Nearly 27 years after Tupac Shakur's murder, Las Vegas police recently issued a search warrant in connection with Shakur’s unsolved killing. Shakur, one of the most prolific rappers in history, was ...
Author Justin Tinsley calls the convergence of the two events a "form of serendipity," with Biggie's album, which details his life as a young Black man growing up in Brooklyn, acting as a "rebuttal" ...
*Twenty years after he was gunned down in Los Angeles, the murder of the late-great Biggie Smalls remains one of rap’s greatest mysteries. The murder of the Brooklyn-born hip-hop legend — born ...
On March 9, 1997, hip-hop lost one of its most influential voices, Christopher Wallace, also known as “The Notorious B.I.G.” or “Biggie,” in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. The 24-year-old ...
Watching Peabody Award-winning director dream hampton’s new documentary film "It Was All A Dream" brought me straight back to my life in the early 1990s. During that time, neighborhoods like east ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. UNDATED: Shaquille O'Neal raps in a studio. (Photo by Focus on ...
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 ...