The Biggie biopic is out and I’m dying to see it. It’s Produced by his mother and Exec’d by Sean Combs (P.Diddy) so it might just brush over the whole ‘crack dealer’ thing.But hopefully it will be a true portrait of one of the most talented lyricists of the last twenty years. Christopher Wallace told stories about what he knew and often it wasn’t pretty- a lot of what he knew was violence and drugs.
On Another he traded verses with on-off girlfriend Lil Kim (who is angry at her portrayal in the film). Both used their rhymes to attack the ex that has been cheating on them in explicit sexist detail. Gimme The Loot talks about guns and robbery.
Going Back To Cali' is a love letter to the state one minute and a warning to West-Coast rappers the next. What’s Beef goes even further- as a scorching threat that the New York MC will murder his enemies. I won’t even go into Ten Crack Commandments…
It all sounds pretty grim but The Notorious B.I.G had the most effortless flow and knew exactly when to let the emotion in his voice out. And the words that came out were clever, honest and sometimes funny- they pull you deep into his world. He died at 25 after only two full albums.
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