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Big L (born Lamont Coleman May 30, 1974; died February 15, 1999) was an American rap artist. Big L was born, raised, lived, and fatally shot in the same Harlem neighborhood he frequently rhymed about. He is mostly remembered for his freestyle ability, his critically acclaimed debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous and his murder at the age of twenty four. Following Coleman's death, he has been since celebrated as one of the greatest rappers of all time, due to his oft-lauded punchlines. Performance history His early career began in a group called Children of the Corn with fellow Harlemites Ma$e, Bloodshed, his cousin Cam'ron and McGruff. His first recording under the name Big L was made in 1995 with Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous. He gained recognition within the genre of rap music for his renditions of Put it on; No Endz, No Skinz; Street Struck and Da Graveyard (which featured a then unknown Jay-Z). He also had a famous 7 minute freestyle with Jay-Z that was on the Stretch & Bobbito Radio Show in NYC. His biggest success came with Ebonics which he recorded on his own "Flamboyant" label in the summer of 1998. The single, Ebonics, which consists of defininitions of slang terms, is widely regarded as his best work: [sic]. Check it: My weed smoke is my lye A key of coke is a pie. When I'm lifted, I'm high. With new clothes on, I'm fly. Cars is whips and sneakers is kicks. Money is chips, movies is flicks. Also, cribs is homes. Jacks is pay phones. Cocaine is nose candy; cigarettes is bones. A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox. Phat diamonds is rocks, and jakes is cops... Posthumous career Rumours among hip hop fans suggested that Big L was to sign with Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella label. His last recorded release was The Big Picture on August 1, 2000, put together by Lord Finesse from songs L had recorded and acapellas that were never used, as well as calling in producers and guest rappers that L

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The Big Picture

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