The Tragic Story Of Big L

The Tragic Story Of Big L
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The rap game lost two of its best artists in the 90s when Biggie and Pac died, but a lot of people think there was one dude who was better than both of them. Big L changed the game with just one album before being brutally murdered on his own block, and today we’re breaking down the entire story.
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[@MetalSonic420]

The biggest "What if" in hip-hop history.

[@Oswald_lusambya]

Fr

[@yn.ft6973]

no cap

[@BlkBornSeed]

I don’t know about biggest. Soulja Slim up there as well.

[@JonPaul404]

For sure the biggest in New York history. I would say Soulja Slim, Tupac or Big if you talking hip hop history. Pun or big if you talking NY history personally

[@bigaudip33]

Fax

[@tomosarmy]

L was one of the rappers with biggest potential in the hiphop scene,my favourite rapper. R.I.P.

[@WAYOFiLLNEZ]

True talk

[@benjaminrichter4565]

He was the Rapper with the biggest Potential. I mentioned it in another Vid already today cause i think a lot of him every fkn February. Specially this year. He had it all. The voice, the flow, the rap intelligence, the freakin speed and chain lines that inspired many other rappers. Also he was smart. He didnt only party and fuck all night n day. He was informed about his world, but also the world itself. The by stupid mainstream ppl disliked albums. They didnt get it. He wanted to tell a story like Scorcese, and he wanted that 40s tribute beat. He knew many wouldnt understand and wouldnt like it, he didnt care. and he knew exactly that he was in danger, he wasnt stupid. but he was so stubborn and underestimated the insanity of one of the 2 most disgusting persons of NY. he didnt want an army arround him. jeez, he should have. if i imagine the project that would have been next. it would have been greatness i bet my fkn .....! well, that was his death sentence. too many ppl knew that his success would cost em a bit of their beloved money. and others also checked the nike sports bag and broke their promises. and the stupid wnb rappers who wear las vegas raiders caps since SOC was in cinemas, recorded super sweet 16 featuring this bunch of pricks and think that makes em part of the rap scene, they still download this low level crap on spotify since they dont own 1210s and praise this "label" as one of the best. its the reason why there are only about 10 rappers left i listen too sometimes who were there when i was a teen. but the fact this cancer that began to spread 25 yrs ago since the Killing of L was a message and why they talk about "keepin it real" they all pay taxes and the grey eminence laughs cause one of em gets one platin record after the other and the other one gets one platin omega, platek pp, cars built in italy and get smashed by a cheap rx-7....no, i think the rap scene is dead. it only lives on youtube, but on channels like this, owned by singapoore companies and completely created by bought software. one luck we had that many us soldiers in germany back in the day, otherwise i micht had missed L too.

[@fatimacottle1968]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😢😢😢BIG L RIPOWER KING SADNESS HATERS EVILDOERS SPIRITS

[@benjaminrichter4565]

@@fatimacottle1968 jesus, he would have puked about such a comment. do you know at least a bit what kind of a guy he was even without knowing him in person ? i can tell ya. he was funny, loyal (thats why the jay-z deal never happened). he loved typical oldschool mafia / crook shit like dillinger, babyface, bumpy, capone, gotti and their "soldiers". he hated the crap some ppl released, he hated the vid to "put it on" but needed a fast deal, he hated the beginning of the end of the internet and the only thing that is not painful about his murder is that he does not have to see posts like yours. "evildoers" "spirits" what the fuck you think he was? a fkn priest or an elementary teacher ? jeez some ppl obiously dont understand the term " rollin in his grave".

[@Kaijukillahpresentz]

My goat bigL

[@jayperez019]

It’s sad how Big L isn’t here to see how popular he got 😢

[@vicvega24]

Shows you they don't care about your guts until you're dead.

[@Skwaktopus133]

Big L didnt "keep up" with Jay-Z wtf? Big L was already centuries & miles ahead of Jay-Z, Jay-Z was trying to keep up with Big L

[@Gunmannn.]

Facts plus Big L made HOV sound trash on that freestyle with him

[@YoVisine]

That's MF right 💯

[@ipods36]

@@Gunmannn.yo I just said this on a jay z birthday post this last week and pissed like everyone off lol, big l made jays part sound boring

[@Gunmannn.]

@@ipods36 lmao facts! Jay riders be annoying af

[@calds6705]

word. I mean, there is a freestyle to prove this!

[@CCcristian]

"ask Beavis I get nothing butt head"

[@notmyrealname3901]

Not a ton of songs, but Big L is definitely one of my all time favorites!

