... In the introduction of the article Leland implies that the only reason for Biggie going to L.A (where he was slain) was to get out of New York because he had, "assault charges and drug charges and weapon charges, a marriage in the final stages of dissolution: just too much drama"(Leland 74). ... B.I.G, Killed in Los Angeles Drive By Shooting" taken from Jet portrays Biggie as a well ­ known rapper. A rapper that made it out of the ghetto but was tragically killed in a drive by. The title of this article is self explanatory "East Coast Rapper Notorious B.I.G, Killed in Los Angeles Drive...

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... fast. This man is famous because of his music. When he was young he moved around a lot and ended up in Oakland California. In Oakland he lived in the ghetto, a place called the Jungle. There he learned the game of gangster life. His mom was addicted to crack. Tupac always wanted to become a star. First it was ... acting but then he found out that his real talent was in rap. He was able to rap about a life about a young black man that lives in the ghetto. From there they made a lot of money in a short period of time. He lived the classic life going from rags to riches. From there he start...

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... ", people will come to the conclusion that he was not murdered and is out in the world living a normal life. Rap star Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1971 to a mother and father who were active in the Black Panthers. He grew up in Baltimore Maryland, where as a teenager he attended the Baltimore school for performing arts ... number in 25 they equal 7 (2+5=7). Even his time of death 4:03 adds up to seven (4+0+3=7). That time also appears on a clock in a diner in the video "I Wonder if Heaven Got Ghetto". Alittle weird? This is only half of it. There's also alot of su...

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... may consider rap nothing but a bunch of jumbled up, scurrilous language meaning absolutely nothing. Others might hate country because of the messages they sing. During the early 70s, in New York's inner-city neighborhoods, of the Bronx and Brooklyn, mc's began rapping spoken rhymes about street life to the beat of dj-manipulated drum machines and turntables. In 1979, rap had ... " and street crime, and the Notorius B.I.G., with his bittersweet, dead-eye narratives of drugs and violence made the 90's a statement of how hard it was to grow up in the ghetto. The late 90's have seen the gang...

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