The Notorious B.I.G. was known for his unique musical take on hip-hop. The Brooklyn-bred rapper was a fan of music in all of its forms: his mother and childhood friends have recalled when he’d speak ...
In much of his music, Biggie was known for sampling other songs that he loved. His 1994 hit single “Juicy” sampled Mtume’s 1983 song “Juicy Fruit,” and contained some of the original song’s vocals.
Total has revealed an interesting fact behind one of hip-hop's most iconic songs, The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy." During an interview on The Breakfast Club, group members Kima Raynor and Kesha Spivey ...
The quest to build the perfect collection for the Universal Hip Hop Museum leads to a trove of Notorious B.I.G.’s artifacts in this new clip from the upcoming series, Hip Hop Treasures. The jersey, of ...
Eric Adams, The Notorious B.I.G. New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a cameo appearance on a campaign flyer in the music video for the late Notorious B.I.G. 's "Juicy." Earlier this week, Mayor Adams ...
Eric Adams’ connections to Hip-Hop and its stars continues to be a hot topic, as New York City’s mayor previously made an unintended cameo in a Biggie Smalls music video thirty years ago. A social ...
As Eric Adams faces federal charges, a certain subtle cameo he made in a music video for one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time has resurfaced. Back in October 2021, New York Timesreporter ...
James Mtume, the R&B and jazz percussionist, recording artist and producer best known for the 1983 smash “Juicy Fruit” and his work with Miles Davis and other top jazz musicians, has died at the age ...
As the art form celebrates its 50th anniversary, three artists who are among the most important figures in pop culture could receive key honors, showing the genre’s ubiquity, according to THR’s The ...
The children of well-respected hip-hop legends are opening up a pizzeria in honor of their late fathers. T’yanna Wallace and Tyra Myricks, daughters of, respetively, The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay ...