Library Rock's Backpages

The Notorious B.I.G.: Life After Death (Arista)

Dele Fadele, New Musical Express, 12 April 1997

THE UNFORTUNATE and tragic death of Christopher Wallace in the early hours of March 9, 1997 will leave a bitter aftertaste in the mouths of his friends, family and the two children he left behind. Chances are, however, that his rampantly macho hip-hop alter-ego, Biggie Smalls (aka The Notorious B.I.G.), will relish the triumph of leaving the planet in a hail of bullets and dying as he lived – on the edge of the sword.

Total word count of piece: 625

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.