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NEWS ABOUT: Notorious B.I.G.

Notorious B.I.G. stories: 5 news summaries

 New Site 
 Decodes 
 Rap Lyrics 

Rap Exegesis breaks down Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, and more

Nov 5, 09 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ song “Empire State of Mind” is everywhere, even at the World Series. But do you know what the lyrics mean? If not, Rap Exegesis can clue you in the way it educated Nick Antosca of the Huffington Post. Some of the explanations the site offers:... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • rapper • rap music • Alicia Keys • Ghostface Killah • Lil Wayne • Notorious B.I.G. • Jay-Z • Jay-ZTV

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Brit's Dancers 
 Fired for Drugs 

Also: Jamie Lynn goes country, more

Mar 10, 09 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean “Diddy” Combs tells the Huffington Post that, yes, that is the sound of the Notorious BIG receiving—ahem—oral sex during his Ready to Die track. “I think Big would be alright with it,” Combs said of his admission. Elsewhere:
  • Britney Spears’ “beyond strict”
... More »

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television • Britney Spears • drugs • celebrity • country music • Diddy • primetime TV • Jamie Lynn Spears • Notorious B.I.G. • Michael J. Fox • Lil' Kim • Hayden Panettiere • Jade Goody

MOVIE REVIEW

 Notorious Aims Too Small 

By-the-numbers rap biopic fails to bring Biggie's world to life

Jan 16, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - The Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious efficiently recaps the murdered rapper's short life, but it's not a movie significant enough for one of rap's greats, say critics. Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woodard turns in a convincing performance, Chris Richards writes in the Washington Post, but he's rapping to a script that seems... More »

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movie review • hip-hop • rapper • movies • Notorious B.I.G. • biopic • Jamal Woolard

OPINION

 Ringtones Killed NYC Hip-Hop 

Southern rap out-blasts urban beats

Oct 20, 08 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once the king-maker of neighborhood phenoms, New York no longer spawns hip-hop's best, and the rise of ringtones is the culprit, writes Matthew Mundy in the New York Press. Because Big Apple beats are less pop-friendly than their Southern counterparts, they're not making it to teenagers' cell phones. "... More »

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New York • hip-hop • LL Cool J • rap music • ringtones • Notorious B.I.G. • Jay-Z • Joell Ortiz

 Diddy Denies Tupac Claim 

Calls newspaper story 'beyond ridiculous'

Mar 18, 08 7:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs has vehemently denied claims that he, the Notorious BIG, and other rap figures were involved in an attack on Tupac Shakur in 1994. Shakur was shot outside a New York recording studio, triggering the East Coast-West Coast rap wars in which Shakur and others were murdered.... More »

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FBI • New York • Las Vegas • Diddy • hip-hop • Tupac Shakur • James Sabatino • Notorious B.I.G. • Interscope Records • East Coast West Coast wars • rap rivalry

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