It’s Howard University Homecoming 2010! And with that said, here’s a throwback vid of the guys who helped make the world’s most famous homecoming the most attended Black event in the country. Former HU alum and then-fledging music exec Sean “Puffy” Combs used HU homecoming to help break his new franchise artist The Notorious B.I.G in […]
When you mention breasts in hip-hop it’s usually not with any concern to health. But with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month it‘s worth noting that the disease has touched some prominent members of the community.
Ever since the release of “Monster” there’s been a lot of the chatter around the multiple personalities Nicki Minaj channeled during her verse. While we think the rookie did the damn thing talking to yourself on a track is nothing new in the rap game. Here are five of our favorite examples of dissociative identity […]
At its best music can help you understand emotion explain feelings. Here are some rap songs that you can listen to to get through a loved ones death.
Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.’s wax statues were unveiled yesterday on Tupac’s birthday, June 16.
From Vibe.com Okay, okay, we know what you’re thinking: “Rick Ross and… Biggie? The Notorious B.I.G.? Biggie Smalls? Big Poppa? Outside of being, well, big, what could those two possibly have in common?!” Back when Diddy first compared Ross to B.I.G. in January, we were just as skeptical. But after talking to him last week […]
Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was born May 21, 1972. The rapper was known as Biggie Smalls (after a character in the 1975 film Let’s Do It Again). Born in Brooklyn he grew up during the crack epidemic and started dealing drugs at a young age but later he became a central figure in the […]
In honor of Biggie Smalls, Sean “Diddy” Combs threw a tribute party in Big’s home borough of Brooklyn, New York. Check out the party photos here…
While on what would be his last tour in November of 2005, J Dilla sat with his friends and tourmates, Frank & Dank, Dave NY, and DJ Rhettmatic of the Beat Junkies in an airport and talked about working with Biggie, and going out on a date with Lil’ Kim.
