Christopher Wallace‚ AKA Biggie Smalls‚ and Lamont Coleman‚ AKA Big L‚ were both famous rappers in the late 90s and early 2000s‚ until they were both tragically gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Not only had both of these rappers come to the same end‚ but they had both predicted their own deaths in their albums. Biggie Smalls‚ as he liked to be called around his neighborhood‚ was an aspiring rapper who was picked up after his mixtape got into the hands of a famous DJ at the time. As his rise to
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2Pac Biography By: Adel Mohammed Fakhry He ain’t that type of rapper; he aint that type of an actor‚ he ain’t that type of fame explorer‚ but he is that type of a legend‚ precisely a revolutionary legend. His music didn’t end up on just rhyming lyrics and mind blowing beat‚ but a message; to black people‚ to the world‚ to the whole universe‚ and the coming generations. This man had this dream‚ of spreading justice‚ equality‚ freedom‚ but government stood in his way‚ racists too. Trying to suppress
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launch his tragic career. Later on moved to Oakland California were the gangster rap started. He started out as a second-string rapper and dancer for Digital Underground‚ joining only after they had already landed their biggest hit. . By 1994‚ 2Pac rivaled Snoop Dogg as the most controversial figure in rap‚ spending as much time in prison as he did in the recording studio. Shakur has become a legend in hip-hop and rap circles for his talent‚ his violent behavior‚ and his brutal death. Tupac
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Tupac Shakur "Live by the gun‚ die by the gun." Tupac Shakur was born Tupac Amaru Shakur (Tupac means "shining serpent" in Inca) in New York City in 1971. He went on to have very successful careers as an actor & rapper. Look around the web for his career information‚ you know that’s not our gig. That said…. On September 7‚ 1996‚ Tupac was in Las Vegas to attend a boxing match between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon. He was staying at the Luxor Hotel-Casino. The fight was being held at
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The Life and Death of 2Pac In the stifling post-boxing match Las Vegas traffic jam‚ a new black 1996 BMW inched along impatiently‚ it’s gold detailing glimmering brightly under the street lights. Any attempt to catch a glimpse of the passengers within the tinted windows revealed only a distorted reflection of the chaotic‚ yet relatively motionless urban scene. The glass sunroof slid open and a dark figure rose partly through the opening‚ like a tank commander surveying the horizon for
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similarities between Tupac Amaru Shakur and Christopher Wallace also knows as “Biggie” who both are male rappers and reined a pretty short but yet famous mid 90’s career in the music industry. I first would start off with Notorious B.I.G and his differences from Tupac. Biggie is from Brooklyn‚ NY‚ he was the only child raised by his mother Voletta Wallace‚ who lived in the poverty-stricken projects of Brooklyn. Biggie took to his surroundings at young age by transporting and selling drugs and also
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The one and only‚ The Notorious B.I.G. The name was Christopher Wallace‚ to many of us‚ biggie smalls. He was born in Brooklyn‚ New York on May 21‚ 1972. He was a gemini‚ just like me. He was raised in the extremely poor and ghetto Brooklyn neighborhood. As growing up he called himself biggie‚ due to his weight. Years and years later‚ practicing his flows and rapping‚ he made it into the big game. He was rapping with Diddy‚ Tupac and all the most famous and legendary people. His songs were going
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named Christopher Wallace‚ also known as the Notorious B.I.G‚ or Biggie. With over 17 million albums sold since 1992‚ Biggie’s legacy and music has reached almost every country in the world. Although Biggie has been criticized for meaningless and mainstream songs‚ his lyrics and lifestyle tell a different story. The almost 400 pound East Coast legend had only released one album in his life‚ ironically
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Book Review – The Murder of Biggie Smalls Introduction The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace‚ born in 1972‚ spent the majority of his life in the Bed-Sty neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York. At the age of 12‚ he began selling drugs. He became a central figure in the east-coast hip-hop scene after he was discovered by Sean “Puffy” Combs‚ with his platinum-selling album Ready to Die in 1995. The gangster-life was brought to an end on March 9‚ 1997‚ where Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting
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438 Chapter 23 Comparison and Contrast: Showing Similarities and Differences Chapter 23 Comparison and Contrast Showing Similarities and Differences Writing Writing Comparison and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . 439 Finding Patterns in Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 Practicing Patterns of Comparison and Contrast . . . 445 Readings for Critical Thinking‚ Discussion‚ and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447 Suggested Topics and Prompts for
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