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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Notorious BIG

Notorious BIG stories: 3 news summaries
GLOSSIES

 Rapper Gravy 
 Gets Another 
 Shot at Fame, 
 This Time as BIG 

Hefty entertainer to portray the far more notorious BIG

Dec 15, 08 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - His debut album was shelved, but Jamal “Gravy” Woolard still has a shot a fame, the New Yorker reports. The rapper, who notoriously took a bullet in the butt outside a radio studio in 2006, killed his music career with what was widely perceived to be a publicity stunt.... More »

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music • film • rapper • actor • movies • Notorious BIG • gunshot wounds • Jamal Woolard

Times Officially Retracts Tupac Shooting Story

Paper clears site of article, reporter's chat and blog posts

Apr 7, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times today formally retracted its story that had an FBI informant implicating Sean "Diddy" Combs in a 1994 assault on fellow rapper Tupac Shakur. The paper previously apologized and reported that documents key to the March 17 story appeared to have been a hoax; it said... More »

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Diddy • Los Angeles Times • hip-hop • rapper • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG • rap rivalry

Tupac Was
Right to
Suspect Diddy

Combs was behind 1994 NY ambush,
new info reveals

Mar 17, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tupac Shakur was right: Associates of Sean "Diddy" Combs and the Notorious BIG were behind the beating and shooting of Shakur in New York in 1994. New info uncovered and interviews conducted by the LA Times show Combs' buddies set up the ambush, which kicked off the countrywide feud... More »

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Diddy • hip-hop • rapper • rap music • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious BIG

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