[@randomeldenringclips3998]

lifestylez of the poor and dangerous is a top 3 album of all time in my book. up there with ready 2 die by biggie.

[@jbrass03]

Digging in the crates had some heat

[@hiphop1forever828]

Big L's top 3 undoubtedly

[@jonathanshaules1967]

Look up furious anger. 🔥 banger he’s featured on.

[@spl2238]

Big L and Big Pun are 2 huge losses that aren't respected enough.

[@victoroats7753]

Nothing but respect from me.

[@Loki-ul8jf]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Sanncheztv]

You WILD for saying he couldn't keep up with Jay-Z. JAY had nothing on Big L, from freestyle to rap song this man was futuristic from the get go

[@bboynitro]

maybe use a q tip?

[@unlmtedodzz8478]

@@bboynitroright cuz the video didn’t even say that 😂

[@bboynitro]

@@unlmtedodzz8478 fr lool

[@scottyknox]

“Had nothing on big l” Hard to take anyone’s opinion seriously that doesn’t consider them both the same caliber.

[@Sanncheztv]

@@scottyknox don't be mad because statements are true. Jay-Z is an artist Big L was a rapper.

[@BlleezysOriginStories]

When a lyrical legend like Nas says he was scared of you lyrically, you must be a legend yourself. Or at least he could have been. R.I.P. my favorite rapper.

[@bboynitro]

thats why u gotta gtfo the streets once u start making waves in rap, bro was THE BEST rapper on earth, and was walking around his city with a target on his back

[@joemayo3380]

Big L is still and will always be my favorite

[@PlanetNinetyTwo]

It's tragic. Big L and his family should have moved out of there the minute things started ticking along.

[@yn.ft6973]

one of the coldest freestylers i’ve ever heard

[@lukemarks92]

Big L slayed JayZ on that radioshow. Jay z kept up. Barely. Big L rhyme schemes and bars were way ahead of jayZ he struggled to keep up. Big L was a monster

[@YoVisine]

That's a fact 💯 Go listen to it if you don't believe us.

[@Divinegamer456Alt]

Jay Z took him out. Him and Beyoncé both do witch craft

[@tony4534]

Big L was going to sign to rocafella. That tells us all we need to know…

[@SoulOfTheSouth]

@@Divinegamer456AltStfu. This actually happened.

[@gregsmith1342]

You dudes are nutz, his lifestyle was his own demise, he took his self out! I already knew about what happened to him before this video, even though it definitely add more details, dude and his brother was into street ish, that what got him killed! Can't go around sticking up stash houses and think there won't be a repercussion, don't care who you are, if someone in your crew involved you are involved, doesn't matter if you was there or not! He definitely had his own style and was on his way, it was bad timing and marketing, also his involvement with the street ish!

[@DeAngeloYoung6]

Who here after the mase story ?

[@Scootskatebmxx]

They need to make a moive about him to give him credit and that will help keep his name alive

[@PRESTIGEworldwide32]

Big L is one of my favorites even though he didnt release a lot of music. its a shame he didnt get to have a proper carreer. should have been one of the legends.

[@deeeeeepanshu]

I'm back to snatch my crown back

[@vals_west]

If he lived a little longer he would’ve become one.

[@cjjones258]

R.I.P. Big L

[@deeeeeepanshu]

I'm back my nigga ❤

[@chrisk1722]

I remember the first time hearing him change my Outlook on rap forever

[@deeeeeepanshu]

love to see how people still love and remember me idk man but im back again for everyone who loved me from heart . A SMOOTH KID THAT WILL RUN UP IN YOUR BABY MOTHER

[@TeeMoneyy8]

He’s my favorite of all time to this day. In my teens I had a bad break up and Ls music got me through that shit. Something about how he rhymes just builds my confidence it’s hard to explain

[@ccreighton1288]

He is my all time fav rapper too. His style, punchlines, delivery, flow, and lyrics are second to none.

[@altheab.7725]

It's not the quantity of records that makes a rapper but the quality! Just one verse from Big L makes you understand his superiority in rap.... Rest in Heaven L.

[@dreamsneverdie3523]

heaven?

[@altheab.7725]

@@dreamsneverdie3523 yes Heaven , why not ? Did I have to say Hell?

[@raps9596]

no heaven, just black void

[@altheab.7725]

@@raps9596 Maybe, but not for Big L. He's in Heaven.

