Way better then Jay-Z on the 89.9 freestyle and demolished Camron on the 8 is enough track lol. He would’ve been a real legend if he lived long enough to drop 10 albums plus. NY rap went to shit after L, Biggie, ODB died. Hip hop in general with Pac. Imagine that’s about 50 albums we could’ve had with them all if they was still alive maybe 60 with Pac lol
I just heard of him wish I knew of him earlier he was a legend and is underrated in my eyes he should be in the same conversation as pac,biggie and big pun and other greats that have been took from us
bang60chicks are u kidding me?? Big l is way better than jay-z, just check the freestyle they did together, big l ate jay-z on that, altough jay-z was good back in the days, i like reasonable doubt and in my lifetime, but.comparing him to big l.... i think big l was better..
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
jdfka;lda jfla;kdjslfks yeah but a lot of rappers have bars like that. If you’re talking irony, think about how biggie unintentionally released Life After Death a week after his death
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
Lol no one ever brings up mf doom. Doom is one the most lyrically complex artists ever. Love all 90s hip hop though, but doom is more early 2000's I guess. He had a few records in the late 90s, was in KMD early 90s too
It’s crazy Big L, Biggie, 2Pac and Big Pun all didn’t even touch 30. We were robbed of so much greatness and potential. You always have to wonder what if but thank you for leaving us such incredible art.
Exactly!!! He was actually in the process to signing to Rockafella records when he was killed. He would've been huge! Rest in paradise to the legendary Big L
In so glad this video has gotten three million extra views in the last few months, maybe big L is finally starting to get the recognition he's long since deserved.
i think deep inside he was kinda hoping to find someone who would step up to him as a pretty big part of his tracks seem like they were intended to be used in a feud with another artist
Um i wish we could have seen that...big l was bread like a battle rapper...i woulda love to have seen that....besides pun and nas he murking anyone in that era
one of the reasons i do what i do... big l the original punchline king and lyrical guru..multy syllable rhyming to its finest..this is killing 99% of this bubble gum shit out now
Then u don't know a single thing in that case back in his era he was one of the best selling artist next to nas pac big ect people don't need to talk about him to know he was amazing he made his stripes and the best MCs know that he's a goat
25 years ago today he was gone. And so young too 😢😢😢. But his work and his style, his flow, his rhythm, will always be timeless. RIP Motherfuckin Big L 1974-1999
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
Big L kept it 100% New York, hes in my top 3 rappers of all time, now I watch videos and rappers from Brooklyn, Harlem, damn they dont even look like there New Yorkers, they look like there from the South! Someone bring back the 90s yo!!!
bring back keith murray, redman, smif n wessun, lost boyz, az, jeru, redman, buckshot, shiow & ag, mic geronimo, lord finesse, oc, das efx, group home, camp lo, etc
@@nova_hoopz8989 well I wouldn't go quite that far, there are still some talented cats in the rap game but it's become so homogenized and commercialised that only certain records and artists sell... As long as cats like Black Thought, Kxng Crooked, Joyner Lucas and Eminem and a few others are around, there will be skilled cats in the game, just don't expect them to sell (well, except Eminem of course)... And let's not forget the man himself, Big L, he didn't even reach the level of fame He deserved until after he died, very few people had even heard of him outside of underground hip hop communities. Ok got off track there for a minute, my point was there is still some skilled cats out there, just not in the mainstream.
@@devious187 Big L is famous cuz he died. Now do I think thats right? Not at all. His skills are so insane... for example. Nas when he came out in 94 was a major player to the rap game..he like almost changed how rap was in 94 (imo 94 is the best year for rap) but anyways big L was like the next big contender. I think he rhymes and flows better then Nas. Big L is the reason I'm interested in rap today! But Big L just died too soon. He didn't even get time to publish his second album. It was delayed for after his death. So disappointing u wonder what could've came if he stayed alive... Rip my Boy
Adrian Ganetti That’s me, 14 year old. Love old school hip hop with my soul and heart. First time I heard L, man i flipped. Top 10 best emcees of all time
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
Andy Gutierrez hip hop fortunately there are still some artists, the album of Eminem has been released recently, but I hope that hip hop will reign as before, now only the Trap reigns which is nothing but music with nonsense lyrics and speaks only of commercial things
In a 2010 interview with Donald Phinazee, Big L's brother commented on what led up to the death of Big L: There was something that went down with a dude out here with my middle brother, "Big Lee" (Leroy Phinazee), and, uh, Lee went upstate for five years. [...] It was a little problem like I just said, "divide and conqueror" with the fellas between all of us, and, uh, [Lee] went upstate, then I went upstate, and then [Lee] sent word to do something [to someone]. He sent word to somebody else to do something, but Lamont went with him, which Lamont shouldn't have went with him. [...] It didn't go down the way it was supposed to have went down and they seen Lamont face. [...] So, uh, both of us is gone, and [Lamont] was out here by hisself. And so you can't get one brother, you get the other one. That's it in a nutshell.
