This Day in Black History: March 9, 1997

[HoHo]

This Day in Black History: March 9, 1997

Notorious B.I.G. killed in drive-by shooting in Los Angeles.

By Britt Middleton

Legendary rapper Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls was gunned down in drive-by shooting in Los Angeles on this day in 1997, a case that remains unsolved to this day despite numerous conspiracies about his assailant’s true identity. He was 24. Born Christopher Wallace, he would become the most famous act on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy label and would briefly be married to R&B star Faith Evans. Ready to Die and Life After Death, the rap icon’s only two albums, cemented his status as one of the most prolific lyricists in hip hop.

On a personal note from me, I used to listen to Biggie and Tupac as a little kid, forget the cuss words, Biggie told a story, on the hardships he went through, most people would be too afraid to talk about their lives, and he was so down to earth.It's sad his killer has not been brought to justice to here's my tribute to Biggie, you guys can post vids, from your favorite songs, etc

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

Wow, I didn't realise that Biggie was only 24 when he died, that is no age is it?!

I am much more of a 2Pac fan myself, but it's easy to see the impact that Biggie had on rap music, and I do like a lot of his material. His songs do always tell a story, and his death at such a young age was a big loss to music.

To see how highly he is still held in regard by rappers today shows just how influential he was. RIP Big Poppa.