Book Review – The Murder of Biggie Smalls Introduction The Notorious B.I.G. - Christopher Wallace‚ born in 1972‚ spent the majority of his life in the Bed-Sty neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York. At the age of 12‚ he began selling drugs. He became a central figure in the east-coast hip-hop scene after he was discovered by Sean “Puffy” Combs‚ with his platinum-selling album Ready to Die in 1995. The gangster-life was brought to an end on March 9‚ 1997‚ where Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting
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Biggie Smalls Looking back to the early 1990’s‚ pop culture in particular‚ one can’t help but to start recollecting the catchy yet inspirational lyrics of the once famed Biggie Smalls. Biggie‚ A.K.A Christopher Wallace‚ lived the unfortunate life of a hard knock‚ of course‚ eventually rising to the top of the American dream; nevertheless some says it was because of biggie’s struggle through life that caused him to create such inspiring lyrics. Biggie’s fame‚ riches‚ and youth were prematurely ended
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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
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group of guys‚ falling as I turn to see them laughing. “Come on‚ Biggie Smalls! You should watch your step‚” One of them said as I stood up‚ noticing them all start surrounding me. “Let’s see if lil’ B.I.G. here can actually spit.” The same guy who I bumped into said‚ rolling up his sleeves. I could tell he’s the main one considering how the others follow him around.
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Christopher Wallace best known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G was involved in an East Coast conflict with the rapper Tupac. Months after Tupac’s death‚ Biggie was about to release his second album just before he was gunned down and shot by what is now said to be Tupac’s gang. He was shot while leaving a party in Las Angeles en route to his hotel. Once the album got released‚ its popularity bumped it all the way to number one on the charts. This helped make Biggie Smalls one of the best rappers of
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and fortune. Notorious was born Christopher Wallace and was raised by a single mother. He struggled living in the hardcore and tough streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant. He obviously had to survive the streets any way that he possibly could. The song “Juicy‚” describes the events in his life and justifies his illegal actions. A clear example is illustrated in the opening verse of the song. With the statement‚ “To all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin ’In front of that called
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Final re-write of my best piece of writing from this English 100 class Juicy Couture According to Wikipedia‚ Juicy Couture is currently owned by the Liz Claiborne Fashion Company and is made in the U.S. Juicy Couture was previously owned and founded by Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor in 1997‚ until it was bought by Liz Claiborne in 2010. It is now a global seller with its signature velour tracksuits and other fashions that expand from clothing‚ shoes‚ fragrance‚ sunglasses and more. I
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Christopher Wallace‚ AKA Biggie Smalls‚ and Lamont Coleman‚ AKA Big L‚ were both famous rappers in the late 90s and early 2000s‚ until they were both tragically gunned down in a drive-by shooting. Not only had both of these rappers come to the same end‚ but they had both predicted their own deaths in their albums. Biggie Smalls‚ as he liked to be called around his neighborhood‚ was an aspiring rapper who was picked up after his mixtape got into the hands of a famous DJ at the time. As his rise to
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History/Background of the Brand/Property: 1. Juicy Couture is perceived as a luxurious‚ exciting and fun brand that is designed with a strong sense of whimsy. It is a brand that produces collections of clothing‚ accessories‚ jewelry and fragrances created for women‚ men‚ children‚ and dogs. The current guest creative director for Juicy Couture‚ Erin Fetherston‚ describes the brand as ‘totally free-spirited and fun-loving.’ Juicy Couture is marketed as a high-end clothing line at an affordable
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The one and only‚ The Notorious B.I.G. The name was Christopher Wallace‚ to many of us‚ biggie smalls. He was born in Brooklyn‚ New York on May 21‚ 1972. He was a gemini‚ just like me. He was raised in the extremely poor and ghetto Brooklyn neighborhood. As growing up he called himself biggie‚ due to his weight. Years and years later‚ practicing his flows and rapping‚ he made it into the big game. He was rapping with Diddy‚ Tupac and all the most famous and legendary people. His songs were going
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