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  <title>Lifestylez ov da Poor &amp; Dangerous</title>
  <year>1995</year>
  <premiered>1995-04-27</premiered>
  <releasedate>1995-04-27</releasedate>
  <runtime>53</runtime>
  <genre>Hip Hop</genre>
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  <artist>Big L</artist>
  <albumartist>Big L</albumartist>
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    <position>1</position>
    <title>Put It On</title>
    <duration>03:37</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>2</position>
    <title>I Shoulda Used a Rubba</title>
    <duration>04:37</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>MVP</title>
    <duration>03:39</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>3</position>
    <title>No Endz, No Skinz</title>
    <duration>03:29</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>4</position>
    <title>8 Iz Enuff</title>
    <duration>04:58</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>5</position>
    <title>All Black</title>
    <duration>04:21</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>6</position>
    <title>Danger Zone</title>
    <duration>03:37</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>7</position>
    <title>Street Struck</title>
    <duration>04:09</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>8</position>
    <title>Da Graveyard</title>
    <duration>05:23</duration>
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    <position>9</position>
    <title>Lifestylez ov da Poor &amp; Dangerous</title>
    <duration>03:21</duration>
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  <track>
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    <position>10</position>
    <title>I Don’t Understand It</title>
    <duration>04:20</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>11</position>
    <title>Fed Up With the Bullshit</title>
    <duration>03:52</duration>
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  <track>
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    <title>Let ’Em Have It “L”</title>
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  <artistdesc>Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper.Emerging from Harlem in New York City in 1992, Coleman became known among underground hip-hop fans for his freestyling ability. He was eventually signed to Columbia Records, where, in 1995, he released his debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor &amp; Dangerous. On February 15, 1999, Coleman was shot nine times in his East Harlem neighborhood and later died from his injuries.
Noted for his use of wordplay, writers at AllMusic, HipHopDX and The Source have praised Coleman for his lyrical ability, and he has also been described as "one of the most auspicious storytellers in hip-hop history." Regarding Coleman's legacy in an interview with Funkmaster Flex, Nas claimed "[Coleman] scared me to death. When I heard [his performance at the Apollo Theater] on tape, I was scared to death. I said, 'Yo, it's no way I can compete if this is what I gotta compete with.'"</artistdesc>
  <label>Get On Down</label>
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