Big L - Biography Forever - Harlem's Finest The Life and Legacy of Lamont Coleman

Episode one of BIG L Biography Forever chronicles Lamont Coleman's life from birth in Harlem through his tragic death. Born during the crack epidemic era, young Lamont was exposed early to hip-hop culture and street life. He formed Children of the Corn collective with Cam'ron and Mase, developing his signature style of multisyllabic rhymes and dark humor. The episode covers his signing to Columbia Records in nineteen ninety-two alongside Nas, the making of "Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous" in nineteen ninety-five, his underground reputation as a freestyle legend, the famous Seven Minute Freestyle with Jay-Z, and his work with D.I.T.C. Crew, culminating in his murder on February fifteenth, nineteen ninety-nine at age twenty-four in Harlem.
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