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NEWS ABOUT: Jamal Woolard

Jamal Woolard stories: 2 news summaries
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

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

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