Who shoot the great
Biggie Smalls? There are many theories on who killed the great rapper after a
Soul Train Award after party. It is possible that the FBI killed Biggie so it would
put an end to the East coast vs West coast rap rivalry, also did P. Diddy have
something to do with Biggie'sdeath. There are even people who believe that he
is still alive, but all of the evidence points toward Suge Knight ("The
Mysterious Death Of Biggie Smalls | Part 2").
Biggie Smalls was born on May 21,
1972 in Brooklyn, New York. Biggie's real name was Christopher Wallace but also
went by Notorious B.I.G. The twenty four year old rapper was gunned down in
1997 in Los Angeles in his car while leaving a after party. Biggie Smalls lived
a short but an eventful life ("Biggie Smalls" 1). Biggie was a big
man as Rolling Stone described him him as " a mountain of a man, 6 ft 3in,
280 lbs, black as tar, with a W.C Fields scowl and a lazy left eye" in an
interview in 1995(1).
Biggie smalls is a very friendly and
caring guy. People think he is mean and dark by his lyrics or even by his
appearance, but mostly everyone he knew, he became friends with. " I was
passing by and he just said 'hello'. We started talking and it grew into a
friendship" ("Biggie small: The Voice that Influenced A
Generation" 1). Biggie was
sometimes a pain to his mother Voletta Wallace, but he was always respectful to
his mother " He was a son that every mother always wanted" "My
son was my best friend" ("Biggie Smalls' mother remembers her
son" 1). Biggie was friendly and respected anybody who respected him.
Biggie also was very inspiring. He
inspired people around the world, but mainly inspired Brooklyn. The Brooklyn
Nets held a ceremony for Biggie for how he inspired the town. " if one
person can bring so much love together for others. It warms my heart. He is not
here and I am saddened by it, but I am thrilled to know how much love he
brought to the community." his mother said at the ceremony ("Biggie
Smalls' mothers remembers her son" 1). "Stay far from timid, only
make moves when your heart's in it, and live the phrase sky's the
limit"("27 Best Biggie Smalls Quotes and sayings" 1). Biggie
inspired not only Brooklyn but the word by his words, lyrics and actions.
Biggie Smalls was also a good
business man. "Wallace is seen as a cornerstone of a business and is
relied upon to do his work efficiently and expertly. He has strength and
respectability." "he has learned to respect a dollar. He is concerned
about security of his future and those he loves."("The Notorious
B.I.G" 1). Biggie always was about making money. When he was a kid he
started dealing drugs which isn't the best was to provide, but he found a way
to provide. But later in life found a better way and safer way to make money
for his family, his talent, which was rapping.
Biggie was a hard worker. " And
everything you get, ya gotta work hard for it" Biggie said("27 Best
Biggie Smalls Quotes and sayings" 1). Biggie was always determined. It
goes back to him being a business man but he always worked hard for everything
he did, even when he was dealing drugs he wanted to be on the top of the city,
and same goes to when he was in the rap game. He would never take time off, he
would always be doing something to make his game and himself better.
Biggie was a brilliant a guy.
"he excelled in class and won many awards as a english
student"("The Notorious B.I.G." 1). Biggie was a really smart
kid and he was also a very good student. Which it was hard to be a good student
when you grew up in a rough neighborhood and he was a drug dealer getting good
grades, you don’t hear about that often. Also with him being such a good
english student you could tell in his lyrics. He's really creative with his
lyrics. Him being creative and also being educated in english just put a good
touch on Biggie's music which in my opinion made him one of the best rapper in
the game.
Biggie Smalls was a really good guy.
I wish I could of meet him, not only for him being one of the best rappers to
rap. But also just to have a good conversation with him because of how nice of
guy everyone said he was. He cared about his loved ones and would do anything
for them. He worked hard and was always trying to make money, which I hope to
be the same in that way.
Biggie Smalls was leaving a Soul
Train Music award afterparty on March 9, 1997. While stopped at a red light, a
Chevrolet Impala pulled up next to Biggie's green GMC Suburban ("20 Years
after the Notorious B.I.G Death..." 1). The driver in the Impala was a
unidentified black male wearing a suit and bow tie. He put his window down and
fired a 9mm pistol at Biggie; four of the shots wounded him (1). Biggie was
taken to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles to go into surgery, but
soon after Biggie was dead (1).
