Jason Voorhees
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One of my favourite rappers from the East Coast underground era was Biggie Smalls. aka Christopher Wallace. Born in an imporvished area in Brooklyn New York by his single mother. No money, dirt poor and surrounded by crime. Even though he was academically gifted got into the street life and selling drugs to support himself which heavily influenced the raw storytelling in his music which I like a lot.
While Biggie was wasting away in NYC selling drugs and stealing and committing petty crimes. A demo tape of his caught the attention of Sean Combs aka Diddy and fetting signed was his ticket out. He traded the street corners for the studio and instead of letting his past weigh him down, he funneled all that intensity into Ready to Die which became a hit instantly
And from then on there was no looking back for Biggie. To me a rap enthusiast what stands out is Biggie. Is the technicality he brought to the game that later on became the blueprint for East Coast lyricism when rapped he had this conversational flow that made you feel like he was sitting right there telling you his business something like a Robbery gone wrong or a run in with a ground and painted it like you were right.
His phrasing was also unmatched. Nas was more of a poet and philosopher while Biggie was story teller. They both together were the face of 90s East coast rap.
Biggie was always infamous for East Coast West Coast rivalry and his feud with Tupac Shakur and when Tupac's 1996 murder. On March 9, 1997 while in Los Angeles promoting his upcoming album Life After Death Biggie was killed in a drive-by which is still unsolved. Despite his short career. Many people consider him as one of the greatest MCs of all time and he's one of my favourite rappers of that era
While Biggie was wasting away in NYC selling drugs and stealing and committing petty crimes. A demo tape of his caught the attention of Sean Combs aka Diddy and fetting signed was his ticket out. He traded the street corners for the studio and instead of letting his past weigh him down, he funneled all that intensity into Ready to Die which became a hit instantly
And from then on there was no looking back for Biggie. To me a rap enthusiast what stands out is Biggie. Is the technicality he brought to the game that later on became the blueprint for East Coast lyricism when rapped he had this conversational flow that made you feel like he was sitting right there telling you his business something like a Robbery gone wrong or a run in with a ground and painted it like you were right.
His phrasing was also unmatched. Nas was more of a poet and philosopher while Biggie was story teller. They both together were the face of 90s East coast rap.
Biggie was always infamous for East Coast West Coast rivalry and his feud with Tupac Shakur and when Tupac's 1996 murder. On March 9, 1997 while in Los Angeles promoting his upcoming album Life After Death Biggie was killed in a drive-by which is still unsolved. Despite his short career. Many people consider him as one of the greatest MCs of all time and he's one of my favourite rappers of that era