Literally the only MCs that Nas has ever admitted have "scared" him to this day are L, Big and Pac. But cats like Pharoahe Monche, A.Z., G Rap, Rakim, Pun, Raekwon, Prodigy, Kane and of course Ras Kass were also his competitors..
@@ChrisGugliuzzabefore the TV show there was a common phase walking dead, people in Iraq and Vietnam would consider there self dead man walking, easier to kill a man and be okay with your death if you don't consider yourself alive. That's my interpretation of the bar but even if it don't make sense who cares
Facts. I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
Most underrated artist in my opinion his wordplay, punchlines, and the tongue twisters were ahead of his time. Big L, Pac, Nas, and Jay Z are my all time favorite artists.
Shout out to all of the O.G.s that actually lived that lifestyle. And survived through the era. R.I.P to those who couldn't make it. Not realizing that there was a better way.
Don’t worry man there is still hope for the culture. To all that was lost there will be one that that would remember and would start a new fire. No one was born anything, they were raised to be, except Big L he was born dead.
***** I don't need to pretend to be a gangster to feel accomplished with my life nor do I need to be a pretentious 30 something year old wannabe thug failure in order to have an opinion about a song that happens to be from the 90s.
***** lima knows what i mean, listen to most rappers that are most known, creating catchy songs with the word nigga, the real rappers lke L use it when they just talking its just a normal word to them, rappers rely on that word these days
i was born 5 months after his death. my dad was very into him, and this was the first song he ever introduced me to, fell inlove with him and rap instantly.
@@shadysluvv like 13 years ago when I was 15, My friend Ask me if i know Big L, i said Big who? He make me listen to this song, and to the day, this is the song I enjoy the most, word play, punch Line, this Guy was different! RIP to this Legend
His life, message & influence will always be with us through his music. In Ghetto Heaven he is surrounded by some of the best Hip Hop artists & musicians who made it to his birthday celebration in Heaven!
Yes exactly bro, nailed it right on the head. Imagine how much worse the early 2000's to 2010 would have been without Eminem, Kanye, 50 & Jay, they would have been making new kinds of rap where you don't rhyme anymore lmao
Him and Big Pun would had ran the city, i think Nas still would had reigned but Jayz would had never reached his heights without them 2 legends dying. Plus, pun never liked Jay. Damn we lost some real ones, rip to freak tah, lost boyz too.
It’s crazy how he isn’t talked about as much. Talented as fuck
They dont shine light on the real spitters
@@richyounginnbdb2831 thats some true shit bro
Way better then Jay-Z on the 89.9 freestyle and demolished Camron on the 8 is enough track lol. He would’ve been a real legend if he lived long enough to drop 10 albums plus. NY rap went to shit after L, Biggie, ODB died. Hip hop in general with Pac. Imagine that’s about 50 albums we could’ve had with them all if they was still alive maybe 60 with Pac lol
I just heard of him wish I knew of him earlier he was a legend and is underrated in my eyes he should be in the same conversation as pac,biggie and big pun and other greats that have been took from us
He was talking about clout back then ahead of his time 💯💯💯
Big L passed away 25 years ago today, R.I.P to one of the greatest of all time, we're all still listening ❤️
❤
Damn I just got out on to homie music and was wondering what happened way ahead of his time
@@Intertaining.reels96 i'm so ahead of my time my parents haven't met yet - Big L
RIP L
ALL people talking about his death what bout his legendary lifestyle for tho days he was a Boss of the uptown scene 143 Harlem world
This nigga was ridiculously all time nice. Godfather of the punchlines.
