yes..dude died as he was reaching his prime..L had that lightning in the bottle talent..shame
Big L died 16 years ago today
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yes..dude died as he was reaching his prime..L had that lightning in the bottle talent..shame
Figaro
Superstar
'Guess the best 1's...God gets them' R.I.P 
I was... first heard him on Showbiz & AG's "Represent". Didn't know him from shyt, but that verse was
So whenever I'd see his name in an article or on a song, he was on my radar. Bought the Put It On single on vinyl when it dropped, my boy bought the album, fukked wit it heavy. Would try to put people on to him, and he was just kinda another rapper to them. Maybe it was cause I rapped and I was really into the lyrics, but without that 'hit' type record, didn't seem like he resonated with the regulars. Everybody I knew who was a Big L fan was also someone who checked seriously for lyrics. Like homie said, if that album had dropped when it was scheduled to (late-93/early-94), it would've done better. I think by the time it did, rap had changed a lot and a lot of new names had come thru and made it super competitive, and L's album was over a year too late to be in the running.
I hate that this dude got taken out when he did... you could see it in the last music he was making that he was on to something, and with that impending deal and the promo push he would've gotten, he could've really made some moves. Probably would've made some hits, probably would have gone thru some criticism, but more than anything could've made impact in the game and been right up there with the respected MCs of his era. Sucks that it took his dying for that to happen.
JuvenileHell
Veteran
Really mad he's dead
RIP to one of the GOAT punchline rappers
RIP to one of the GOAT punchline rappers
Death6six6
All Star
RIP Big LGone way 2 soon,dude was about to blow!!!!!
ive been thinking.
since we know it was supposed to drop much earlier, is it okay to just call it a classic?
the push-backs were out of his hands.
ive been thinking.
since we know it was supposed to drop much earlier, is it okay to just call it a classic?
the push-backs were out of his hands.
Nah... still gotta consider its standing... it's a what-if for sure, but then you'd have to rank everything based on what-if status.
I mean, if it's a classic to you, go 'head... but then u gotta re-imagine it came out before all those others. I think it would've hit harder, but there's no way to retroactively be in October '93 or so and be like "yoooooo! That new Big L shyt!"
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I was a couple of blocks away from where he got murdered when it happened. So sad, he was a great lyricist. Him and Canibus were my favorite lyricists back then.
The Heist is still one of my favorite tracks by him.
The Heist is still one of my favorite tracks by him.
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and still no arrest made for his murder and no Street Struck documentary
with that being said tho, B1tches born in 1999 are 16 now?
fuk it, if the grass is green
Not gon lie, first time I heard Mase or any Harlem rapper was on 112's "Only You" feat Biggie/Mase in 1996. And Big L was on 3 years piror to that. (I didn't even discover Lord Finesse and D.I.T.C until years later)
I'm assuming Hiphop heads born in the 1970s were aware of him, I'm an 80s baby so my memory ain't vivid of the early 90s like that outside of Mc Hammer and Kid n Play
The guy on the far right Gerard Woodley. They were in the same clique. Big L's brother said, L was at a place when some shyt went down (Sounds like he was there when someone in the crew went to murder a dude) and he shouldn't have been there, but homie seen Big L's face. And that was that.
ive been thinking.
since we know it was supposed to drop much earlier, is it okay to just call it a classic?
the push-backs were out of his hands.
Nah it's still not classic because we can't go off what ifs.
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
i still remember exactly what i was when i got the news, L was dope, very sharp lyricist. im still a big fan.
, L was dope, very sharp lyricist. im still a big fan.
The Dust King
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i was. heard him rapping on stretch armstrong show in 93; he was amazing on some masta ace sh!t.
Big L - I Can't Understand It (Original Demo Version)
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There's always that "what could have been" angle to L's career and untimely death that I think haunts most heads. One of the worst secrets in rap lore is the fact that the Roc was hot on the heels of acquiring Big L. Unlike their signings like MOP and Dirty, I doubt L would have been an investment tax write off, who they would have placed in 'artist development' hell to rot. Big L would have fit in perfectly with the dipset/roc movement that took over east coast rap, with his connections to Camron being an obvious link to potential stardom.
Big L over Just blaze beats....
Big L over Just blaze beats....
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Who's the best MCs? Biggie, Jay-Z, and Nas
There's always that "what could have been" angle to L's career and untimely death that I think haunts most heads. One of the worst secrets in rap lore is the fact that the Roc was hot on the heels of acquiring Big L. Unlike their signings like MOP and Dirty, I doubt L would have been an investment tax write off, who they would have placed in 'artist development' hell to rot. Big L would have fit in perfectly with the dipset/roc movement that took over east coast rap, with his connections to Camron being an obvious link to potential stardom.
Those possible collabs with Jay or Sigel would have been flames. I hate that we will never be able to see what could have happened with L.
