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The death of Notorious B.I.G. on March 9, 1997 was one of the hardest days hip-hop had to endure. However, for Biggie's best friend and longtime confidant dream hampton, it was much harder. The then editor-in-chief of Rap Pages magazine and scribe for the likes of The Source, Village Voice and VIBE, among others, has since gone on to direct the 'Black August' documentary, as well as co-write 'Deco

Thirteen years after the death of legendary Brooklyn rapper, Notorious B.I.G., Los Angeles police officials are investigating new evidence that might finally close the unsolved case. Christopher Wallace was shot and killed in his car, while leaving a music industry party in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997, but a perpetrator has not been named in the case...

March 9th was the thirteenth anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G's death, and hip-hop fans around the world reflected on the music of one of the greatest MCs who ever lived. Even though his career was tragically cut short, Biggie left us with countless classics to remember him by...

While E-40's beef with Biggie Smalls is well-documented, the Bay legend never really explained his side of the situation that lead to Biggie being "banned" from the Bay Area, until recently. "I think that they had got him hella perkin' out there," 40 said, explaining that the inciting statements Biggie made about him were likely taken out of context...

Music plays an integral role in our lives, but, at times we take for granted the moments that uniquely changed the game. From the first time Michael Jackson moonwalked for the American public to the day five guys from Compton, Calif. got together to form the world's most dangerous group, here are our top 20 black music milestones...

Rapper Foxy Brown took a shot at Lil' Kim and her recent stint on the ABC network's 'Dancing With the Stars' in a new track that appeared online Tuesday. Although she doesn't mention Kim by name, last we checked there was only one female rapper who appeared on the dance show...

Jay-Z has millions of fans, but there is one album in the Brooklyn-bred rapper's collection that even he won't listen. On the cusp of his highly-anticipated 'Blueprint 3' release, Jay stated that his career hasn't been all good decisions; noting that his work on his 1997 sophomore studio album, 'In My Lifetime, Vol...

Tupac's fabled 'One Nation' album may finally see the official light of day. The album was recorded in 1996 with Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Boot Camp Clik, in an effort to quiet the brewing east coast/west coast beef. Boot Camp flew out to California to record the album, which was completed, then shelved immediately after his murder...

The theatrical release of the Biggie biopic 'Notorious' has launched several new allegations about the women Big Poppa was involved with before his death. While his ex-wife Faith Evans and mother Voletta Wallace were both involved with the film, Lil' Kim denounced her portrayal in 'Notorious,' saying "I've had enough and I'm about to expose them both...

So, this is weird. It's long been rumored that the Notorious B.I.G. wrote Lil' Kim's early songs. While most hip-hop heads have long embraced the rumor as fact, it's always been an interesting premise, considering the nature of Kim's lyrics...