Not at all. Kane. Lord faness his mentor. May used metaphors before him. He was nice tho
He might have been the first rapper to coin the term "I got bodies"
@@stevefells6075yep
Yeah he was ahead of his time
@@stevefells6075 Kane, Lord finesse was in the game before him. But no where near him with punchlines…not even close
You literally can't compare this to rap nowadays. Rip Big L
Big L is my favorite rapper
skillful as fuck, man, this dude was a monster
listen to Joey bad
yea he got bars
bang60chicks are u kidding me?? Big l is way better than jay-z, just check the freestyle they did together, big l ate jay-z on that, altough jay-z was good back in the days, i like reasonable doubt and in my lifetime, but.comparing him to big l.... i think big l was better..
This guuuy lmao Jay z .....
Bender Veloso C.R.F Well at least Jay-Z has 12 classic albums.
His flow is so sick it's like hes not even trying
It's too much but biggie has the best flow in my opinion
Amazing effortless makes it look easy speacial talent
you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music th-cam.com/video/I-7PuSxuNec/w-d-xo.html
naturally gifted when you enjoy something you get real good at it
@@painmaster8165 just the fact your putting him in the same boat as biggie says alot...
Respect.
That’s right
you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music th-cam.com/video/I-7PuSxuNec/w-d-xo.html
Indeed.
@Willyam Birdie ahead of his time
Respek
Big L Forever ⚡⚡⚡
It’s not that he’s underrated
Everyone who knows him rates him very highly
The problem is not enough people know him
No one makes a listener go "Ohhh" after line after line. I wonder how long it took him to make this
Precisely.. he was the best of that era but few know him.. whenever u introduce someone to him tho they say "damn"
Yea but the problem is people dont know the difference.
Goopy Le Grande I love OC his debut word life is an underrated classic
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
"You can't kill me I was born dead.''
RIP Legend.
Michael Douglas He said it just as I read your reply
Michael Douglas that shit was a bar but ngl its kinda ironic
jdfka;lda jfla;kdjslfks yeah but a lot of rappers have bars like that. If you’re talking irony, think about how biggie unintentionally released Life After Death a week after his death
riiiiight
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
It's nice to see recent comments. It's nice to know people still have good taste of hip-hop/rap music. R.I.P. Big L
same
hey bro
word is bond
yeah man, been listen to L for years, i don't think i'll stop tbh. we needa keep this legend alive (goat)
@@stancoupe888 fax
He better than jay z for sho
Most underrated rapper ever in my opinion.
He's not underrated, he's actually rated very highly considering the limited amount of music he has out due to passing on so early
VlzArtist According to my books, he's most likely the most underrated rapper in the rap game.
Chris Parker Heard about AZ?!
AZ is most underrated for me :))
Lol no one ever brings up mf doom. Doom is one the most lyrically complex artists ever. Love all 90s hip hop though, but doom is more early 2000's I guess. He had a few records in the late 90s, was in KMD early 90s too
It’s crazy Big L, Biggie, 2Pac and Big Pun all didn’t even touch 30. We were robbed of so much greatness and potential. You always have to wonder what if but thank you for leaving us such incredible art.
Nah, Big pun could’ve lived but he just didn’t get the chance to turn his life around.
They all were Gemini ♊️. Except pun
Freaky Tah
Eazy-E hit 30 and he was on all those rappers levels.
@@XseriezisaGEasy E was on 2Pac’s level??? Gtfo 😂
Big L was a genius. How he managed such wicked rhymes and deadly lyrics with such a smooth flow and delivery is outstanding.
Right! Still listening 2021
Kind of scary how good he is
@@imsolittt8595 0000000000000000000000000000a0000
Love you Big L, from the California West Coast.. You are an OG. Respect
I heard Harry Mack is a fan so I had to check him out
Big L will never die !!! 😮😮😮
You'll don't need to ever speak his name because you'll don't know shit about him or what he was about you infidels
its f*cked up watchin him rap, gives u chills, knowing hes gone. he woulda been soo big if he was still here, RIP
Facts
Gives me depression
Exactly!!! He was actually in the process to signing to Rockafella records when he was killed. He would've been huge! Rest in paradise to the legendary Big L
Someone finally got Big L's killer , On the same block too ..
R.I.P. BIG L
thats what his killer gets R.I.P to Big L could of been more than a legend.
Hell yea man :-(
Links please
and they took him out with da headshot
Who did it tho? Link??
To the ppl that searched this up your the real MVP man fr
@@zerseyy ofc I do to and I'm only 14
@@ESDAce I’m only 12
@@zerseyy oh fr
@@ESDAce yessir
@@chrisking6606 ?
