After being turned down by other record companies, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter founded Roc-A-Fella Records in 1996. Producer DJ Clark Kent, DJ Ski and others explain how they helped to found Roc-A-Fella and how influential the company became. In addition to the most popular Jay-Z albums, Roc-A-Fella’s discography includes the work … Continue reading
American celebrities Snoop Dogg, Eminiem, Jada Pinkett Smith and Marlon Wayans remember where they were when rapper Tupac Shakur was killed on September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas. Wayans, who was with him just before the shooting, says, “I saw Tupac, twenty minutes before he got shot.” Pinkett Smith was … Continue reading
Voletta Wallace, the mother of the Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls, recalls a humorous story about the time Biggie forced her to apologize by refusing to hang up the phone.
T'yanna Wallace, the daughter of the late and great Notorious BIG, returns to her father's Brooklyn stomping grounds and explains in an interview how it feels when people recognize her as the daughter of the legendary rapper. Continue reading
Reporter Abbie Kearse asks Brooklyn residents to share their reaction to Notorious B.I.G.'s death the the morning after it happened on March 9, 1997. Continue reading
Basketball player Shaquille O'Neal explains how he first became a fan of B.I.G. and he and rapper Sean 'P.Diddy' Combs discuss the close relationship Shaq had with the now deceased rapper. Continue reading
Sean Combs, a rapper who uses the stage name P. Diddy, remembers what happened the night Notorious B.I.G. was shot in Los Angeles on March 9, 1997 and shares his thoughts on the motivation for the crime. Continue reading
