Ask any rapper who their biggest influences are and you’ll probably hear the same answers across the board: Big Daddy Kane, Rakim and Kool G Rap on the East Coast, Scarface, Pimp C, and Eightball & MJG in the South, and Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg out West. But why doesn’t anyone mention the most influential rapper of all time, The Notorious B.I.G.?
This Sunday, March 9th will mark 17 years since we lost one of the best rappers in the game, our boy, The Notorius B.I.G. aka Biggie aka Biggie Smalls. I just cannot believe how all this time flew by so quickly. Writing about this brings me back, makes me think of good times, and my favorite Biggie song.
What you’re about to read is one confusing ass story. It involves Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, the movie ‘Let’s Do It Again,’ Biggy Smallz, Biggy Smalls, and a ton of other Biggy Smallses (none of which should be confused with Big E. Smalls. That’s just how it is sometimes.