Last week marked the 14th anniversary of the death of Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, aka The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, in an unsolved case which was "reinvigorated" recently. While conspiracy theories abound as to who was behind the murder (was it the result of an East Coast/West Coast hip-hop rivalry? did Suge Knight call the hit?), friends, relatives and fans took to Twitter and other outlets to praise and remember the king of Bed-Stuy (revisit his first public rap duel here)."Why are fallen rappers more celebrated than our historical leaders & trailblazers in today's culture? The Anniversary of Biggie Smalls death past and you would have thought he was a national dignitary when the truth is his music glorified everything negative about our culture."
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Sadly enough, it seems to me that instead of being educated WE want to be entertained and WE do celebrate our entertainers as though they were historical icons both past and present. "Ready to Die" was a big album, but it didn't help get us off of the back of the bus and BIG didn't wasn't known to lead any civil rights causes. I was dissapointed with the turnout for "The Meeting" at GPCC this past March. I can't help but believe that if it were a production with someone dressed as an ugly stereotypical woman, shucking and jiving for our amusement, the place would have been full to capacity. We need to reeducate ourselves as a people to gain some historical perspective on the folks that made major sacrifices to allow us to have the rights and opportunities we have today. Peace.
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