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So it's actually kind of fortunate that I didn't get to do music monday yesterday, because it means that I get to post this list today.
Most of you won't like this list. I'm sorry that it's not your thing.
Christopher Wallace (a.k.a. Nortorious B.I.G., Biggie, Biggie Smalls, etc.) was murdered 13 years ago today. March 9, 1997. I was in 7th grade. I remember it pretty vividly. He was one of my favorite artists at the time and not much in the last 13 years has changed that.
A lot of people discount rappers as stupid thugs who aren't capable of producing art. These people rarely allow the music to disprove their theories.
This might not be the most profound body of work ever, and yes there are songs about fucking bitches and shooting gats, but there *is* an art to this music and this man did it really well.
I don't believe that he became famous because he died, I think he was talented and had a VERY large following before he met his end...but I do believe it made him infamous.
I picked mostly popular songs for this list, a few of my favorites...but mostly recognizable...really I could have posted his entire discography and would only have skipped maybe 5 songs myself.
So here's to Biggie. Enjoy:
