Big L - The Big Picture C/D

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I don't understand why this gets written up as such a shortcoming compared to Lifestylez (which I also love dearly). There's some jaw dropping verses on here (and I'd argue we may be able to do another 100-1 like we did for Lifestylez). I've never been too hot on his production, but it works here. "Casualties of a Dice Game", "98 Freestyle", "Ebonics", there's tons of great stuff on here. Classic.

― greg ginn thought neubauten was bullshit, why don't you? (smile), Friday, 25 February 2005 00:19 (twenty years ago)

I just heard "Ebonics" today on the radio! How old is this album?

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 25 February 2005 00:45 (twenty years ago)

I dunno - six years maybe?

― Austin (Austin), Friday, 25 February 2005 00:59 (twenty years ago)

released in 2000

― greg ginn thought neubauten was bullshit, why don't you? (smile), Friday, 25 February 2005 02:33 (twenty years ago)

the storytelling tracks (dice game, the heist) are great, and unlike anything on lifestylez. i like the cohesiveness of lifestylez' DITC crew production. the production on this is kinda random. but as far as posthumous rap albums go, the big picture is shakespeare.

― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Friday, 25 February 2005 04:00 (twenty years ago)

and please, start the top 100 lines

― Shmool McShmool (shmuel), Friday, 25 February 2005 04:00 (twenty years ago)

100. "How come, you can listen to my first album
And tell where a lot of niggas got they whole style from?"

Truer words...

― greg ginn thought neubauten was bullshit, why don't you? (smile), Friday, 25 February 2005 04:57 (twenty years ago)

i finally got around to this after having loved lifestylez for so long. "98 freestyle" is so damn good.

― eman (eman), Saturday, 26 February 2005 05:17 (twenty years ago)

omg, and the flutes on 'holdin it down'! the flutes!!!

― eman (eman), Saturday, 26 February 2005 06:36 (twenty years ago)

five years pass...

YOU SEE CORLEONE ICE SPINNIN JIGGED OUT WHITE LINEN
AND IF A BITCH DON'T LIKE ME SHE MUST LIKE WOMEN
EVERY TIME I COME AROUND YOU SEE YOUR WIFE GRINNIN
DON'T BE MAD CUZ YOUR CAREER'S IN THE 9TH INNING

― surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally, Thursday, 5 August 2010 21:58 (fifteen years ago)

'flamboyant' is one of my fav rap beats ever

― blap...tremendo (deej), Friday, 6 August 2010 00:07 (fifteen years ago)

five months pass...

I got more riches than you
Fucked more bitches than you
Only thing I haven't got is more stitches than you
Fuckin punk, you ain't a leader, what, nobody followed you?
You was never shit- your mother should have swallowed you
You on some tag along flunkie "yes man" shit
Do me a favor--please get off the next man dick

― emma goldbond (San Te), Wednesday, 26 January 2011 07:40 (fourteen years ago)

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