Notorious B.I.G. - "Miss U"

 

March 9th, 2012 was the 15th anniversary of the passing of one of my favourite rappers, THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. The man had great charisma and was always a fantastic storyteller that painted a vivid picture of what ever he was portraying be it a robbery, the struggle of growing up poor in Brooklyn, and even the meaning of success. Biggie Smalls deserved all the rap accolades he got.  


And of course, he made it on my TOP TEN: Rap Songs from New Yorkers with his schizophrenic masterpiece "Gimme the Loot." (check it out!)

To commemorate this date, here are some of my favourite Biggie Smalls songs (all NSFW):

"Miss U" (from 1997's "Life After Death" album):

Top Ten: Rap Songs from New Yorkers

New York City is the most populous city in the USA and the birthplace of hip hop so it’s only natural that some of the greatest and most talented emcees and producers came from their famous five boroughs.  East Coast rap songs generally have a pretty basic form to them: drum machine for the beat; a sample to give the song some depth; and urban poetry full of energy, puns, and wit (hopefully).  Here are ten of my favourite rap songs from artists born in NYC – in no particular order, with only one song per artist.