The photographer behind Biggie’s iconic Life After Death album cover, Michael Lavine, recounted his experience with Biggie while shooting the album cover in a 2017 interview with The Undefeated.
liked Elvis Presleyīeing one of the kings of hip-hop himself, Biggie had an appreciation for another king: Elvis Presley. Biggie Smalls | Larry Busacca/WireImage The Notorious B.I.G. “He said, ‘You know, I can’t sleep without country music on,’ and we were shocked!” The Notorious B.I.G. Sam then remembered a comment Biggie made that took him aback. “Every summer, Chris would come back from Jamaica, and Chris would bring back some Jamaican slang and music that we didn’t listen to - rock music, reggae, country.” On those trips, he gained an appreciation for local sounds thanks to his mother’s brothers, who were local musicians themselves.īiggie’s longtime friend Hubert Sam spoke in the documentary about how those trips eventually affected Biggie’s music preferences. He was a noted lover of all kinds of music, according to his mother in the 2021 Netflix documentary Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell.īiggie’s mother took him to her home country of Jamaica every summer. was an icon of rap, but his personal musical taste extended far beyond hip-hop. | Larry Busacca/Getty Images The Notorious B.I.G. The Brooklyn-bred emcee was known for his brash lyrics as well as his relationships with other rappers and artists. still looms large over the world of hip-hop. Over two decades after his death, The Notorious B.I.G.
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