Noah Rafuls-The Notorious B.I.G-

Title: The Notorious B.I.G
Author: Holly Lang
Publisher: Greenwood Biographies
Pages: 136
Rating: 7.4/10 Stars


The book that I read was The Notorious B.I.G by Holly Lang. It was a richly detailed, and probably one of the most admirable biographies, I have read all year. It tells the story of famous rapper, The Notorious B.I.G, also known as Biggie, or Chris Wallace (his real name). The book goes into various events such as him winning a Grammy, the feud between him and Tupac, many of his recordings, and a lot of information about his personal life. I give the book 8 stars. It provided sufficient information while not lacking depth. The facts it gave never really repeated themselves. In other words, the book made a perfect shift from event to event; it wasn’t told slow, and not fast; it was fluent, but to the point. Even though a biography is supposed to include facts to avoid being called un-authentic, this one had input from a lot of other people, making it more personalized than the typical biography. It still contains accurate information, but I was really intrigued to hear what other people had to say about Notorious B.I.G; “Oh, he really feels that way” or “Man, I would never think that a person like this would have an opinion on Biggie”. I think this is what makes the music world so interesting; music is just like painting. You can look at a painting for 5 hours, and get nothing out of it, while other can look at the painting for 20 seconds and get a lot of it. Everybody has their own opinion on the bands and artists out there. If you click on the link, it provides a video interview with Jack White. Jack White is the front man of modern rock band, the White Stripes. This video appeals to me so much; just because his opinion on other musicians and the music world. Adamant would probably be the best word to describe his mind and ability. .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD8cfRaZPdM

I also got more into some of the certain factors of Biggie’s life to develop some opinions. What I did not like at all was the portions of the book on which it told about the feud between Tupac and Biggie. (East vs. West Coast). You don’t listen to music to listen to the kind of arguments musicians have; you listen to the music. It’s completely stupid that we have young musicians who listen to their stuff, but focus their mind solely on the controversy that goes on between the two rappers. These are what Paparazzi are for, and they are the most useless and incompetent people in the entire world. The things they report are just for buzz, and we the people have to take the wool off our eyes and recognize that. To close, I would say the book was good; not a masterpiece, but it was good. I would recommend it to anybody who is a Biggie fan, or who longs for a good read.