This man could have been the greatest of all time.. all the greats were terrified of this man.. Big L was unrivaled
In so glad this video has gotten three million extra views in the last few months, maybe big L is finally starting to get the recognition he's long since deserved.
in spain not much people, he we know 2pac biggie ice cube rakim wu tang clan xd
After easy notorious big tupu pac dr dre fifty cents he is the best rapper big l really rapper rip big l
And he is the next legend in rap world thats big l
Jack Knife how old r u wtf
50 cent are you trolling haha
CLASSIC
you should give this a chance, he might bring the 90's vibe back to music th-cam.com/video/I-7PuSxuNec/w-d-xo.html
hell yeah
If I liked your comment it would be 187 likes 😨
DUDE GO BACK TO THE FUCKING VS VIDEO I MISS THEM
Yup
He would’ve been 44 today. #rip
*Big L*
TheMajority ❤
He would’ve been the best artist of all time no doubt man
he would've consumed Eminem today. lol
@basher Borse Modern em trash
basher Borse Big L would destroy eminem
2024 and still hit tha banger 🤯
yep
Hello my friend BIG L is the G.O.A.T. !!!!
Classic, timeless
This man is a fucking legend
Was r.i.p one of the greats
+I BE MALIK still is👌
He was good but is no legend
+Charles Kenyuy u r a fool to say Big L is not a legend
His lyrics and flow🔥💯
Today is Big L's birthday (May 30th). He would had been 46 years old.
Big L the G.O.A.T. Rest In Peace.
♊️ ❤️
Amen
R.i.p
Yeah that’s me lol
Your favorite rappers favorite rapper
Thank God no one had to suffer getting dissed by big L. Because damn his lyricism is beyond imagination.
Best at that time
@@Dyenosaur00 for sure
i think deep inside he was kinda hoping to find someone who would step up to him as a pretty big part of his tracks seem like they were intended to be used in a feud with another artist
Anuj Jyothykumar 98 freestyle
Um i wish we could have seen that...big l was bread like a battle rapper...i woulda love to have seen that....besides pun and nas he murking anyone in that era
one of the reasons i do what i do... big l the original punchline king and lyrical guru..multy syllable rhyming to its finest..this is killing 99% of this bubble gum shit out now
dats wat I'm sayin deadass my man
Yo I'm the New Big L...
check out my Spittage soundcloud.com/davis-homez-crook/no-love
lem9561 im a check u out.. I make beats too..I'm not big l ..I'm Easy Wright. next greatest
So inspirational...thats right!
anyone that loves Cassidy and Big L check out these punchlines white kid kills it th-cam.com/video/MQfegHgGwhw/w-d-xo.html
Today is the anniversary of his death R.I.P BIG L THE GREATEST LYRICIST THAT TOUCHED THE MIC
Naw Frl 🔥🔥
🙏🏼
Ναι φίλε🙏🏼🙏🏼
@@gregorknyazev2209 Η αληθινή μουσικη παντα πρώτη 💪
Πες τα ρε μπρο
The fact that L still doesn't get the recognition he deserves most of the time is proof that not all talented artists blow up after their deaths.
I wish he could have seen this 25 million views though, he would have been so proud.
i mean part of that could be that he literally named himself BIG L
@@nappokaikai For Big Lamont, fool
Then u don't know a single thing in that case back in his era he was one of the best selling artist next to nas pac big ect people don't need to talk about him to know he was amazing he made his stripes and the best MCs know that he's a goat
It kinda sad cause he’s dead right now
True legend R .I.P stll bumpin this 2025!
25 years ago today he was gone. And so young too 😢😢😢. But his work and his style, his flow, his rhythm, will always be timeless. RIP Motherfuckin Big L 1974-1999
Seriously, we were robbed of this man's talent. He would have killed the game if he had lived past 1999.
His lyricism is lethal. Careful or you'll be 36
😂👌🏼
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
dont make it 36*
Big L kept it 100% New York, hes in my top 3 rappers of all time, now I watch videos and rappers from Brooklyn, Harlem, damn they dont even look like there New Yorkers, they look like there from the South! Someone bring back the 90s yo!!!
I was thinking the same thing fam
Beastcoast is lol where have you been
Album And Song Reviews he's right beast coast are sick, pro era defiantly bringing back that 90's sound
Joey badass is sick
bring back keith murray, redman, smif n wessun, lost boyz, az, jeru, redman, buckshot, shiow & ag, mic geronimo, lord finesse, oc, das efx, group home, camp lo, etc
The way he switches up the flow.
