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<table align="right"><tr><td>]</tr></td></table>'''The Notorious B.I.G.''' (b. '''Christopher Wallace''' aka '''Biggie Smalls''') was a Brooklyn-born rapper in the mid 1990s. He first gained notice for working with ] on '']'', then released ], his debut album, in ]. The next year, '']'' debuted at #5 on the Pop Charts, tying '']'' as the highest debut single in music history. Ready to Die brought massive fame to Biggie, and he soon became involved in a heated feud between East Coast and West Coast rappers. Specifically, Biggie was a rival of ], a ] rapper. Tupac was murdered in ] while Biggie was working on his second album. Rumors of a possible Biggie involvement in the murder cropped up almost immediately. On ], ], Biggie was shot and killed in Los Angeles. Neither murder has ever been solved and at present no-one has ever been charged in connection to them. ], Biggie's second album, was released posthumously and debuted at #1 on the charts. ] (]) was also released posthumously. |
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<table align="right"><tr><td>]</tr></td></table>'''The Notorious B.I.G.''' (b. '''Christopher Wallace''' aka '''Biggie Smalls''') was a Brooklyn-born rapper in the mid 1990s. He first gained notice for working with ] on '']'', then released ], his debut album, in ]. The next year, '']'' debuted at #5 on the Pop Charts, tying '']'' as the highest debut single in music history. Ready to Die brought massive fame to Biggie, and he soon became involved in a heated feud between East Coast and West Coast rappers. Specifically, Biggie was a rival of ], a ] rapper. Tupac was murdered in ] while Biggie was working on his second album. Rumors of a possible Biggie involvement in the murder cropped up almost immediately. On ], ], Biggie was shot and killed in Los Angeles. Neither murder has ever been solved and at present no-one has ever been charged in connection to them. ], Biggie's second album, was released posthumously and debuted at #1 on the charts. ] (]) was also released posthumously. It had a hit single with "Notorious B.I.G." which was a tribute song to the slain rapper, featuring guest raps from Biggie's friends, ] and ]. The video for the song also featured appearances by ] and ]. |
