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One of the most important figures in hip-hop, many say he was the GREATEST rapper of ALL time; Christopher Wallace would have been 38-years-old today. Pop the hood for some of our favorite hits Continue »

Fans who were pressed to get inside the tribute party for the late Christopher Wallace were upset when party promoters were charging $100 or more to get in.  Some fans even tweeted their anger.

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Next Tuesday marks the 13th anniversary of Notorious B.I.G’s death, an event that simultaneously cost Diddy his greatest artist, yet insured him a place in history… and this year’s anniversary will be unlike every other, because Diddy tweeted plans to take the party where he’s never taken the party before. To Brooklyn! Pop the hood for details. Continue »

While Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka Notorious B.I.G., left this earth over a decade ago, the problems he rapped about that came along with money continue to haunt his estate. Continue »

If you have not heard The Game’s latest quotes from yesterday, then go to Hip Hop Wired. (Or Click Here) Bossip was going to leave the beef alone today, but you Jay-Z fans are relentless and compiled a list that we just received. The Game might want to take a look at the list, because it consists of how many times The Game has said Jay’s name in a flow.

You won’t believe how long this run down is… Continue »

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The pseudo-soundtrack to the film, “Notorious” has climbed its was towards the top of charts: Continue »

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Tomorrow, the LA Times will be posting a story from Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer Chuck Philips:

He deconstructs the 1994 ambush of Tupac Shakur at the Quad Recording Studio in New York – the first shot of a lethal, bi-coastal feud that culminated in the killings of Shakur and rap’s other leading star, Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G.

Until the night he was murdered in 1996, the rap star insisted that associates of Sean “Diddy” Combs were behind the brutal ambush at the Quad. New evidence – FBI records and exclusive interviews with individuals who were at the studio that night – support his suspicions. Accompanied by a vivid photo-gallery of the cast of characters, copies of confidential documents, an interactive timeline and audio of lyrics and videos from Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., Philips pieces together a case that has left many in the music world as well as law enforcement officials baffled.

More on Monday…

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Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls aka Christopher Wallace passed away 11 years ago today. Here is a track “Can I Speak to Big”.

Click Here, Here, and Here for a few Biggie classic throwbacks.

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Waymond Anderson, the main witness in Voletta Wallace and Faith Evans’ wrongful death suit of Biggie Smalls (R.I.P.) against LAPD, has now flipped the script. He is saying that the LAPD had no involvement in the murder and that Volleta Wallace and her lawyers bribed him.

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He said he was offered a percentage of any settlement if he testified that former Los Angeles Officer Rafael Perez had told him that another ex-officer, David Mack, was involved in the murder. In the deposition, he repudiated earlier statements to police investigators in which he described conversations with both of the disgraced officers.

“I don’t know David Mack, I don’t know Rafael Perez,” Anderson told lawyers representing relatives of the slain rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace.

The two officers “had no involvement with the . . . murder,” Anderson said under oath. At various points in the deposition, he said, “It was a lie, and I’m ashamed of it,” and, “I did what I had to do to survive.” Continue »

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Casting has finally begun for the an untitled film based on the life of the Notorious B.I.G. Producer of the film and former manager Wayne Barrow decided to give an unknown actor a chance after deciding against Oscar winner Forest Whitaker because of his age.

“As it relates to the individual Christopher Wallace – his looks, his stature, what he represented, the swagger, the sensibility of the man – all those elements are very difficult to find, no matter where you go. In the typical Hollywood world, no one came to mind outside of Forest Whitaker who could capture that essence genuinely.”

Casting for the film will begin on Sunday through an P. Diddy style online casting call.

Forest playing the part of Biggie would have taken this movie from “Straight-to-DVD” to Oscar potential.

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There is no doubt in some that if Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace were alive today, his crisp baritone flow would still be intact and potent as ever. Continue »

Oh brother. We thought she had made all of her outlandish Frank White statements by now. Continue »