I remember the day I got that promo cassette in my hand. Craig Mack & Biggie performed at a music conference. Memories, I tell ya! He was Biggie Smalls. He was great then, and the music is still great. He had that gritty, come up story over some slick production. It. was. sick.

** Birthdays was the worst days, now we sip champagne when we thirst-tay!!!!!** Raise ya glass!!! That man moved the crowd!!!! People went nuts. Every single time I saw him perform it was some shit to see!

R.I.P. Biggie!!!!!! People are into Yeezy's flow, but question B.I.G.? For real? Where they do that at? Blank stare. I personally don't get it, but okay

* I liked some of Pac's stuff, but nothing like I did with Biggie. Pac really had to grow on me. I didn't instantly like his flow like I did with Biggie. Biggie, it was love at first listen.

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mancabdriver said:

I like Biggie more than 2PAC - He never pretended to be something he was not and has some club bangers.

Whilst Pac contradicted just about everything he said and did.

I hate to say it, but yeah, so very true.

Timmy84 said:

Wasn't he like the first East Coast rapper to go platinum/multi-platinum? From what I heard, most East Coast rappers only went gold. Run DMC was from the East but they were a group and I think LL didn't make platinum until Mr. Smith (but maybe I'm wrong...). And it was only when N.W.A. and MC Hammer that hip-hop started going multi-platinum...

I'm not sure if LL's debut went platinum but his sophomore release Bigger and

Deffer did. Now as i type this i'm having a terrible flashback as a friend of mine

who i used to shoot hoops with would always come to the gym blasting that

Two Different Worlds shit from Walking With a Panther.

As for Biggie i thought he was a very good rapper despite his association

with Fluff Daddy. He had a good flow. I'm just not so quick like the majority

to put him or 2Pac on Mt Rushmore for rap.

[Edited 12/6/12 14:21pm]

phunkdaddy said:

Timmy84 said:

Wasn't he like the first East Coast rapper to go platinum/multi-platinum? From what I heard, most East Coast rappers only went gold. Run DMC was from the East but they were a group and I think LL didn't make platinum until Mr. Smith (but maybe I'm wrong...). And it was only when N.W.A. and MC Hammer that hip-hop started going multi-platinum...

I'm not sure if LL's debut went platinum but his sophomore release Bigger and

Deffer did. Now as i type this i'm having a terrible flashback as a friend of mine

who i used to shoot hoops with would always come to the gym blasting that

Two Different Worlds shit from Walking With a Panther.

As for Biggie i thought he was a very good rapper despite his association

with Fluff Daddy. He had a good flow. I'm just not so quick like the majority

to put him or 2Pac on Mt Rushmore for rap.

[Edited 12/6/12 14:21pm]

I gotta look up at when Bigger and Deffer went platinum...

Hehe, I stand corrected, LL went platinum/multi platinum with many of his early records. Thanks phunk.