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Lance “Un” Rivera, whose early career is closely interwoven with that of the Notorious B.I.G.’s, recently sat down for an extended interview during which he reflected on key moments in the late artist’s history. Among them, as seen below, was the first time Biggie heard 2Pac’s diss record “Hit ‘Em Up.” In the track’s opening […]

With new album It’s Almost Dry almost live for the masses, Pusha-T is continuing the generous rollout with a rundown of the albums that have most influenced him. As seen in a Hot 97-shared clip on Tuesday, King Push was recently asked by DJ Bobby Trends to name five such albums. More specifically, Trends asked […]

Kith has shared more details on its charitable partnership with the Biggie Smalls estate. On Wednesday, the NYC-based brand announced it will donate proceeds from its upcoming Biggie collection to six different schools in Brooklyn where the legendary rapper was born and raised. The effort, made in collaboration with the Christopher Wallace Estate, will help provide students with books, technology, […]

Tupac was attempting to ignite total warfare against The Notorious B.I.G. This means anyone that stood next to Biggie was liable to be hit with a direct shot. Per Irv Gotti, that was the case when it came to 2Pac’s issue with Jay-Z.  Irv made a recent appearance on Fat Joe‘s Instagram Live show, The Fat Joe […]

The family of late rapper the Notorious B.I.G. is taking a Swiss snowboarding company to court for unlawfully using Biggie’s image on their products. On Monday, The Blast obtained court documents stating that the company created by Biggie’s mother Voletta Wallace and widow Faith Evans are suing the Swiss-based Yes. Snowboards. According to reports, the Notorious B.I.G., […]

Ambitions are high on team Juice WRLD ahead of the release of Death Race for Love, his sophomore album out Friday through Interscope. Juice already told fans last month that he has designs on these new songs completely flipping the script. “March is the month I pick the WRLD up and turn it upside down,” he […]

The block in Brooklyn where the Notorious B.I.G.  was raised will be renamed to honor the life and work of the late rapper. Located on a portion of St. James Place between Gates Avenue and Fulton Street, the street will be changed to Christopher Wallace Way (his legal name).  On Wednesday, Brooklyn Community Board 2 voted […]