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GuerillaInDaMist
Posts: 546 - Karma: 47
lifestylez ov da poor and dangerous is the best album ever. check it out if ur into hip hop u wont regret it. upbeat and perfect for skiing
Sep 27 2008 11:16PM
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BULLSEMEN
Posts: 1289 - Karma: 16
But in the end it really depends on your taste in music on how good music is to ski too.
Sep 27 2008 11:18PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
no u won't regret it cuz ur talkin like dis which iz rly cool i guess az long az you like doin it like dis yo
Sep 27 2008 11:19PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
sorry, i'm a dick.
Sep 27 2008 11:19PM
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tomahawk
Posts: 2006 - Karma: 53
put it on Big L. rip

hes my favorite mc
Sep 27 2008 11:20PM
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BxB
Posts: 809 - Karma: 38
Big L deserves way more attention and respect then he currently has. Other dead rappers like Biggie and 2pac get all the attention, but Big L is no less talented than either, and arguably has better delivery and depending on your taste, better style then both. Its a shame he died so young. With producing what he already did by that age, i have no doubt that if he was still living today, he would be the greatest rapper of all time. To those who sadly have not gotten into Big L yet, purchase the album "The Big Picture" and i have no doubt that you will be anything less than amazed. Purchase Flamboyant, Put It On, Size em up, or platinum plus with Big Daddy Kane and you will instantly recognize why he IS Harlem's finest.
Dec 12 2008 1:23AM
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connoroh
Posts: 2333 - Karma: 246
no, your just ignorant to the fact the album is called "lifestylez ov da poor & dangerous."





and ignorant in the way that you just didn't know. not that your dumb. ;)
Dec 12 2008 1:41AM
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Nicholas.
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L kills it for sure, i just think some of his beats are weak...IMO thats why he isnt recognized as one of the top MCs of all time. but he is way sick and one of the best of all time. if youve never heard of him...look at freestyle 98, let em have it, and put it on, and da graveyard, then see some more of his shit....
Dec 12 2008 1:56AM
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connoroh
Posts: 2333 - Karma: 246
That could have to do with it, it was just low budget jazz-samples though.

He also died at around 23, and recorded all his albums from 19-death.

Pretty fucking impressive if you ask me.
Dec 12 2008 2:03AM
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BxB
Posts: 809 - Karma: 38
Yea some of his beats are weak, but many in the big picture are soo dirty. DJ Premier made some fat beats for The Big Picture, for some of L's raw verses that weren't finished yet. A Big L + DJ Premier combo in modern days if L didnt get murked would be the most amazing shit. God dam im pissed at whoever took his ass out.
" I never walk the streets without the vest and tha chrome, cuz all my jewels be Rocky like Sylvester Stalone"
Dec 12 2008 2:44AM
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lloyd_christmas
Posts: 1775 - Karma: 16
one of the greatest ever.  its a damn shame people put wayne above guys like him.  real hip hop.
Dec 12 2008 11:28AM
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C.R.E.A.M
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id like everyone in this thread to listen to this freestyle

it is so epic.







"we could never be a couple hun,
fuck love, all i got for hoes is hard dick and bubble gum" - Big L
Dec 12 2008 11:55AM
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natedogg789435
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 9
Big L known best by the poeple of NYC and still highly revered. I met his music over the summer and solemnly listen to with keen ears and hopes of finding out what really troubled this outstanding artist
Dec 12 2008 12:06PM
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hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
put it on big L, put it on

and now for somting completley different but still dope as fuck



Dec 12 2008 12:17PM
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BxB
Posts: 809 - Karma: 38
This is what troubles me more than anything. TO ALL YOU NEWSCHOOLERS PEEP THE FIRST BIG L VIDEO from above^^^
Dec 13 2008 3:36PM
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DouglasFRESH
Posts: 164 - Karma: 329
tha big picture (his other album) is pretty good to, but i only like a few of the songs on it,

if someone takes put it on and makes an edit with it before me im gunna kick em in the balls

ive been plannin on usin that song since the beginning of the summer
Dec 13 2008 3:56PM
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Legoman
Posts: 533 - Karma: 13
Yeah Big L is ridiculously sick, Lifesytles ov da poor an dangerous is really good but like people have mentioned the beats arnt amazing. Listen to D.I.T.C (self titled album), Im not entirely sure but was released as a tribute to Big L, the album is sick but Ls verses just stand out way more than anyone else hes on another level imo.
Dec 13 2008 4:39PM
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low_fidelity
Posts: 2673 - Karma: 118
Big L is fucking amazing
Dec 13 2008 9:26PM
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billferd
Posts: 128 - Karma: 14
shit will blow your mind
Dec 13 2008 10:29PM
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Drew-Z
Posts: 96 - Karma: 10
big L was the finest MC in new york's, and arguably all of rap's history. he kicked the nastiest freestyles of any mc ever. in his relatively short career he put out two of the illest albums of all time, that are absolute must-haves for any rap head. the biggest shame is that he was so underrated and gets nowhere near enough respect nowadays.

true hip hop dudes know big L slayed the mic harder than anyone else then, today, or tomorrow...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzyaAuPh1lE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUawT_tl7sg
Dec 13 2008 10:44PM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
Big L is fuckin smooth. this is a deadlllly song, check it


Dec 14 2008 1:49AM
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Dosh
Posts: 1818 - Karma: 14
D.I.T.C. was a collective of artists that BIG L was in. The group consisted of the emcees: Lord Finesse, A.G., Fat Joe, Big L, Diamond D, and O.C. Showbiz and Buckwild produced. Their name is an acronym for Diggin' In The Crates, thus the dusty production sound from a lot of these guys. That type of production is by far the purest and represents the essence of the art. Check out releases from any of these guys and you won't be disappointed.
Dec 14 2008 4:55PM
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J-Evs
Posts: 6387 - Karma: 1,615
big l is amazing, he has some of the best flow i have ever heard
Dec 14 2008 9:10PM
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Dosh
Posts: 1818 - Karma: 14
and here's a ridiculously smooth remix of MVP that i like much better than the original:

Dec 14 2008 10:05PM
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