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It was all a dream Biggie and the world that made him

"The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life: young trouble, drug dealing, guns, prison, a giant hit record, the wealth and international sup...

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Main Author: Tinsley, Justin (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Abrams Press, [2022]
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Notorious B.I.G., > 1972-1997 > Biography.
Rap musicians > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Coming to America
  • Voletta, Christopher, and Brooklyn
  • A whole new world
  • Real crack, real money
  • Life in the game
  • The tape and the column
  • Harlem, the Mecca, and a guy named Puffy
  • The decision: streets or rap?
  • Two bubbling superpowers
  • Fun times and big problems
  • Matters of the heart
  • World on road
  • Friend of mine
  • The chain reaction
  • How ya livin', Biggie Smalls?
  • Growing pains
  • All eyez on Mayhem
  • Death, near death, and rebirth
  • "I want my spot back"
  • The last week
  • Long kiss goodnight
  • The life after his death
  • C.J.'s a man now.

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