Conspiracy theory #1 involves Sean
"Diddy" Combs. Retired Los Angeles Police Department detective Greg
Kading led a task force investigating Biggie's and Tupac deaths ("20 Years
after the Notorious B.I.G Death..." 1). Kading claimed Diddy, the mind
behind Bad Boy Records, which is Biggie's record label, paid a member of the
Crip gang one million dollars to kill Tupac and his manger (1). Kading claimed
that Marion "Suge" Knight, who is the Death Row Record CEO,
retaliated by hiring a member of the Blood gang to kill Biggie for 13,000
dollars. Suge and Diddy have both vehemently denied claims about their
involvement (1). This conspiracy is based on hearsay only and has no actual
evidence to back it up.
Conspiracy theory #2 involves Marion
"Suge" Knight and the Los Angeles Police Department ("20 Years
after the Notorious B.I.G Death..." 1). The theory was spread by a former
Los Angeles Police Department detective Russell Poole, who claimed Suge
recruited a police officer to kill Biggie as an act of retaliation for the
death of Tupac (1). Months after Biggie's death, Suge told ABC News he would
"absolutely not" snitch if he knew the Tupac killer (1). "I
don’t get paid to tell on people" he said in the interview (1). In 2015,
Poole suffered a heart attack and died after going over the cold case of
Biggie's death (1). "'Ain't that some shit?' RIP B.I.G.," rapper
Busta Rhymes wrote on his instagram at the time, seemingly siding with Poole's
theory (1). This seems to be the most
likely theory on Biggie's death and will be discussed in more detail at the
end.
Conspiracy theory #3 involved the
FBI. Josh Potash claimed in his book from 2008 "The FBI War on Tupac
Sharur and Black Leaders" that the FBI was behind the deaths of Biggie and
Tupac ("20 Years after the Notorious B.I.G Death..." 1). "Citing
12 years of research, hundreds of interviews and many court documents, Josh
claimed that the FBI wanted to end the violent rap game of the '90's and
counterintelligence programs to target musicians" (1). In Josh's book, he connected with Tupac's
mother Afeni, and with the Black Panther Party (1). Tupac's lyrics about
self-empowerment and the FBI's Cointelpro Project, which surveilled,
infiltrated and shut down political organizations and national threats like the
Panthers (1). The FBI released the files from its two years investigation into
Biggie's death in April 2011(1). The
associated press said at the time that informants told the FBI that Biggie's
death may have been aided by police officers. The LAPD denied claims about its
involvement (1). While there is evidence about this theory, there is not as
much evidence as for conspiracy theory #2.
Conspiracy theory #4 suggest that
Biggie and Tupac are still alive ("20 Years after the Notorious B.I.G
Death..." 1). One of the most discussed conspiracy theories claims that
Biggie and Tupac are still alive out of the spotlight (1). In the past years,
countless doppelgangers have showed up in different cities around the world,
making theory escalate (1). Not too long ago, a Biggie look alike was
photographed at a bachelor party (1). "I don’t know if I was too drunk
last night, but I swear Biggie came to my party... Biggie is still alive"
the groomsman, Nass Kitojo, said (1).
Were Suge and the LAPD involved with
Biggie's death ("The Mysterious Death Of Biggie Smalls | Part 2" 1)?
The most likely scenario was conspiracy theory #2, Marion "Suge"
Knight and the Los Angeles Police Department were involved. There is strong
evidence behind this theory (1). Sergio Robleto commented on how strangely
uninvolved the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division was in the case:
They were there that first night,
but they were gone by the next morning and didn’t come back to the case until
an entire month had passed. In 30 years, I had never seen that: a murder case
involving a major celebrity that wasn't taken over by Robbery Homicide right
out of the gate. (1)
That also happen with the Tupac murder (1). Suge's motive
was to avenge Tupac, his artist from Death Row Records, who some say was
murdered by Biggie (1). Members of the LAPD were on the payroll of Death Row
Records of which Suge is the CEO (1). One of the officers on the payroll was
officer David Mack (1). Mack was at the party the night of Biggie's death and
owns a black Impala (1). Also, Mack was affiliated with hit man Amir Muhammad
who was one of Mack's college friends (1). Amir matched the description of the
shooter (1). Which points to Suge hiring Amir Muhammad to kill Biggie.
The death of Biggie
Small's is still a mystery. The murder of Biggie went to four different
theories:
1.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was involved.
2.
Marion "Suge" Knight and the Los Angeles Police
Department was involved.
3.
The FBI was involved.
4.
Biggie is still alive.
I also walked around College of the Mainland
to do a survey on who was involved with Biggie's murder and 66% of the people
choose that Marion "Suge" Knight and the Los Angeles police
department was involved. Also there is a lot of evidence behind that theory as
well and not as much on the other three theories. So hopefully Biggie's death
can be confirm so the person behind the murder can be brought to justice.
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