupac’s mother; she was in jail on charges while pregnant with Tupac. Tupac spent his earliest years in the Bronx and Harlem. At the age 13 he made his acting…

Lil Pump Saves the Rap Game Gazzy Garcia was walking to his dorm at Harvard University when Tupac Shakur comes out from behind a tree and says, “Gazzy you are our only hope, we need you to save the rap game”, “But I know nothing of this rap game you speak of,” Gazzy exclaimed, “I don’t think I can do it Tupac”, “That is nonsense young child I have a magic ring which will grant you one wish, I hope you will choose to use the wish for the right cause.” Tupac gives Gazzy the ring and says to him,…

Outkast is a duo formed in the early 90s by Andre 3000 and his high school rival and career friend Big Boy. The young artist began calling themselves “Two Shades Deep” as amateurs and later changed their names to Outkast. The group gained popularity with his singles like “Hey yeah” being released and jumping to the top slots on radio charts everywhere. Being considered underground and not yet mainstream making a number one song was definitely not something these two performers ever expected…

school at the age of seventeen. Wallace’s father walked out on him and his mother when he was two years old. He was arrested in 1989 for carrying an unregistered firearm. Wallace came out on the rap scene on September 13, 1994. He went by the name Notorious B.I.G or Biggie Smalls. He was named rap artist of the year in 1995. His success on the rap scene sparked a rivalry between himself and West Coast rapper Tupac Shakur. As Wallace was leaving a party for the Soul Train Music Awards a black…