Posts Tagged ‘Biggie Smalls’

Hollywood - Monday, March 16, 2009 10:11 - 2 Comments

Legal Battle Over Tupac Biopic

Last month production company Morgan Creek filed a lawsuit against Tupac’s mother Afeni Shakur Amaru claiming she backed out of a deal after promising to sell the company rights to the late rapper’s life story.

Now, Amaru has fired back with a $10 million cross-complaint claiming the company tried to force her into a deal and then sabotaged her attempts to negotiate the project with other companies.

According to Amaru’s suit, the dealings with Morgan Creek got shadey just after the Biggie biopic Notorious had a $20 million opening weekend.

Arts & Culture, Events - Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:32 - 1 Comment

Biggie Anniversary Dream B.I.G. Event

The Source remembered Biggie Smalls on the tweflth anniversary of his death with GoodGirlPR and Marcoart at the RHYTHM-sponsored Dream B.I.G. event where a tribute painting honoring the slain rapper was presented and auctioned.

Celebrity guests included DJ Cut, DJ Scratch and Amanda Diva.

- Photos by: CJ Washington

Music, The Vault - Monday, March 9, 2009 12:35 - 5 Comments

We’ll Always Love Big Poppa

Twelve years ago today, Christopher Wallace, better known as Notorious B.I.G. was shot and killed in Los Angeles.

Biggie was undoubtedly one of the best rappers of all time with a charismatic personality and disctinctive flow.

More B.I.G. on TheSource.com

Events - Sunday, March 8, 2009 21:45 - 4 Comments

Dream B.I.G Event

A Marcoart B.I.G. tribute painting signed by Notorious cast members and Faith Evans will be auctioned off at an undisclosed location Monday March 9.

The painting was first unveiled at a private screening of Notorious at Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Russell Simmons, Talib Kweli, Joe Budden and David Banner are all expected to attend.

Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation.

Features, The Vault - Friday, January 16, 2009 10:54 - 10 Comments

“Going Back to Cali” - A New Yorker’s Reflection

The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 release, Life After Death, will go down as one of the greatest albums of all time. A double album with flawless lyricism, cinematic concepts and top-notch production, Life After Death was the epitome of what a classic album should sound like. It was Biggie at his best: charming (“Nasty Boy”), angry (“My Downfall), celebratory (“Hypnotize”) and compassionate (“Miss U”). Despite all of the styles, subjects and facets Biggie hit on with the LP, the one song that surprised New Yorkers was “Going Back to Cali.”
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Source TV, The Vault - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:18 - 3 Comments

Derek Luke Notorious Interview

Acclaimed actor Derek Luke, plays Sean “Diddy” Combs in Notorious. Diddy himself has praised Luke’s performance. The Source recently caught up with Luke to discuss what it was like playing the Hip-Hop mogul.