Biggie Smalls Is the Illest

Authenticity defines what is ‘real’ and what is not. Having ones own genuine, homegrown swagger and to then continue to maintain that strut as ones career (or life in general) carries on. The most prominent aspect to being authentic is having the courage to design entirely new, different and altered concepts and bring them into the mainstream, or at the very least attempt to do so. Turn the page to 19990’s hip-hop. The Rock N’ Roll era was over and it was time for a new genre to takeover. The 90’s contained so much diversity in it’s sound to the point where it started a phenomenon; the rap game. Within this frenzy of shootings, gang pride, and territorial disputes came one of the greatest hip hop artists to ever live. His sound had a Jamaican ring to it, thanks to his mother who was a Jamaican native. His deep ‘uh-n’s in his tracks were so organic that it was good enough to get his name out throughout Jamaica Queens, NY and then eventually to the desk of P. Diddy. Diddy is often recognized as the ‘founding father’ of the Notorious B.I.G. When the 90’s reached their midpoint, Biggie Smalls and Diddy had created an empire which they called Bad Boy records. As both their business senses grew keener, so did the killer instinct of the west coast rap artists.
Unfortunately, so much hype was surfaced in the media pertaining to the differences between East Coast style and West Coast style, so much that the murder rates were skyrocketing in major cities…and nobody saw an end in sight. The media brought the two most prominent figures into question; Christopher Wallace and Tupac Shakur. Now, there is a theory of a ‘beef’ between these two rappers that happened one night but it will take much too long to explain. In the end, Christopher Wallace was shot while visiting California, doing a tour on the West Coast.
From there it’s all history. Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace left his ginormous Timberland boot-print on hip hop forever. His audacity lead him