So ahead of his time, considering it's been 25 years since he passed.
Old but gold.
Big L true that.
Big L and Gold never gets old
New but dew.
(G)old classic shit
Got a playlist with that name, with real hip hop
What a legend, RIP. 🙏🏽
Suh Dude hell nah
Can never forget big L dude is a god
Never forget
this legend will never forgot from us, just from the little trappers aashols
No body who listen to old school hip hop will ever forget big L
We were robbed of a great artist.
R.i.p. Big L.
Legends never die ❤️💪
You have jay-z to thank for that.
He’s alive he faked his death
woooord
🧡🧡🧡🧡💪
Monster Rapper, top 3 ever
This should have more views
fr this is a hit he would have been known as one of the best lyricist next to j cole and eminem and probably a legend
@@justchilldude4777 how is cole even top 5 best lyricist? u forgetting nas, black thought and many others
@@mahaduzumaki6643 i didn't forget I just named the ones i listen to on the daily bro, not that serious
Fax
@@justchilldude4777 this nigga said j cole and eminem 😂😂😂
1995- Eazy E
1996- 2pac
1997- Biggie
1998- Fat pat
1999- Big L
2000- Big pun
R.I.P Legends
And lets not forget all of the Bone Thugs in Harmony. They died right after their East 1999 album was released in the mid 90's
@Big D Oh yeah I meant after ready for war, my bad
@Big D R.I.P. Nas-2005 ish
@Big D he's alive...! I think ya mean that he stopped makin music
No offense but Fat Pat isn't any where near there other rappers you named.
One of the coldest opening bars ever “Ayo, you better flee hops, or get your head flown three blocks
L keep rappers' hearts pumpin' like Reeboks”
🥶
That time when pump reeboks were the shit
Jeeeez,,, how did he think that
@@thrownofvengeanceÏĆĒ
Yizzur.
HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY TO THE 🐐
@@Irish_Potato_egg Goat lol. L never even made it.
@@tony4534shut up bro
Big L still puttin it on in 2022... After listening to most of today's bullshit hip hop, this shit sounds better than ever
Yeah, the rap today doesnt have the same energy and skill that the rappers had back in the 90's.
@@nova_hoopz8989 well I wouldn't go quite that far, there are still some talented cats in the rap game but it's become so homogenized and commercialised that only certain records and artists sell... As long as cats like Black Thought, Kxng Crooked, Joyner Lucas and Eminem and a few others are around, there will be skilled cats in the game, just don't expect them to sell (well, except Eminem of course)... And let's not forget the man himself, Big L, he didn't even reach the level of fame He deserved until after he died, very few people had even heard of him outside of underground hip hop communities.
Ok got off track there for a minute, my point was there is still some skilled cats out there, just not in the mainstream.
you called modern hiphop bullshit then got man when somebody else agreed
@@devious187 Big L is famous cuz he died. Now do I think thats right? Not at all. His skills are so insane... for example. Nas when he came out in 94 was a major player to the rap game..he like almost changed how rap was in 94 (imo 94 is the best year for rap) but anyways big L was like the next big contender. I think he rhymes and flows better then Nas. Big L is the reason I'm interested in rap today! But Big L just died too soon. He didn't even get time to publish his second album. It was delayed for after his death. So disappointing u wonder what could've came if he stayed alive... Rip my Boy
@@TheOGJagg yeeah Big L is the reason I'm interested in rap too!
it legitimately makes me sad that this man could not bring us music longer this would be who we talk about if he lived longer RIP Big L ;(
Lmao the Jamaican guy dancing had me dead
if you forgot everyone is allowed to dance
Slender Man lmao I didn't forget it's just funny how that nigga low key created the nae nae
when big L and biggie smalls got killed in a drive by shooting they were the same age when they died at 24 wow
marcus Ulrich it sounds like it was planned
marcus Ulrich what does that have to do with the goofy nigga dancing in the vid
🔙 to listen it again
Who else on a 90's rap TH-cam throwback
Thomas Crown Trading me all day it's been fucking amazing lol
Turn some of that Zev Love X shit on! :D
Me
When he was rapp with OC in Zagreb and they invite Stoka and Nered maaaaaaaan fiiire
Always...
Imagine being alive in 2020 and just hearing Big L for the first time?
I'M HERE DUMBSHIT
Adrian Ganetti That’s me, 14 year old. Love old school hip hop with my soul and heart. First time I heard L, man i flipped. Top 10 best emcees of all time
thats me. saw him on a "spited" video and holy shit
🖐
never got in touch with him somehow despite being a hip hop dancer and born 1999. damn
RIP BIG L 🙏 Still banging your music in 2019.