[@ljinhim9022]

​@@raps9596 idiot

[@doom8722]

Sick video bro. Thanks for your knowledge. Big L R.I.P

[@senpaishady3421]

Flow of biggie, energy of 2pac, dictionary of Big Pun and lyrics of Nas, that was Big L for ya 🐐

[@Clashedroyaled]

His lyrics were more like slim shady and his vocabulary was more wutang/gza style

[@Feodora1801]

thank you so much for this piece of history

[@richiesantos4818]

I'm mad you kept showing "Juelz" but saying "cam" LMAO

[@1107z-jd7mg]

HIS DEATH IS LIKE A BIG L IN THE RAP GAME R.I.P BIG Legend

[@1107z-jd7mg]

Big L is a Dope Frestyler

[@emeraldkaysgarden]

Big L was Harlem legend cut too soon.🙏🏽💯

[@GeminiJo]

Born 89. We love you Big L. Thank you for your work. We all know what really happened. ❤

[@llpskiilo2373]

He did not create horror core but he was a beast at that style

[@RayDugish]

brotha lynch hung did

[@Panzerd3rd]

@@RayDugishnah it was the south specifically Memphis with triple six mafia, dj squeaky, gangsta pat, ect

[@mrskinszszs]

@@Panzerd3rd Geto Boys

[@MoCoJags]

Horrorcore is a gay label anyway who cares

[@gregsmith1342]

Stra8 crappola

[@CakeMonster82]

First off big L put out two albums secondly on my pops grave I was putting people on in 99-00 about his second album and how so many people stole big L style back then smdh Ebonics is crazy so many people copied that scenario and rap flow 9& freestyle is one of the greatest freestyles of all time I mean back then when I was playing his first and second album people had no clue who he was yet no one never told me he wasn’t nice or people didn’t steal his flow oh yeah they also had a group called NFL which stands for Niggas For Life that was back around them children of the corn days I go way back when it comes to Big L he was truly the best of his era definitely one of the best ever

[@JWFdocumentaries]

great vid

[@kieranwilson4769]

“He started throwing parties and selling tickets, plus he moved a little weight on the side to pay for studio time and equipment” bar lol

[@mcleod56ify]

I remember hearing about him and I was shocked that he was around the 90s cause I didn’t hear about him till the late 00

[@dutchdude1985]

Its such a shame howmany greats were killed around Diddy and Jay. The game's worst kept secret is Diddy stacking booties and bodies, Jay's been more low key about it but you cant convince me L's death wasnt Jay's removing his main competition just like he would remove Aliyah after which Beyonce really blew up.

[@GeminiJo]

We all know what really happened. Karma has no expiration date as we can see.

[@fabricator.cap.hill.seattle]

"you cant convince me L's death wasnt Jay's removing his main competition just like he would remove Aliyah after which Beyonce really blew up" You cAnt ConvInce mE L'S DeaTH waSnT JaY'S rEmoVinG His mAin comPetItIOn JuSt LiKE HE WOulD rEmOvE AlIYAh AfteR WhiCH BeYONcE rEally BLeW Up

[@GeminiJo]

@@fabricator.cap.hill.seattle omg Beehive and Cock Nation welcome!

[@gregsmith1342]

lol stra8 weirdos, L was and his brother was into some street ish, unfortunately his actions was the cause of his own demise, don't know why people come up with goofy conspiracy theories!

[@jreadystayreadyofficial4351]

Bruh u showing Juelz kallin him Cam 😂😂😂

[@ChefTuck]

I was looking for this comment he did tht shit like 3 times 😂

[@leandrebrwn95]

Big L is one of my fav, be he did not start shit, bruh. You could definitely say he's an early innovator of the sub-genre, but the originator of horrorcore is Ganxsta N-I-P from Houston, Texas. Wrote for the Geto Boys, got a platinum plaque way before L put out Devil's Son.

[@snus9088]

Big lurch as well

[@bryanstagl4797]

Thank you

[@obsidian2404]

@@snus9088Big Lurch the best if anything at that shit. Unfortunate what happened to him to, he clearly feels horrible about it. People say cocaine is a hell of a drug but they wouldn’t be saying that if they tried PcP

[@rosecity_chris]

Brotha Lynch prolly did it best in the 90s

[@TerrenceBattle-my7ud]

Kool g rap too

[@markfordjr3677]

" Big L was always into horror movies" Just like I am

[@OldHatefulCracka-zo6sm]

Ninja 🥷 who tf is you

[@markfordjr3677]

LIL BOY

[@thefrog4990]

Horror movies are great

[@JonnyStarseed8]

to me big L was one of the original serious metaphor punchline creators.. 1/5 that taught me how to rap & put it on beat was the first beat I ever wrote a song to in 5th grade .. rap would be incredibly different and maybe on another level just cause this one dude alone 🥲😌

[@wizardmoto]

"I seen Biggie, Big L, Big Pun pass away; Buff from The Fat Boys, Jam Master Jay" -RA The Rugged Man There's a reason Big L was mentioned next to those legends. Highly underrated

[@The_Scouts_Code]

Big L > Pun > Biggie.

