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R.I.P. Christopher WallaceMarch 9, 2010

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“Told me meet em in the future later, they’ll take me shopping
Buy me lavender and fuschia Gators
Introduce me to player haters and heavy weighters” – Frank White – “You’re Nobody Til Somebody Kills You”

I can’t believe that it’s been thirteen years since Biggie Smalls passed away. I remember where I was when I heard about it too. I was as sophomore in high school and my pops was driving me to school. I was riding in the back of the car and he always jammed NPR news. (Can you jam NPR news?) Either way, they announced he had been shot and killed. I was devastated. He was by far my favorite rapper. I came onto him late to be honest. I wasn’t really feeling him until Life After Death, but after I listened to that cd so much it made me go out and by Ready to Die where I then truly realized his greatness.

I’ve always been a fan of storytellers and B.I.G. was the best since Slick Rick. He’d say things that would have my jaw on the floor. He didn’t bore me like a lot of rappers did at that time. He was just a great MC that I really hated to see go. Just imagine what would have been if Biggie were to have lived? He’d be 37 this upcoming May 21st. Would he still be in the game ala Jay-Z? Would he still be with Bad Boy? Would him and Pac ever ended their beef if Pac stayed alive? What ifs don’t matter, but its hard not to wonder what could have been.

Everything happens for a reason if you ask me and B.I.G. is gone physically but people still recite his lyrics as an ode to pay homage. There have been plenty of great rappers since, but none have been able to hold a candle to Biggie.

I’m going to do my best to put out a 6Magazine + Biggie Smalls Birthday Mixtape on May 21st of this year. Hopefully I can get many of the acts who are going to be at SXSW to agree to jump on it. Either way, rock a Coogi Sweater today if you have one in Memory of Biggie! I’m gonna rock mine! n9612256_35150530_8090