When he was alive? Of course not. Most people weren’t. He was just a little broke NY rapper.
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When he was alive? Of course not. Most people weren’t. He was just a little broke NY rapper.
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U know dude hurt cuz he keep calling L broke
U know dude hurt cuz he keep calling L broke
No one is mad man. Now you after a Cas battle? That’s what I call mad.
I don’t know why this Big L argument is still going. Big L wasn’t that big when he was alive but if your followed hip hop closely you would know him, if you didn’t, you wouldn’t probably. Especially if you weren’t in NY. But we’re not talking about how big he was when he was alive (at least we shouldn’t be) we’re talking about someone not hearing of his name post death, and that sounds absurd. Post death Big L has been referenced by everyone from Jay to Eminem (Eminem said his name on arguably the biggest rap album of the last 25 years). He’s been referenced in multiple songs, documentaries, rap magazines, interviews etc for the last 20 years. Never hearing his name before sounds preposterous.
Lol this is ignorant as fukk but carry on.
We're all going to have a different perspective on this, and this is mainly due to where you're from and what they play in your region. That's why we all have to agree to disagree, and move on from the topic.
My stance on this is that I can completely understand how someone has NEVER heard of Big L, even post death. In general, the type of hiphop he made just wouldn't appeal to the south/midwest. Nyggas pay attention to the type of hiphop they like, which is why someone like Big L can be completely overlooked. He's not the type of artist that they would check for anyway. That's was I am trying to illustrate here. If you're from an area where they listen to shyt like a Luni Coleone or Mr. Pookie, they don't give a fukk about a Big L man. nikkas would rather play a Nolimit CD over a Nas album.
I'm sure someone is going to come in here and rebuttal and say "hey I'm from the south, in 96 we were playing Big L in the country" or whatever, but that's an exception.
It seems that people can't fathom the idea that someone has never heard of Big L, because either they are from NY or naturally the TBZ being about bars, they just assume everyone knows who the guy is. It also shows that you're not willing to acknowledge that each region has their own guys that they gravitate too.
I'm just speaking from experience man. I was bumping The Realness in HS. Everyone was like what the hell is this trash?
In all honestly if you're a New Yorker, I don't think you'd really get it.
If you're from the midwest or south, you know nyggas like that gangsta shyt or playa shyt. Are you really going to act like Big L was an artist played here? Nyggas would rather listen to someone like Tela.
None of what I'm saying reflects my personal taste. I just know I was one of the few bumping east coast music.
Let's just reverse the question. You being a New York guy, could you completely understand why another New Yorker has ever heard of, let's say Mac?
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Best Quest yall seen in a minute lol but appreciate it man. Definitely can go either way tbh
I think a lot of people that know big l on the eastcoast never heard a DJ quik album or Sugafree
big l was definitely underground East coast and wasn't really known by most till after his death by most
If you werent heavy into music I doubt you heard of him even on the east coast
We could easily bring up someone of similar status to Big L that are from the west coast, midwest, or south that I guarantee got no play in NY and they’ve probably never heard of them.
Suga Free is a great example, despite the fact that he’s appear he Snoop projects.
Can yall move the fukk on with this Big L convo please...
young yeesh
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I ain’t mad there ain’t much going on in battle rap rn