[@Clashedroyaled]

@@The_Scouts_Codebro big pun is great but he is literally a worser version of notorious

[@The_Scouts_Code]

@@Clashedroyaled i gave biggie an honest hearing. I wanted to like him. I tried to find songs that i liked or at least respected. He’s not just overrated, he’s actually mediocre. And it’s not just a matter of taste - he’s technically and lyrically unskilled.

[@jaysonmanman]

There needs to be a biopic for Big L.

[@lazybread6920]

Casualties of a dice is the first song I ever heard from Big L and I instantly became a fan

[@jasonolafami4528]

Big l's first album went gold

[@jeffaholics2289]

Respectfully, he didn’t keep up with jay z on the radio, he murdered him in cold blood.

[@prashantsharma8742]

💯

[@jimmydatrackstar]

This is sad. Dude clearly got set up and didn’t even know it: left the house blindly walking to meet a friend while the shooter just hid waiting for him… 9 times in the head and chest? Yeah naw that’s an assassination

[@jimmyog]

man how i wish L really stayed home that night, it’s always someone u know too… 🐍 who knows what might’ve been

[@jayperez019]

@@jimmyogI feel like even if he did stay in that day they would’ve just came for him another time

[@tajdyer2803]

Man, i bought the ethylene book just to read the description of the scene. As i read it more, the sadder i became. If only he didnt get involved in his brothers situation and/or if dame dash got to him sooner afyer his debut 😢. Big l was doing clubs and house shows to showcase his talent.

[@GodzillaKaijuGK]

Big L only died because he was told to do a hit and kill the person that killed him but he heard what L was gonna do and shot him first. He mustve been scared from how much times he shot big l. Also big l killed people. Big l wasnt innocent. Also big l was involved in a hit before this. Just because he was a very good rapper doesnt mean he was innocent

[@GodzillaKaijuGK]

big l set his killer up thats why big l is dead

[@JKDVIPER]

11:51 What a suffering life he must have led. So much pain and coldness. He was talented beyond anything we now see, but STRESS got him. The world took over and he lost control of the ride.” 💯definitely a major top 5 rapper if all time. 😎☑️

[@Watcher234]

His Mom definition of a strong black woman.

[@th-pw8pn]

His LOTPAD album was great back in the day and is probably even better now! I can still listen to it from nose to tail and enjoy it. It's just one of those timeless albums. No one releases one album, gets immediately noticed by so many people, and is still relevant and talked about ~30 years later if they're not bringing something a little special to the party...

[@daniillyubych6201]

Bro very good video, but I would be even happier if u mentioned how the big picture was done after big L's death

[@schaefer1898]

That Amsterdam live footage changed my life. And he was only 23 or 24 back then, pfff....

[@channelbitcoin21M]

Will you do one of these video on Charizma? He was such a talent and idk much about his life or how he died. I’d love to hear more

[@gingerben9310]

Big L murdered Jay on that freestyle. Big L is in my top 3. What a rapper Lord Finesse is so smooth the way he raps. He doesnt get talked alot about either which is strange. Even Nas said Finesse was a nice rapper meaning sick.

[@dpain951]

Im surprised a lot of people haven’t heard of him. Yo manz was cold AF!

[@ccreighton1288]

🧊

[@psykolikwid]

What a legend- good job keeping his name on people’s minds.

[@Tiffanydymond]

Danger zone was my fav BIG L track . 😢 wow I’m getting old

[@1stAmendmentDrone]

He was so ahead of his time his parents haven’t met yet.

[@marcosbenavides8394]

I still have his album(My favorite album all-time)

[@Str8OuttaFrayser919]

the king of punchlines and natural cadence

[@brianteague44]

U put alot of info in a short amount of time...respect

[@Valuingzeus]

Every time you said cam name juelz Santana was on screen

[@itsmjeezy2596]

"Sandman" by Big L is one of my favorite hip hop tracks of all time

[@samcharman100]

He said there was rumor he beat JZ in a rap battle……JZ was nothing compared to Big L lyrically, completely different levels

[@user-on5iv6rk3n]

Big l one of my favorite rappers rip ❤

[@user-od2qx3mc4q]

Casualties of a dice game 9th Wonder remix. DOPE. ❤

[@shanereynolds4276]

He embodies the 90s style. Which is the cream of the crop

[@EazyEv1.0]

Big L forever 🕊🕊🕊💯💯💯

[@Tonybologne805]

“I walk through the ruggedest blocks w/ jewels flooded w/ rocks/ Hustlin on hot corners that be smothered by cops” Your mans was nice

[@alejandro8790]

DITC FOR LIFE

[@thehound510]

His technique and multisyllabic game was ahead of its time. No wonder he influenced some of the best rappers around today.

