Big L

Without question one of the sickest emcees in the game, Harlem's Big L was on the verge of major stardom when gunned down in 1999. This album, his second solo LP, dropped after his death; it features some of his classics as well as posthumous collaborations. Appearances from various D.I.T.C. heads, plus Tupac and Kane. Peep his street-slang epic "Ebonics."

Hip-hop lost Big L to the dead street-poet's society last year; he was shot and killed on a
Harlem street corner. When that happened, we lost a rhymer who might have one day run
neck-and-neck with Jay-Z for ultimate supremacy of Boast City. The Big Picture -- which
was assembled by friends of L from released and unreleased tracks -- has the sad honor of
being the finest posthumous hip-hop album yet. Big L is a whirlwind of word and... More >