He really was ahead of his time my first time hearing him but I've heard his name a lot!!!
You should film reactions to more of his tracks
@@ChainsTheChef888 I'll keep that in mind
L was so ahead of his time that his parents haven't met yet
Cold line
@pubg m its from a song and a freestyle of his
*a talented artist existed, now unfortunatelly dead*
Idiots: omg he was soooo ahead of his time!
@pubg m yea man
I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
That is HipHop !
_Gproyect_ yes it is i miss rap like this
that is boom bap acc
_Gproyect_ Yes, that is hip hop,but hip hop is dead
Angelo Zaccariello somebody gonna bring it back
Andy Gutierrez hip hop fortunately there are still some artists, the album of Eminem has been released recently, but I hope that hip hop will reign as before, now only the Trap reigns which is nothing but music with nonsense lyrics and speaks only of commercial things
i disaggre with the line "You can't kill me i was born dead".. they can't kill you cause your songs will live FOREVER!!
R.I.P to the Legend
Cringey fuck
Wait so do you agree or do you disagree? Lol
+Braindead lol right
that bar is so ironic fam😂 R.I.P to L though
Big L would have been one of the biggest MC's if he would have lived. What a fucking legend
Today is 15th February . RIP true lyricst
Rip
Glad I’m not the only one here remembering L on the day he left us. RIP to the legend!
@@spinal_capped rip
🙏🏼
RIP
17 years ago today this man was gunned down and we lost a legend. Thank you Big L for the music!
Why always the good people? :'(
RIP Big L
Such a shame he was mistaken for his brother
I thought it was a stray bullet that hit em
In a 2010 interview with Donald Phinazee, Big L's brother commented on what led up to the death of Big L:
There was something that went down with a dude out here with my middle brother, "Big Lee" (Leroy Phinazee), and, uh, Lee went upstate for five years. [...] It was a little problem like I just said, "divide and conqueror" with the fellas between all of us, and, uh, [Lee] went upstate, then I went upstate, and then [Lee] sent word to do something [to someone]. He sent word to somebody else to do something, but Lamont went with him, which Lamont shouldn't have went with him. [...] It didn't go down the way it was supposed to have went down and they seen Lamont face. [...] So, uh, both of us is gone, and [Lamont] was out here by hisself. And so you can't get one brother, you get the other one. That's it in a nutshell.
"Big L scared me. I was like 'if this is what I gotta compete with? Its over.. I cant compete with this'" -Nas
Yeah. Nas may be better at storytelling and poetry, but even he will admit Big L excels when it comes to punchlines and flow
@@derekgardner6601 Word!!
Literally the only MCs that Nas has ever admitted have "scared" him to this day are L, Big and Pac. But cats like Pharoahe Monche, A.Z., G Rap, Rakim, Pun, Raekwon, Prodigy, Kane and of course Ras Kass were also his competitors..
@@TheHumanBallsack well Ice Cube is on the same level as Nas tho
@@matheusvictor9629 Hell no. Nas is on a whole different level!
Truth coming out
Hopefully it does
Rip legend ♥️
''You can't kill me I was born dead" what a dope line.
Seriously that shit is fucking cold haha fucking amazing
My favourite line 🙏
Makes no sense
@@ChrisGugliuzzabefore the TV show there was a common phase walking dead, people in Iraq and Vietnam would consider there self dead man walking, easier to kill a man and be okay with your death if you don't consider yourself alive. That's my interpretation of the bar but even if it don't make sense who cares
@@ChrisGugliuzza lil bro thought he was speaking literally 😂
This record doesn't get old... even 25 years later
Suuure
@Petrit Ibishi 🤡
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L is a forgotten King of the 90's. Everybody argues about Biggie and PAC, but L has my #1 spot. His shit always gets the mind right and step light.
Same. He’s #1 in my heart
Real shit 💯
Real shit. Hes always been on my list. Never eva slept on by me. Pac, Face(scarface), Big L.
Thats right. There were underground cats that ripped heads off, Lord Finesse, O. C., Jeru the Damaja, etc.
100 💯 all day
My fav all time storyteller/ lyricist
who's here in 2024? ...I AM! and I'll be here for the rest of my days on earth... ❤BIG L❤
Me❤
Me
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Big L is considered by all of our top rappers a top 3 all time rapper he gets his respects simply he was a problem then and he would be now too
For Real put it on big L still rockin ❤
Probably the best punchline MC to ever grace the earth.
