G in March of 1997, was a tragedy that devastated the rap/ hip-hop industry. Since Biggie was assassinated six months after Tupac Shakur, his death was reported in many newspapers and magazines, each giving its own view on his death. An article entitled "Requiem for a Gangsta" out of Newsweek magazine was published the same time as the Jet magazine article "East Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G was Killed in a Los Angeles Drive By", however both of these magazines have their own interpretation of the murder. These magazines each portray Biggie in a different point of view. Newsweek portrays him in the white perspective, while Jet portrays him from the black point of view. .
"Requiem for Gangsta" taken from Newsweek magazine, portrays Biggie as a drug dealing gangster. The title of the article gives the gangster image before even reading the article. The word "requiem" is a mass for the deceased. "Requiem" is a more dramatic word that draws attention to the article, instead of the word such as mourning. Already this has given Biggie the image of a gangster and not a rapper. In the introduction of the article Leland implies that the only reason for Biggie going to L.A (where he was slain) was to get out of New York because he had, "assault charges and drug charges and weapon charges, a marriage in the final stages of dissolution: just too much drama"(Leland 74). He clearly states that Biggie had drama and he was trying to hide from his problems, not the mere fact that maybe he just wanted to go to L.A relax from all the fame. Leland also mentions that Biggie sold drugs and all of his raps involve sex, drugs and living in the ghetto. He fails to mention that the reason Biggie sold drugs was to support his daughter as he cites in his song "Juicy" off the album Ready to Die. He also refers to negative songs on Biggie's album such as "Who Shot Ya". He does not refer to any of the positive songs like "Skies the Limit" which was dedicated two Biggie's young children.
Notorious B.I.G. also know as Biggie Smalls was born May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York. ... Notorious B.I.G. also known as Christopher Wallace was pronounced dead at 1:00a.m. on March 9, 1997. ... Many people mourned over Biggie's death that day. ... After his death his second album came out on March 25, 1997. This album was called "Life After Death." ...
The biggest stars on East Coast were Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records crew, which included Busta Rhymes, Mase and the Notorious B.I.G.. ... West rapper Tupac Shakur had a personal problem with East rapper The Notorious B.I.G. ... In one song Tupac claimed to have slept with Biggie's wife and the Notorious B.I.G. retaliated in his music by saying "Stupid niggaz mess wit Big Poppa, motherfuckers get roasted if you fuck wit B.I.G." ... Then just over 6 months following Shakur's death on March 9, 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. was shot also and killed in California in a drive-by shooting wh...
After his father death Sean mother, Janice move Sean and his sister, Keisha to safer environment in Mount Vernon, New York. ... Clients of Bad Boy Entertainment included the late Notorious B.I.G., 112, Total, Faith Evans, and Craig Mack. ... Puff Daddy had gig plans for the Notorious B.I.G. next album, but Puff lost his close friend B.I.G. to gunshots. Puff's reaction to B.I.G.'s death was to quit the music business, but friends talked him out it. ...
"The Notorious B.I.G."". ... "The Notorious B.I.G."" was gunned down in front of Combs outside of an industry party in L.A. ... In fact during the summer of 1997, most of the songs on the upper reaches of the music charts were either by, featuring, or about "The Notorious B.I.G."" ... -West Coast feuds that allegedly led to the deaths of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. In 1994, Shakur accused Combs and B.I.G. of being involved in an attack on him. ...
When you hear the names of rappers such as the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac Shakur, and Puff Daddy what thoughts cross your mind? ... The assumed leaders were Tupac Shakur representing the west and the Notorious B.I.G. headed the east coast. ... It ended with Tupac and B.I.G. both dead, killed by gunshot wounds. ... After Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. were murdered their albums sold better than when they were alive. All the news about their deaths stirred up interest in the public. ...
The epicenter of the war was between Death Row Records in the West and versus Bad Boy in the East. ... West rapper Tupac Shakur had a personal problem with East rap mogul The Notorious B.I.G aka Christopher Wallace. ... In one song Tupac claimed to have slept with Biggie's wife and the Notorious B.I.G. retaliated in his music by snapping back, offering threats on the lives of people that call him out. ... How will the West react to the death of their biggest star at that time? On March 3, 1997 East rapper Christopher Wallace was shot to death. ...
Notorious B.I.G. appeared on the song "Brooklyn's Finest" with Jay-z which summed up the overall feel of the CD with street rhymes and hot beats. His next CD would be released after the tragic death of his close friend Christopher Wallace, Notorious B.I.G. ...
The most famous example was when west coast star, Tupac Shakur and east coast star Notorious B.I.G. bumped heads. ... Tupac then made a song mocking Biggie called "Hit em up," in which he had claimed he slept with Notorious B.I.G.'... He was let out on parole when the president of Death Row Records, Suge Knight, posted $1.4 million dollars bail. ... Notorious B.I.G., birth name Christopher Wallace, was born and raised in a rough and tumble Brooklyn, New York neighborhood. ... In the aftermath of the Tupac and Biggies deaths, the so-called "rap war" was put to an end. ...
