12 Year Anniversary of Biggie’s Death

March 10th, 2009 | By Safiyyah

Twelve years have passed since the infamous B.I.G passed away. Even though he has been gone for over a decade, you can still hear his old songs playing in movies and on the radio; and you might even catch a few new songs using his voice from old recorded tracks. Born as Christopher Wallace, Notorious B.I.G. was a rap legend in the 90s and was often compared to and was even a rival of Tupac. The East Coast, West Coast battle was shutdown almost immediately after the death of the two legendary stars, making the beef a little to real and too deadly. To top off the continuation of the Biggie legacy, a movie was recently released called Notorious B.I.G.; it is the life story of Christopher Wallace and how he met up with Puff Daddy and other rappers allowing him to make it as big as he had gotten in the music industry.

His crew was the Junior M.A.F.I.A., which was an instant success; it contained rappers like Lil’ Cease and Lil’ Kim. These trendsetters hit the scene hard, but B.I.G. never really got to see the groups true success of its last album release, “Life After Death”, which sold 11 million copies. Biggie’s albums are constantly being sold and promoted today, so his legendary tale continues to thrive strong. Seeing him and his fellow rappers on stage brought a true hip hop presence that many people enjoyed to watch. His swagger, hip hop jewelry and clothes all made him into the star he was. Notorious B.I.G. is and will continue to be one of the top rappers of all time.