Facts. I was born 1999, only 20 years old and I love this shit. I studied multiple old school emcees and I’m on the mission to shit on all these wack mumbling rappin’ conformist. Let me know what ya’ll think th-cam.com/video/mxMW7boKzP4/w-d-xo.html
Wayne?
@@samadmuhammad4781 Big L spit punchlines EVERY LINE... Wayne is more on the double entendre tip.
Big L is one of the few lyricists I'd rank higher than DOOM.
@Гошо Филмара fair, I was probably high when I made this comment 🤦
Big L's lyricism would probably be much more complex if he was still around.
Most underrated artist in my opinion his wordplay, punchlines, and the tongue twisters were ahead of his time. Big L, Pac, Nas, and Jay Z are my all time favorite artists.
Fuck Jay-Z
Lol everybody hate Jay Z
Guru (Gangstarr) is pretty dope too.
of course, there wasn't too many people from that era that weren't.
No biggie? his flow was immaculate
Dude!!!!! This brings me back to the NAS, big pun, big L days of the 90’s.. this joint is a banger!!
Shout out to all of the O.G.s that actually lived that lifestyle. And survived through the era. R.I.P to those who couldn't make it. Not realizing that there was a better way.
👋👋👋👋👋👋👊👊👊
Clown.
@@Bander471 bow down to no man .
When this song came out I was hustling in my Dads ballsack
Don’t worry man there is still hope for the culture. To all that was lost there will be one that that would remember and would start a new fire. No one was born anything, they were raised to be, except Big L he was born dead.
This is quite frankly one of the greatest hip hop songs of all time.
Jimmy Meaty you think this is good listen to his 97 freestyle
RIP = Return If Possible
i would revive him if i could
@Niklas 07 fffe
best comment ever
@@unclebob2792 💯💯💯💯💯
When you talk About 90s legends most definitely don't forget Big L , he got some real bangers. RIP BIG L.
So much potential. Another artist gone too soon. R.I.P
If he at least lived till 2002 he would have been know to everyone the greatest of all time
When hip hop made sense not cents.
Foe real
You ain't never lied.
song at 2:00 please
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Nice Jay-Z reference
Real hip hop. Just heard this for the first time in my life.. Officially a huge Big L fan. Today's music missing this type of vibe
Where’d you learn about him/this
@@Jangel3995 an old snippet of hip hop rappers that was a R.i.P tribute vid
@@MyAyeNusHurtz i think i just got recommended that and now i’m here 😅
Famlay he was stupid nice
Just heard him this morning for the first time too. Oh I'm blasting his music on my way to work
Big L the OG of the OGs! Best MC to ever do it!
Big L is 100% Legend, nobody can match him
2pac can and aint nobody else can !
Eminem maybe, and no one else!
FreshX lol eminem sucks
Seth Yop They're all great on their own levels.. I don't think you can compare anyone to another in my opinion..
Seth Yop
fucking dumb ass
em is the only rapper still in mainstream that actually gives a shit about lyrical meaning
this flow is just sick, surely ahead of his time.
Facts💯🗣
goat of flow imo
yup
He so ahead of his time his parents haven't met yet
Rap back then is wayyy better than the trash we have now
in songs these days you hear nigga at least 15-20 times in a song, he literally said it once. Just goes to show.
nah big L was a fuckin genius didnt need nigga after evey line like rappers today, overusing the word
***** I don't need to pretend to be a gangster to feel accomplished with my life nor do I need to be a pretentious 30 something year old wannabe thug failure in order to have an opinion about a song that happens to be from the 90s.
***** lima knows what i mean, listen to most rappers that are most known, creating catchy songs with the word nigga, the real rappers lke L use it when they just talking its just a normal word to them, rappers rely on that word these days
***** an how the fuck we fronting? i was born in 96 and know more about hip hop than u obviously so when u were born dont mean shit
Lima SmoCei LUTE lol chill yo this guy trollin
Big L will forever be a legend happy birthday 🐐
R.I.P. Big L
born: 5/30/1974
died: 5/30/1974
That's deep.
Born dead 💀
"You can't kill me I was born dead" I see what you did there.
mitcheltheman13 I did not realize I was born on the same day as Big L XD
mitcheltheman13 Man Your A genius xD
Big L passed 24 years ago today. RIP LEGEND 🙏🏾 hurts when I don’t see his name mentioned more in all time great lists. But those that know, know.
