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Written by: FLEXTARAE
March 7th 2007 sadly marks the 10th anniversary of a musical icon. Notorious BIG would of only been in his early 30s, had his life not been cut down so early. One of the things that makes BIG’s music so special is that he was still a very young dude, when he passed, and he was able to capture that energy and expression of mid 90s youth. He magically somehow, satisfied the grimy as well as the flossy fans.
“Man, I think what I miss most about BIG aside from his incredible lyrical ability and to make songs is his charisma…he had a likeable personality that he was able to put on records.. like at the end of the day I felt like I personally knew BIG and wanted him to win. Rappers these days lack that ability”, says Most Hated, producer, who remixed 10 crack commandments.
Many
of his closest associates describe him as very warm, charming and down to
earth. “ He was just so down to earth”, says Styles P, who worked
with BIG on Life After Death. “It seemed like the more successful he
got, the more humble he remained,” Styles mentioned on a recent interview
with Rapindustry.com.
When BIG passed it felt like when the 2nd World Tower fell. With ‘Pac
already gunned down in Vegas just 6 months prior, hip hop was already in a
state of shock. When BIG got shot, it was the realization that we just got
hit again,. There was an anxiety and fear in the air. It felt like an assassination--nobody
really knew what to expect. It felt like the beginning of a war.
In the
ten years that have passed since BIG was taken from us, hip hop damn sure
has not let go. In the party, the Biggie set is where you work up the most
sweat. Take Big’s voice put it in a hook and you automatically have a
hit record. His voice was commanding and you knew it was him, when you heard
it.
Not since, BIG has one MC meant so much to so many audiences. The wordplay,
the intensity, the playful wit is what made BIG such a special artist. His
rap lines have been re-used a countless number of times by rap artist and
r&b artists alike.
As the
tenth anniversary approaches, Bad Boy preps the release of a greatest hits
album. The album features, two unreleased songs, “Want that old thing
back” and “Runnin’ Ya Mouth”. “Through his
words, persona, life and music he was able to open and create opportunities
for hip hop as a whole,” Diddy said in a statement. “I wanted to
celebrate his legacy, life and work as we mourn his sensless death 10 years
ago.” The retrial of the wrongful death lawsuit is set for a retrial
later this year. Ms Violetta Wallace is determined, as well as the rest of
the hip community, to find out what really happened that night outside the
Peterson Automotive Museum. She believes that ex-LAPD officer Dave Mack facilitated
the hit from direct orders from the Death Row Records founder Suge Knight.
The case ended in a mistrial in July 2005. But the case was reopened in August
2006.
His murder remains unsolved. We’ll always love Big Poppa…thanks
for the music homie….Rest in Peace….
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