Episode 664
The source provides a comprehensive biographical and career summary of the highly celebrated hip-hop artist, Christopher George Latore Wallace, widely known as The Notorious B.I.G. The text outlines his rise to fame in the early 1990s, becoming a central figure in East Coast hip-hop with the success of his debut album, Ready to Die, produced under Sean Combs’s Bad Boy Records. A significant portion of the material covers the intense East Coast–West Coast hip-hop rivalry, detailing the escalating conflict with his former friend, Tupac Shakur, and discussing the controversies surrounding both of their murders. The summary also details the circumstances of Wallace’s unsolved drive-by homicide in 1997 and the tremendous, record-breaking success of his subsequent posthumous releases, most notably the double album Life After Death. Finally, the entry explores his profound musical style and enduring legacy, including his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the production of several biopics based on his life.
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