Greatest Hits by the Notorious B.I.G. returns to the Billboard 200 and celebrates 400 weeks on the chart — a first for the ...

The Notorious B.I.G., a.k.a. Biggie Smalls, is one of the most respected and beloved hip-hop icons of all time. The Brooklyn-bred rapper rose to prominence in the 1990s and had a style unlike any ...

Throughout his career, B.I has taken on many roles: dancer, rapper, singer, songwriter and producer. The 26-year-old started in the industry at just 11 years old, and since then, B.I has grown, ...

B.I comes out publicly about his past controversies for the first time at press conference for 2nd LP “To Die For” Rapper B.I openly apologized for his past drug use to the local press for the first ...

Twenty years ago today (March 9), the hip-hop world lost a giant in The Notorious B.I.G. The legendary MC left an indelible mark on the game despite his relatively brief time in it. As XXL celebrates ...

B.I has dropped new music! On October 27 at 1 p.m. KST, B.I unveiled the music video for his pre-release title track “Loved.” “Loved” is an attractive song with a dancehall rhythm that contrasts with ...

Throughout its history, hip-hop has been known as a contact sport, with the origins of the culture built in part off the spirit of competition. The genre was initially used as a vehicle for the street ...

Brooklyn-bred rapper Christopher Wallace first rose to prominence in the early 1990s. He recorded his first demo tape under the name Biggie Smalls, and Uptown Records executive Puff Daddy (a.k.a. P.