The Original Big Poppa

Today marks the 10th Anniversary of the death of The Notorious B.I.G. Ironically enough an older artist appeared on eMusic today called Biggy Smallz. To avoid any confusion, I felt it was important to mention this artist as he was the ‘original’ and the main reason why the Biggie Smalls we all know and love had to come out under the tag of ‘Notorious B.I.G.’ Unfortunately I could not find a picture of Biggy, which is hilarious because of the fact that he was a 12 year old, white suburban rapper, basically a complete opposite of the Biggie that was making his rounds in the underground Hip-Hop world around that time. The trivia factor about this situation cannot be denied, many people were left scratching they’re heads when ‘Ready To Die’ came out under the ‘Notorious’ name, but the reason is, this kid legally had the name first, thus changing the course of Hip-Hop history forever.

R.I.P. to the Notorious one