[@zoomanx9661]

This could be made into a movie.

[@GeminiJo]

there's plenty of movies with backdooring.

[@ST69]

Big L was easily the best rapper of all time . Anyone who’s actually knows , simply just knows

[@marcosbenavides8394]

Facts

[@homiedog4975]

“reup money”…”down a few racks” 😂

[@jonathanshaules1967]

Furious Anger · Big L · Shyheim 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@daspy1017]

CAUSE WHERE I'M FROM YOU CAN CHOKE FROM THE GUN SMOKE.... PEACE TO ALL THE CASUALTIES IN THE STREETS... R.I.P BIG L...

[@dancoast9881]

Ayo you better flee hops or get your head blown three blocks…L keeps rappers hearts pumping like reeboks 😧

[@shanereynolds4276]

Its crazy because recently ive heard his music and im like who the f is that?? I grew up in the 80s and 90s and never really heard of big L. But when i hear him i know automatically hes from the golden era and hes solid gold!

[@TerrenceBattle-my7ud]

The legendary 7min freestyle between him & jz he had Jay stumbling mumbling like a new age Lil nigga today😂 L lyrics was insane and 100% independent "flamboyant 4 life"

[@TerrenceBattle-my7ud]

Side note, Big L use to sell wet(pcp) to method man/wutang before they blew.

[@haydenpeka7148]

R.I.P...BIG L....DOPEIST MC EVER

[@mila1012]

Jay z prolly took him out

[@marygrey536]

Exact thoughts

[@GodzillaKaijuGK]

fool. Big L only died because he was told to do a hit and kill the person that killed him but he heard what L was gonna do and shot him first. He mustve been scared from how much times he shot big l. Also big l killed people. Big l wasnt innocent. Also big l was involved in a hit before this. Just because he was a very good rapper doesnt mean he was innocent

[@GodzillaKaijuGK]

stupid

[@GodzillaKaijuGK]

idiot@@marygrey536

[@screwvo83]

I thought the same since he took his style after he signed him he then took his LIFE! Death Clause Diddys best friend

[@ThomasLynch-ti7wr]

The lyrics on Devils son are so crazy, Big L is Forever.

[@nicetoast-fh5kh]

Big L rest in peace ❤

[@joegee3851]

Crazy freestyles, one of the best.

[@souldrifterbeats]

Is it me or was this dude trying to rhyme and spit bars while he narrating lol 😂😂😂

[@alexramos3636]

I still bump his CD 😂

[@eazymoney6158]

You should do a Capital Steez video

[@rogdawg123]

big L is the 🐐 of hip hop

[@killintimecastinline772]

Correct me if I’m wrong but everytime you said cam’ron you showed juelz Santana ?

[@user-jr3wp3pu8m]

Always love his vibe the real Harlem world

[@alvinharris0]

Why do you keep showing juelz and saying Cam'ron 😂

[@joshuabolton3866]

Big L has so many legendary songs

[@user-tv2wk4yy2y]

One of my fav rappers

[@DrewRandIsCool]

Big L was one of a kind and what if he wasn’t murdered he could’ve had his own legacy

[@user-zr6fm4do5y]

I feel so angry 😡 😡 dat L Never got the credit he deserved

[@Happy_viewing824]

No one credits Big L with horrorcore -

[@slothmarathonpromotions2470]

Big L had huge potential

[@Solar._.Humble]

Never knew good to know

[@chrisgoffe5048]

..bro was just watching every Big L deal ..the biggest what if in hip hop ..im not really fussed about hop hop deaths ..but would of liked to see Big L and xxxtentacion in later years

[@DWLADS]

Rest up Big L

[@FastwayIndustries]

Rest in peace big L💪

[@ryggamortis7594]

I always said if Big L did a track with Eminem and Big Pun itd be the greatest rap song ever

[@Clashedroyaled]

Big pun doesnt fit big L and em’s style, immortal technique is a better match

[@YJSho_Nuff_]

Id argue the group Flatliners started the whole Horrorcore rap genre. Big L helped make it more relevant back then

[@wxchief6737]

i’m pretty sure horror rap started in memphis…

[@Storyofarose]

Crazy that he got killed on my Birthday in 1999 Smh