Hip-Hop Wired

Notorious B.I.G.’s 9 Greatest Album Cuts For March 9

This is the song many thought at Tupac after the infamous Quad Studios shooting, but BIG and Junior Mafia always insisted it was not. The sinister beat cooked up by Nashiem Myrick from David Porter’s ...
The Source Magazine

Rhino Records Announces Biggie Smalls ‘Ready To Die’ 30th Anniversary Re-Issue

The Notorious B.I.G.’s multi-platinum debut, Ready to Die, celebrates its 30 th anniversary with a special 2-LP reissue featuring newly reimagined limited edition cover art. On September 13—the ...
The Brooklyn Paper

A B.I.G. celebration! DOT selling limited edition Biggie street signs to commemorate debut album anniversary

In celebration of the hip-hop legacy of Brooklyn’s Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, the New York City Department of Transportation on Monday announced the release of limited-edition street ...
Okayplayer

Cash Cobain, Pete Rock and More on Why Biggie’s Ready to Die Lives on 30 Years Later

For all his legendary status, The Notorious B.I.G.only dropped one solo album while he was actually alive. It just so happens that that album is one of the five or so greatest projects in rap history.
Northcountrypublicradio.org

As hip-hop turns 50, Biggie Smalls' legacy reminds us of what the genre has survived

Author Justin Tinsley discusses the life and legacy of the Notorious B.I.G., who was killed in 1997: "You can't talk about the story of hip-hop... As hip-hop turns 50, Biggie Smalls' legacy reminds us ...