Music News Pro Audio The Notorious B.I.G. – ‘Ready to Die’: Why It Mattered by Daniel Croft With Ready to Die, Biggie Small’s crafted the gold standard of East Coast rap, the echoes of which hit you hard in the chest even today. Ready to Die is one…
Music WATCH: The Notorious B.I.G. – Unreleased Freestyle (1997) by Jayden Collins Pepsi has shared an unreleased 1997 freestyle by The Notorious B.I.G. that hears the infamous rapper spit bars about his love for the cola beverage. The release comes as part…
News Pop Culture World Got some spare cash? Notorious B.I.G.’s crown and Tupac’s love letters are up for sale by Jayden Collins The Notorious B.I.G.’s iconic crown and high-school love letters written by Tupac Shakur are up for sale in a major international hip-hop auction. Rival rappers Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur are…
News Notorious B.I.G. fans can now rent his childhood home in Brooklyn by Raghav Iyer Notorious B.I.G. fans now have the chance to rent out the hallowed ground of the rapper’s childhood home. This opportunity allows lovers of Biggie to immerse themselves in his “one room shack”,…
News Brooklyn street renamed in honour of Notorious B.I.G. by Sarah Gillard Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, has now been honoured in his hometown of Brooklyn with a street being renamed after him. The Fulton Street intersection between Gates Avenue and St….
News Brooklyn landlord vows to destroy Notorious B.I.G. mural to make room for a few windows by Happy A huge Brooklyn mural depicting Notorious B.I.G. as the King of NY is set to be destroyed to make room for renovations. After a lengthy conversation between local fan activists and the landlord…
Features Music Sports How hip-hop, hardcore and punk music defined skateboarding videos (and vice versa) by Tom Disalvo The widespread and subversive influence of skate culture on fashion, film, art and music is often overlooked. Operating as a counterculture which carries a specific energy and attitude, the influence…
Film and TV Music News Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F – A mixed, yet positive return to the franchise -alongside a helluva remix by Tammy Moir The ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F.’ brings Harold Faltermeyer’s iconic theme music with a surprising mash up of The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Going Back to Cali’ The reviews for Beverly Hills…
Features Top 25 songs of the ’90s to go with your flannel by Luke Saunders Anti-establishment, grunge, blues, and beats. We have collated the 25 best ’90s songs to look back on an incredible decade of music. There is an incredible amount of good ’90s…
Features Lists Music 10 of the most expensive music videos ever made by Sam Bowmer We take a look at 10 of the most expensive music videos ever made, with eye-watering production budgets in the millions of dollars. Music videos have come a long way…
Music News The UK’s most-streamed songs in 70 years: Harry Styles, Adele, Miley Cyrus and more by Amy Davidson The Official Charts Company marks its 70th anniversary with a list of the UK’s most-streamed hits since 1952. Celebrating 70 years in existence, The Official Charts Company of the UK…
Film and TV Music WATCH: ‘Biggie: I Got A Story To Tell’ – Official Trailer by Mike Hitch The upcoming Netflix documentary on the acclaimed rapper, directed by Emmett Malloy, has been four years in the making. Following The Notorious B.I.G’s life through archived footage and interviews, the…
News Vinyl Check out the full list of releases for Record Store Day 2020 by Julia Lo Surdo The full list of Record Store Day 2020 material has been released, with David Bowie, Billie Eilish and the Notorious B.I.G. amongst the artists included. The full list for Record…
