About this episode

This episode explores the life of The Notorious B.I.G., detailing his rise from crack dealer to hip-hop icon and the events leading to his murder.

The Notorious B.I.G. entered adulthood as a crack dealer and left this world as one of the most famous hip-hop stars of all time. He was murdered mysteriously and before that was arrested almost too many times to count. He eventually altered the course of hip-hop with the release of his debut album, Ready To Die, an album that served as a soundtrack of sorts for the highly publicized, dangerous, violent beef between himself and his one-time friend, fellow rapper, Tupac Shakur. But that whole saga almost never happened. Find out what changed the course of Biggie Smalls’ life and ultimately led to his untimely demise in part one of The Notorious B.I.G. story. This episode was originally published on May 11, 2021. To see the full list of contributors, see the show notes at  ⁠www.disgracelandpod.com⁠ . To listen to Disgraceland ad free and get access to a monthly exclusive episode, weekly bonus content and more, become a Disgraceland All Access member at  ⁠disgracelandpod.com/membership⁠ . Sign up for our newsletter and get the inside dirt on events, merch and other awesomeness - ⁠GET THE NEWSLETTER⁠ Follow Jake and DISGRACELAND: ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠X⁠ (formerly…

People in this episode

Host: Jake

Topics covered

• hip-hop
• true crime
• music history
• cultural impact
• violence
• drug dealing

Keywords

• Notorious B.I.G.
• Tupac Shakur
• Ready To Die
• hip-hop
• drug dealer
• murder
• music history
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Exactly Right, iHeartPodcasts

Books & works: Ready To Die

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