Details
Limited clear/black smoke vinyl. 500 copies pressed in this unique colorway.
When the silky-voiced Big L was alive he was fast becoming the king of the lewd punch line. So it's too bad The Big Picture joins a slew of posthumous releases (Tupac, Notorious B.I.G.) that leave you feeling queasy. Would L be performing backflips in his grave over this final product? Probably not, since some of the crème de la crème of rap producers (DJ Premier, Pete Rock) were hauled in to do vocal patchwork when L hadn't completed a song. The numerous ill collabos don't hurt either.
On "Platinum Plus" Big Daddy Kane tears it up like it was 1992, while the late Tupac's contribution to "Deadly Combination" is chilling. Big L's debut, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous, was one of the most vulgar hip-hop albums of all time (just remember his ultraviolent threats on "All Black" or "Danger Zone," where he raps "they said a real man won't hit a girl, well I ain't real, 'cause I beat bitches up"). So then it's no surprise that his narratives still revolve around unenlightened sexcapades and gunplay ("The Heist," "Casualties of a Dice Game"). "Ebonics," the unofficial slang dictionary classic, showcases L at his artistic apex.
Tracklist
A1 | The Big Picture (Intro) | ||
A2 | Ebonics | ||
A3 | Size 'Em Up | ||
A4 | Deadly Combination (Featuring: Tupac Shakur) | ||
B1 | '98 Freestyle | ||
B2 | Holdin' It Down (Featuring: A.G. Featuring: Miss Jones (2) Featuring: Stan Spit) | ||
B3 | The Heist | ||
B4 | The Enemy (Featuring: Fat Joe) | ||
C1 | Fall Back (Featuring: Kool G Rap) | ||
C2 | Flamboyant | ||
C3 | Casualties Of A Dice Game | ||
C4 | Platinum Plus (Featuring: Big Daddy Kane Kur) | ||
D1 | Who You Slidin' Wit (Featuring: Stan Spit) | ||
D2 | Games (Featuring: Guru Featuring: Sadat X) | ||
D3 | The Heist Revisited | ||
D4 | The Triboro (Featuring: Fat Joe Featuring: OC Featuring: Remy Martin) |
Videos
Often bought with:
-
Nice & Smooth
Cake & Eat It Too [12"]
€6.90Incl. 19% Tax, excl. Shipping Cost -
Swift
The Ruff Shit [12"]
€22.90Incl. 19% Tax, excl. Shipping Cost -
Prince
Originals [LP]
Regular Price: €29.90
Special Price: €24.90
-
Peter Abdul
Get Down With Me [LP]
€16.90Incl. 19% Tax, excl. Shipping Cost