Track: 9: Lifestylez Ov da Poor and Dangerous Media Type: CD Artist: BIG L Title: LIFESTYLEZ OV DA POOR & DANGER Street Release Date: 03/28/1995 Domestic Genre: RAP/HIP HOP
Big Picture Music Artist : Big L Music Label : Rawkus / Umgd Release Date : 2002-06-04 Artistopia's Price :$9.99
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No Description Available No Track Information Available Media Type: CD Artist: BIG L Title: BIG PICTURE Street Release Date: 06/04/2002 Domestic Genre: RAP/HIP HOP
In 1995, fresh off the success of Nas's landmark debut album Illmaticthe year prior, Columbia Records released Lifestylez Ov Da Poor &Dangerouz, the first LP by a relatively unknown Harlem MC named BigL. Few at the time would realize that Lifestylez - which was only amodest commercial success at the time - would go on to be considereda true classic of the era, comparable to Illmatic itself.Armed with a cocky Uptown attitude, a sharp wit and production fromthe likes of Lord Finesse, Buckwild and Showbiz, Big L established himselfas one of New York's Hip Hop heavyweights with an album thatbalanced radio appeal with uncompromising hardcore lyricism. Fromthe smooth sounds of 'M.V.P.' to raw posse cuts like '8 Iz Enuff' and'Da Graveyard' (which featured a rookie MC from Brooklyn by the nameof Jay-Z), Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerouz solidified Big L's status asa Hip Hop legend despite being the only studio album released prior tohis tragic death in 1999. Traffic Entertainment is proud to release Big L'sclassic debut album in a double-LP pressing for the first time ever, witha fold-out poster featuring the iconic album cover included.Remastered from the original tapes and pressed on loud double vinylIncludes 18' X 24' poster with first verse from 'Put It On'TRACKLISTING:SIDE A1. Put It On2. M.V.P.3. No Endz, No SkinzSIDE B4. 8 Iz Enuff5. All Black6. Danger ZoneSIDE C7. Street Struck8. Graveyard9. Lifestylez Ov da Poor and DangerousSIDE D10. I Don't Understand It11. Fed up Wit the Bullshit12. Let 'Em Have It 'L'
Big Picture Music Artist : Big L Music Label : Priority Records Release Date : 2000-08-01 Artistopia's Price :$16.98
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When the silky-voiced Big L was alive he was fast becoming the king of the lewd punch line. So it's too bad The Big Picture joins a slew of posthumous releases (Tupac, Notorious B.I.G.) that leave you feeling queasy. Would L be performing backflips in his grave over this final product? Probably not, since some of the crème de la crème of rap producers (DJ Premier, Pete Rock) were hauled in to do vocal patchwork when L hadn't completed a song. The numerous ill collabos don't hurt either. On "Platinum Plus" Big Daddy Kane tears it up like it was 1992, while the late Tupac's contribution to "Deadly Combination" is chilling. Big L's debut, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous, was one of the most vulgar hip-hop albums of all time (just remember his ultraviolent threats on "All Black" or "Danger Zone," where he raps "they said a real man won't hit a girl, well I ain't real, 'cause I beat bitches up"). So then it's no surprise that his narratives still revolve around unenlightened sexcapades and gunplay ("The Heist," "Casualties of a Dice Game"). "Ebonics," the unofficial slang dictionary classic, showcases L at his artistic apex. Thankfully, instead of a posthumous album rife with studio outtakes and butchered freestyles that shouldn't see the light of day (OK, so maybe two versions of the "The Heist" was unnecessary), this release gels well. --Dalton Higgins
