This weekend marked the birthday of the Notorious B.I.G., one of the most legendary and beloved big men ever. In celebrating his b-day by listening to his classic albums, we remembered how fly he always was. This made us think about some other big men that kept their swag on even while they were packing on the pounds.
Ruben Studdard – As Chris Rock once said, the man is named after a damn sandwich! He doesn’t stand a chance at not being huge. But Ruben’s got the voice to get into your lady’s panties. Who cares if he looks like Teddy Ruxpin? He still gets his.
Chris Farley – Comedians can be as fat as they want to without people judging them. They just used the chunkiness to their advantage. That’s what Farley did. He’s still one of the funniest men ever, even though he passed away in the mid-90s.
Shaq – He was always a big guy, but as Diesel got older, he got bigger and bigger until this year when he just got plain overweight. It’s all good…Hoopz loved him anyway. For his looks and personality. Not his money. Just looks. And personality.
The Fat Boys – These guys were the original Biggie…without the lyrical ability. But they had movies, albums and endorsements out the wazoo. The Fat Boys paved the way for B.I.G. Now they’re not doing much, but we all used to love them.
Al Sharpton – He was large and had a perm. What’s not to like? Even though Big Al shed some pounds, he still is known for his distinctive voice and that head of hair. Hate him or love him?
Fat Luther – For some reason, nobody got it poppin’ like Fat Luther Vandross. We’re not sure why, but Big L could get the ladies with his voice way quicker than Skinny Luther could. Go figure.
Bruce Bruce – Lil Wayne has made lines dedicated to calling his pockets “Bruce Bruce” just for how fat they are. Bruce could give a sh*t about weight loss. He just wants to crack jokes. Can’t hate him for that.
Keenan Thompson – Remember him from “Keenan and Kel”? Now, he’s on SNL…still large and still hilarious.
Forest Whitaker – Forest won a damn Oscar when he was fat, so take that. Fat actors just know how to get it done sometimes and Whit isn’t any exception.
Rick Ross – Some hate him. Some love him. But he’s got a plan: if he hangs around rappers that dress like Zoolander (as seen in this picture) nobody will notice that he’s obese. The groupies will be all over him.
