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Christopher George Latore Wallace or also known as Biggie Smalls was a rapper that had an effect on a lot of people. Biggie was raised in Brooklyn when he released his debut album Ready to die in 1994 he became a symbol in the hip hop scene. On March 9, 1997 Biggie was killed in a drive by shooting. Before this happened he was a business party and was being driven back to his hotel. When his car pulled up to a stop light, someone yelled to him and he lowered his window and someone pointed a pistol at him, they fired four shots right into his chest and drove away. (2015) According to the investigation there were three vehicles in the entourage. The first car head Sean Combs or also known as P.Diddy then in B.I.G’s Chevy in the back seat sat two of his friends James Lil Caesar Lloyd and

There may be no bigger name in rap music right now than Chicago's own Chance the Rapper. His third mixtape Coloring Book is now available on all major music streaming platforms (Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tidal, etc.) and he is also the first artist EVER to break The Billboard Top 10 Albums chart with streams only. He has burst onto the scene as a "lone wolf" of sorts; refusing to sign to a record label, releasing all of his music for free, and combining rap, jazz, and gospel music more beautifully than anyone we've ever seen in the music industry. To celebrate Lil Chano's recent success let's check out his ten best songs.

In the 1900’s and early 2000’s a series of events would bring a change in priorities for Federal Law Enforcement, namely the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), which was on the brink of being dissolved. “The Inspector General’s 2003 report stated that prior to 9/11, ‘the Bureau devoted significantly more special agent resources to traditional law enforcement activities such as white collar crime,

This report from the investigation by the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG) concerned allegations of wrongdoing and improper practices within certain sections of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Laboratory. Those allegations involved some of the most significant prosecutions in the recent history of the Department of Justice, including the World Trade Center bombing, the Oklahoma City bombing, and the mail bomb assassination of U.S. Circuit Judge Robert Vance (which was referred to within the FBI as the VANPAC case). The allegations implicated fundamental aspects of law enforcement: the reliability of the procedures employed by the FBI Laboratory to analyze evidence, the integrity of the persons engaging in

1-3. “Went on like that all winter long, then February came and they sent Tupac to jail for some dumb stuff and people started talking about that—the negative peeps talking about that’s where he needed to be and all the rest of us saying how messed up the law was when you didn't look and act like people thought you should.” (3)

Biggie Smalls was an influential rapper until the day of March 9, 1997 when he was killed by a drive by shooting. They have many suspects and theories of why he was wasted that day, however; they are not completely sure who did this and why. He was being driven back to his hotel from a music industry party. As his car pulled up to a stoplight, someone yelled to him, he lowered his window and someone pointed a pistol at him, fired four shots into his chest and drove away.

bail to get Tupac out of prison. He immediately flew off to Los Angeles to record his fourth album. In an apparent attempt to further enrage the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac said that he had slept with the rapper’s wife, Faith Evans. She denied this allegation. Tupac added more fuel to the Bad Boy (B.I.G. ‘s record label) vs. Death Row feud when he released the music videos 2 of Americas Most Wanted and later Hit ‘Em Up, which both assassinated the character of Bad Boy Records, B.I.G., Sean “Puffy” Combs (B.I.G.’s best friend), and others on the Bad Boy label. He returned to

Christopher George Latore Wallace who is better known as B.I.G or Biggie or Biggie Smalls. Who was raised in Brooklyn New York, Biggie was known to be the central figure in the east coast. On March 9, 1997, Biggie was killed in a drive by shooting. (enm.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Notorious Big).

The Notorious B.I.G.’s Unsolved Murder Christopher Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., was born on May 21, 1972, at ‘St. Mary’s Hospital’ in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Voletta Wallace and Selwyn George Latore and was their only child. His mother was a Jamaican preschool teacher and his father was a small-time politician and welder. He had a difficult childhood as his father left the family when he was just two, leaving his mother to take up two jobs to support the family. He attended the ‘Queen of All Saints Middle School’ where he excelled in class and won many awards as a student of English.

In this book written by Greg Kading a former LAPD officer who spent twenty-five years dealing with complex cases like this one retired to later write this book in 2010. He gives some interesting details and reflections from each person who accompanied Biggie and Tupac when they were murdered. Starting from small time rappers and drug dealers to big time musicians and actors, Hollywood sure can change the

Tyler Yonish Mrs. Williams English 10 18 May 2017 Tupac is Alive Whether You Like to Believe it or Not Tupac was one of the biggest music stars that America has ever had. His rap music connected with people everywhere and he was one of the most lyrical rappers of our time. He had a huge influence on the rap game and is a major reason that rap is the way it is today. So how would one of the biggest rappers of all time get shot and the shooters were never found? The U.S has the best government in the world and they couldn't find a white cadillac in a desert?

Biggie smalls (Christopher Wallace), rapper name The Notorious B.I.G,was born on May 21,1972 in Brooklyn,New York to Voletta taught and and his pop,Selwyn.Selwyn(biggies dad)left when biggie was two,Voletta had two jobs just to send biggie to a private schools-the Roman Catholic Bishop Loughlin Memorial High school.Biggie was great in English,but often played truant at Westinghouse and dropped out at the age of 17 in 1989.Biggie started selling drugs at the age 12,according to a interview given to by a New York Time in 1994.Biggie was working the streets next to

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There is no evidence showing any reason that the FBI would murder Biggie Smalls. The person that they were after Tupac Shakur, a West Coast rapper apart of Death Row Records. Tupac Shakur was under surveillance by the FBI because of his affiliation with the Black Panther Party. The FBI had no reason to come after Biggie Smalls due to lack of evidence that the FBI had something against Biggie Smalls.

“Sky's the limit and you know that you can have, what you want, be what you want, have what you want, be what you want.” This lyric by Christopher Wallace simply states that if you want something that it is possible for you to achieve it with enough hard work. Christopher Wallace, known to the world as the Notorious BIG was a product of the streets growing up in the ghetto of Brooklyn in the 1990s. Christopher inspired many with his timeless lyrics reflecting the American dream from the perspective of the average poverty stricken youth. His rise to success gave hope to the masses that if a young kid from Brooklyn can make it big, that anyone can (Wilkins). His songs and image continue to impact the world today as he became of music`s