Big L

At 24 years old, Big L has this physical status:

Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), better known by the nickname Big L, was an American rapper and songwriter.

He is widely regarded as one of the best and most lyrical rappers of all time, and he is known for assisting in the inception of horrorcore. Coleman came from Harlem, New York, in the early to mid-1990s, and eventually signed to Columbia Records, where he first released his debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, is considered a classic by many fans.

Coleman was shot nine times and killed by an unknown assassination in his hometown of Harlem on February 15, 1999. Multiple writers at AllMusic, HipHopDX, and The Source have lauded Coleman for his wordplay, and he has also been praised as "one of the most auspicious storytellers in hip hop history." "He scared me to death," Nas said on MTV in respect of Coleman's legacy.

I was terrified to death when I heard it on tape.

I said, 'Yo, there is no way I can participate if this is what I have to do.'

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Early life

On May 30, 1974, Lamont Coleman was born in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, the third and youngest child of Gilda Terry (d. 2008) and Charles Davis. When Coleman was a boy, Davis left the family. Donald Coleman and Leroy Phinazee, both of Gilda, and a man named Mr. Phinazee, were their two older siblings. As a child, Coleman was nicknamed "Little L" and "mont'mont." Coleman was taken to a Run-DMC concert at the Beacon Theatre when Coleman was 7 years old. Coleman was awed by the result and ignited an interest in rapping, according to Phinazee. Coleman, a 12 year old boy, became a big hip hop fan and began freestyling with others in his neighborhood.

In 1990, he founded Three the Hard Way, but it was quickly disbanded due to a lack of enthusiasm among the participants. It was made up of Coleman, Doc Reem, and Rodney. No new projects were announced, and after Rodney's departure, the group was renamed Two Hard Motherfuckers. People started referring to Coleman as "Big L" around this time. Coleman met Lord Finesse at an autograph session in a record store on 125th Street in the summer of 1990. Finesse and Coleman exchanged numbers after he did a freestyle.

Coleman attended Julia Richman High School. Coleman freestyle wrestled on the streets, rhyming in the hallways, and rhyming on the wall, rhyming to my classmates. Every now and then, a house party, grab the mic, or a block party, grab the microphone. In 1992, he graduated from the University of Cambridge. Coleman began writing rhymes in 1990.

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Career

Coleman released numerous demos in 1992, some of which were included on his debut album Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, and Children of the Corn (COC) formed the Children of the Corn (COC) with Killa Cam (Cam'ron), Murda Mase (Ma$e), Bloodshed and McGruff.

On February 11, Coleman appeared on Yo!

Lord Finesse and MTV Raps have collaborated on Finesse's studio album Return of the Funky Man. Coleman's first professional appearance appeared on "Yes You May (Remix)", the B-side of "Party Over Here" (1992) by Lord Finesse, and his first album appearance was on "Represent" off of Showbiz & A.G.'s Runaway Slave (1992).

He won an amateur freestyle competition that attracted over 2,000 participants and was hosted by Nubian Productions in the same year. Coleman joined Columbia Records in 1992. About this time, L joined Lord Finesse's Bronx-based hip hop group Diggin', which included Lord Finesse, Diamond D, O.C., Fat Joe, Buckwild, Showbiz, and A.G.

Coleman's son, "Devil's Son," was Coleman's first commercial single, influencing others. "I've always been a horror flick fan," the singer wrote the song. In addition, Harlem's daily life are frightening. So I just put it all together in a rhyme." However, he said he preferred other styles over horrorcore. Coleman performed live at the Uptown Lord Finesse Birthday Bash in 1993, which also included other performances from Fat Joe, Nash, and Diamond D.

He released his second commercial single, "Clinic," in 1994. Coleman introduced "Put It On" on radio on July 11, 1994, and three months later, it was released. The single "No Endz, No Skinz" was released in 1995, and Brian Luvar directed it.

Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous, his first studio album, was released in March 1995. The album debuted at number 149 on the Billboard 200 and number 22 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, and at number 22. Lifestylez is expected to sell more than 200,000 copies as of 2000. Three singles were singled out of the album; "Put It On" and "M.V.P. were among the first two singles to be released from the album; the first two, "Put It On," and "M.V.P., were among the first two singles. The third "No Endz, No Skinz" did not chart on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs, and "No Endz, No Skinz" reached the top of the charts.

Coleman was dropped from Columbia in 1996 largely due to the conflict between Coleman's rapping style and Columbia's Columbia's production. "I was there with a group of strangers that didn't even know my music," he said.

He began working on his second studio album, The Big Picture, in 1997. COC was formed in 1997 after Bloodshed died in a car crash. DITC was on display in On the Go Magazine in July. Coleman appeared on O.C. "Dangerous" is O.C.'s single "Dangerous" name. Jewelz is the artist of the second album in the series. He was the opening act for O.C. in November. The European Jewlez Tour is taking place in Europe.

Coleman formed Flamboyant Entertainment, Coleman's own independent company, sometime in 1998. It was "planned to sell the kind of hip-hop that did not have top 40 samples or R & B hooks," according to The Village Voice. In 1998, he introduced the single "Ebonics." The song was based on "Ebonics," and The Source rated it as one of the top five independent singles of the year. "Dignified Soldiers," DITC's first single, was released this year.

Following the debut of "Ebonics," Coleman caught the attention of Damon Dash, the CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. Dash wanted to sign Lamont to Roc-A-Fella, but Coleman wanted his crew to sign On February 8, 1999, Coleman, Herb McGruff, C-Town, and Jay-Z began the process of joining Roc-A-Fella as a team called "The Wolfpack."

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