whats the big deal about biggie?

Question

i just want to point out first that i am a biggie fan. but why do people say he is the greatest rapper of all time. he worked on two albums before he died. thats it just two. he was not a real gangsta. he got straight As in school and his mother had money. i dont know if yall get the tempo channel but there was an interview with biggie's mother saying she had a house in florida before he became rich and that he never had to eat sardines for dinner. by the way the street he hustled from was around the corner.

Answer 1

You can't deny that Biggie had skills, a way with words that made you feel them. He may not have been rapping about himself in every instance, but his lyrics were real and relevent to many. I wouldn't call myself die hard rap fan, but the first time I hear Ready to Die, I was blown away!
There's always going to be that question: who was greater, Biggie or Tupac? But in this situation, which ever one you choose, you can form a solid arguement to back your claim. The fact that he had just two albums - yes in quantity it wasn't much (compared to Tupac's 8 skabillionth release) but the quality of the music, the lyrics, his command is what puts him up there, not necessarily what he personally did. He got straight A's in school, well, Tupac was in a youth arts program, Snoop was in glee club...it doesn't make them any less hard....it shows that they can adapt and do the damn thing.

Answer 2

Good question, not sure if there's a real definite answer. A lot of it may be because he got quite a bit of radio play. Puffy's production style seemed to make quite a bit of radio friendly songs. Plus Biggie seemed to come of age right at that point where rap needed something new. I've always thought of him as the start of the "bling" fad. But that's just my opinion.

Finally, I think his death has helped a lot. He had talent and after only two albums, people wanted more (which, thankfully hasn't really happened a la Tupac). The whole "East Coast-West Coast war" certainly pressed Biggie into the mainstream culture's eyes as well.

I am a Tupac fan and feel that whatever his "legacy" was, it's been wasted on the numerous post humous releases. Fans of Biggie will always want more because we've got two albums (three if you count the second as two) and that's it.

Answer 3

The big deal about biggie is that he died. Don't take it negatively, but if you notice people's images are stamped into our membrane if they die before their work was considered complete. Look at Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Dandridge, JFK, etc.. We were craving more of them right at the moment that they were abruptly taken away so it left a void and our craving was never filled.

Answer 4

I totally agree w/ u I think people are juss saying these things because he died!!! If he was alive today nobody wouldn't even care!!!