false 2023-11-11 00:57:26 The Big Picture 2000 2000-01-01 2000-01-01 56 East Coast Hip Hop;Hip Hop;Underground Hip Hop;Hardcore Hip Hop 130949 2214725 54b26036-b62a-42b6-b882-27b2df072764 f1c0d18c-6101-4aa2-ae47-8df5b7280fde b9dfc9fa-5277-33d7-b21d-85db4c527f01 /media/data/media2/Music/Big L/The Big Picture (2000)/folder.jpg Big L AlbumArtist Big L Artist Big L Big L 1 The Big Picture (intro) 02:58 2 Ebonics 03:21 3 Size ’Em Up 03:55 4 Deadly Combination 02:32 5 ’98 Freestyle 02:09 6 Holdin’ It Down 04:39 7 The Heist 03:02 8 The Enemy 02:47 9 Fall Back 02:49 10 Flamboyant 03:07 11 Casualties of a Dice Game 03:18 12 Platinum Plus 03:37 13 Who You Slidin’ Wit’ 04:13 14 Games 04:32 15 The Heist Revisited 03:01 16 The Triboro 05:28 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, Big L 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 & Dangerous. On February 15, 1999, he was fatally shot nine times in a drive-by shooting in Harlem. Big L was noted for his use of wordplay, and writers at AllMusic, HipHopDX and The Source have praised him for his lyrical ability. Henry Adaso described him as "one of the most talented poets in hip-hop history." In an interview with Funkmaster Flex, Nas claimed Big L "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.'"