The Notorious B.I.G. planned to release a song about the West Coast just before his death. He hoped it would ease some ...

The Notorious B.I.G.'s mom Voletta Wallace has some big words for Sean "Diddy" Combs. Wallace told Rolling Stone in a story published Thursday that she wants to "slap the daylights" out of Diddy.

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Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Notorious B.I.G. made an immeasurable and untenable impact on the music industry during his lifetime. The artist changed so much ...

In 1995, he produced a rap classic — and his first hit song — with “Player’s Anthem” by Junior M.A.F.I.A., a group formed by the Notorious B.I.G., who also appeared on the track.

New York City hip-hop pioneer DJ Clark Kent — who worked with some of the genre’s biggest names and introduced Jay-Z to Notorious B.I.G. — has died after a battle with colon cancer.

In the song, he accused Sean Diddy Combs of allegedly knowing about the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. (Christopher Wallace), who was shot in a drive-by on March 9, 1997, in Los Angeles ...

DJ Clark Kent, a hip-hop pioneer with production credits on hits for Jay-Z, Notorious B.I.G. and Mariah Carey, has died at the age of 58. The musician, who has become a legendary figurehead in hip ...

Check out Ferg's verse in the XXL Cypher Lab and his interview, presented by the must-see boxing event: Jake Paul vs. Mike ...

After producing the remix for Troop track “Spread My Wings” in 1989, he got his first big break in 1995 producing Junior M.A.F.I.A. and The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Player’s Anthem,” which ...

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