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Unreleased footage of the Notorious B.I.G. during his Ready To Die days? Yes please. A show called Video Source caught up with the late, great rapper on the set of the “Warning” video. The baby faced rapper was on the cusp of being crowned the King of New York, but still was focused on making […]

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In honor of the 15th anniversary of the murder of The Notorious B.I.G., MTV dug up this 1998 interview of Jay-Z reflecting on the recent passing of his fallen comrade. Jay-Z, who still looked a little visibly shaken when talking about Christopher Wallace, explained how he missed Biggie for selfish reasons. “I know I’m sad […]

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Lil’ Kim stopped by BET’s 106 & Park yesterday to discuss the Notorious B.I.G. on the 15th anniversary of the rapper’s death. It was a pretty standard issue interview until Rosci attempted to ask about Nicki Minaj and was swiftly deaded (2nd vid below). That moment was edited out but the Queen Bee expressed her […]

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Today marks the 15-year anniversary of the murder of Biggie Smalls, and in light of his passing, Chuck D is expressing remorse for suing the slain MC. In a new interview, the 51-year-old opened up about filing a copyright-infringement and defamation suit against Biggie over the unauthorized use of his vocals on the DJ Premier […]

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In the March 1992 issue of The Source, Matty C picked a demo tape of straight rap from some Brooklyn cat named BIG over some looped up beats as a DJ did cuts. It didn’t even contain fully structured songs but that raw demo tape was still easily head and shoulders above anything else that […]

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Steve Stoute recently appeared on NBC’s Morning Joe to discuss Hip-Hop culture’s “tanning effect,” which he elaborates on in his book The Tanning of America. During the piece, Stoute referenced a moment at Jay-Z‘s Carnegie Hall concert where the crowd sang the Notorious B.I.G.‘s “Juicy” in unison as Hov held the mic into the crowd. Here is […]

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DJ Kay Slay ft Outlawz & Lil Cease – Bury The Hatchet   In the digital age that we live in, we see “Beef” addressed in completely different ways. Devices such as Twitter and YouTube allow for individuals to address a situation in the public eye. Once upon a time, things didn’t exist that way, […]

Nephew – Hustler’s Prayer (feat. Smoke DZA & Killa Kyleon) The newest member of the Cinematic Music Group, Nephew drops a joint sampling The Notorious B.I.G featuring Smoke DZA and Killa Kyleon. Big K.R.I.T provided the instrumental for “Hustler’s Prayer.”

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Photographer Chi Modu’s Hip Hop The Defining Years Chi Modu, former director of photography for The Source magazine is holding an exhibit for his stellar work on October 28-30 at Culture Fix in New York City. He has captured still shots of plenty of hip-hop icons before and after fame, you can get more info […]

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“I Know Rap People” (feat. Maino & Red Cafe) XXL Magazine shot a Brooklyn edition of “I Know Rap People” featuring Red Cafe and Maino battling to show their knowledge of the borough that birthed Biggie and Jay-Z in relation to rap music. See who knew more songs with “Brooklyn” in the title, how many […]

Monica Featuring Rick Ross – Anything (To Find You) So it’s finally here, the video for the song that gained some controversy when Monica decided to put Lil Kim on her single that sampled The Notorious B.I.G’s “Who Shot Ya” and Biggie’s mom shut it down. “Anything (To Find You)” now features Rick Ross on […]