Read more Notorious B.I.G. stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26736/notorious-big.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:47:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73404/new-site-decodes-rap-lyrics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJay-Z and Alicia Keys’ song “Empire State of Mind” is everywhere, even at the World Series. But do you know what the lyrics mean? If not, Rap Exegesis can clue you in the way it educated Nick Antosca of the Huffington Post. Some of the explanations the site offers: Jay-Z...http://www.newser.com/story/73404/new-site-decodes-rap-lyrics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 11:42:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52916/brits-dancers-fired-for-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSean “Diddy” Combs tells the Huffington Post that, yes, that is the sound of the Notorious BIG receiving—ahem—oral sex during his Ready to Die track. “I think Big would be alright with it,” Combs said of his admission. Elsewhere: Britney Spears’ “beyond strict” handlers fired three of her...http://www.newser.com/story/52916/brits-dancers-fired-for-drugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 11:01:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48069/notorious-aims-too-small.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Biggie Smalls biopic Notorious efficiently recaps the murdered rapper's short life, but it's not a movie significant enough for one of rap's greats, say critics. Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woodard turns in a convincing performance, Chris Richards writes in the Washington Post , but he's rapping to a script that seems...http://www.newser.com/story/48069/notorious-aims-too-small.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Jan 2009 9:33:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40065/ringtones-killed-nyc-hip-hop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce the king-maker of neighborhood phenoms, New York no longer spawns hip-hop's best, and the rise of ringtones is the culprit, writes Matthew Mundy in the New York Press. Because Big Apple beats are less pop-friendly than their Southern counterparts, they're not making it to teenagers' cell phones. "Hip-hop is...http://www.newser.com/story/40065/ringtones-killed-nyc-hip-hop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Oct 2008 12:53:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21839/diddy-denies-tupac-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSean "Diddy" Combs has vehemently denied claims that he, the Notorious BIG, and other rap figures were involved in an attack on Tupac Shakur in 1994. Shakur was shot outside a New York recording studio, triggering the East Coast-West Coast rap wars in which Shakur and others were murdered. In...http://www.newser.com/story/21839/diddy-denies-tupac-claim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Mar 2008 7:15:40 CDT