RIP brotha
Rip legend
i was born 5 months after his death. my dad was very into him, and this was the first song he ever introduced me to, fell inlove with him and rap instantly.
@@shadysluvv like 13 years ago when I was 15, My friend Ask me if i know Big L, i said Big who? He make me listen to this song, and to the day, this is the song I enjoy the most, word play, punch Line, this Guy was different! RIP to this Legend
Rip GOAT 🙏🏽 ❤
Most underated street legend rapper for real......
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Who shot this fool..Rest In Peace L
Why was this guy not better appreciated in his lifetime? This is a banger of a tune, and I am not even a huge hip hop fan.
BIG L........more talent in his pinky than 99% of rappers today.
Damm right!
100 percent
Mac Miller favorite rapper
@Voltyow 06 man u really got time for jokes huh not cool😅
@Voltyow 06 an you took an L by being born
2:03 - 2:13 best 10 seconds of my life. Pure gold...... It should be a song in its self. RIP Big L ...
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after that is the best part
Yess I was feeling it. Man didn’t want it to end
Gay z wish he was L
I love that part!
Happy B Day Legend You Would Been 45 Today 🙏
Daaamn you just made me realize how much time flies, thats just crazy
1974 - 1999
aww, such a shame man
His life, message & influence will always be with us through his music. In Ghetto Heaven he is surrounded by some of the best Hip Hop artists & musicians who made it to his birthday celebration in Heaven!
How did he die some people say crocodile ate him.
Legend
"I smash mics like cornbread, you can't kill me I was born dead" this line still gives me goosebumps Jesus Christ...
Smash mics like cornbread is elementary
@@KtotheG G Rap was the originator!
@@MarcusLB1998 nah thats Jaz O
He was right! He has been gone for how long, and he still lives on without ever getting the chance to make it major! 💪🏾
lol out of all lines u like that one 🤦🏻♂️
Man fuck in a matter of 5 years we lost Big L, 2Pac, Biggie, Eazy & Big Pun shit dude & all 5 were in there prime, what a loss.
For real. And we wonder why the "music" created today seems empty. It's because we lost the backbone before it had a chance to hit adulthood.
Yes exactly bro, nailed it right on the head. Imagine how much worse the early 2000's to 2010 would have been without Eminem, Kanye, 50 & Jay, they would have been making new kinds of rap where you don't rhyme anymore lmao
We can't forgot about the rappers we didn't lose though, and all the new ones coming into the game
Big L. tupac. biggie. Eazy e. Big pun. And nas. 6 of my favorite rappers and now only one is still alive to this day what has hip hop become.
Macho Man Randy Savage Thankfully we didn't lose Ice Cube, Rakim, Nas, Immortal Technique, Dre, and Snoop, imagine that, fuck
R.I.P BIG L we miss you man [*]
METROS i listen to him everyday he has the best punchlines
One of the best but most people dont even no about big l 🙏
Duck Boys lol a lot people know about big l. He was big then and now.
Unbelievable flow and his cadence was on point. Truly one of one
Just imagine had this dude lived along with Big Pun,Pac and Biggie what Hip Hop would of been today
He did live along with them. he died after them. He has a song with Pac, man.
+90059 Be The Zip its not a colab tho
+Michael llehctim It wouldn't be wack that's for sure.
They would've retired
***** Then Big L would be teaching Asap Rocky how to really rap.
This is hip hop. Nothing on the radio today can touch his lyricism.
100%
True
Nothing period today can touch this
I don't bother with most of what's on the radio. This I've listened to countless times.
rap isn't about lyrics anymore
15 Years without him R.I.P Big
24 years.
Still My Best Rapper Till This Day.
Still banging Big L in 2019. To all the Lyricist Resting in Power. God bless.
One of the greatest ever to do it, people doesn’t recognize his talent
He’s internationally known more then you think Rest in Love BIG L all the way From Aotearoa aka Newzealand
He was in Croatia but i agree he deserves more respect
I do ❤
20 years...
Big L was one of the best masters of lyrics of all time!
RIP
Him and Big Pun would had ran the city, i think Nas still would had reigned but Jayz would had never reached his heights without them 2 legends dying.
Plus, pun never liked Jay.
Damn we lost some real ones, rip to freak tah, lost boyz too.
favourite and best rapper of all time.