Overrated. New york ( east coast) rap of this era had much more to offer than him. Try wutang or Nas if you want good eastcoast / newyork rap from the 1990's.

YEYAH

WANNA THE BEST

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Great rapper. Died too soon. One of the greatest.

i thought he aint as gd as mos ppl tink but still gd

Tupac is way better

'Notorious P.I.G." End of story.

Great rapper with extensively detailed lyrical flow, higly talented with a taste for quirky metaphors

gimme a break. this guy was Richard Simmon's dream

who else has beaten his lyrical talent if he is not the greatest?

BEST EVER.

The Best Ever! Wish his life had not gotten cut short, because he would still be light years ahead of what all these other rappers are doing.

Fat thug who used a rap image to get fame and women and then got killed. Another trajic story of ignorance.

Shame he's dead. And a shame he only made 1 album while he was alive. Would have made plenty more great one's like Ready To Die.

do you haters even listen to rap music or did u just decide to comment on Biggy and Tupac the only rappers you've ever heard of?

Another pityful dead rapper who ran with the wrong crowd and died for it. Its ok because there were 20 more just waiting to replace him.

This just in: Notorious B.I.G., self-styled rapper and talentless fat-boy, is still dead.

His lyrics are smooth. His records never get played out, he's by far the best that ever did it!

Hands down, the best dead rapper... And it is highly possible he's the best ever. Ahh man, how could we forget about Rakim (the first rapper with a million dollar contract), sweet flows and never HAD TO curse. Best dead rapper, I think B.I.G. had to have been heavily influenced by Rakim (mind blowing and revolutionary in the late 80's). We'll ALWAYS LOVE YOU B.I.G. POPPA!!!!

Set the record straight, BIG kicked off hip-hop with off-the-hook beats that were ahead of his time. Show me a hip-hop artist today that doesn't do it that way?!? Flat out, BIG put rap on the map. Big Ups to Brooklyn

Almost as talented as the stray cats that run thru my back yard...atrocious !

God love the Fat Guy. BIG kicked it like no other.

The King of New York... & Hip Hop

I must say i'm full on shocked that Biggie isn't at the top, what gives? B.I.G. was as good of a lyrisist as there ever was or will be. Biggie excelled from the avenue to jail cells.

Isn't this guy dead?

The one and ONLY King of New York! He lives on in the hearts of all his fans and his style is still heard through the lips of those that want to be like him (see Jay-Z), but never will. We miss you Big, God Bless.

Greatest rapper of all-time!

not a rapper but this guy was clearly a victim of the low life world he was in. Hopefully 'wrap' will evolve into something more than just a violent fraternity of sorts that it has been in the past.

I DON'T LIKE ANY EAST COAST RAPPER.WELL ONLY JAY-Z.

The best that ever did it.

rest in peace

It's a pretty sad commentary that a guy who sounded like he was choking on his tongue could be even considered one of the most "influential" artists of ANY genre. What the f*ck is he saying?! This is further proof that MTV has succeeded, with flying colors, to keep youth culture as stupid as it possibly can.

I remember seeing his video for the first time way back. F*ck, this guy was so damn cool I was scared. He got the big size and phat lyrics. His music was always on. I love Notorious PIG.

With mesmerizing rhymes about the ghetto life, Biggie deservedly ascended to the hip hop throne. Along with 2Pac as one of the best rappers of all time, his powerful lyrical flow speaks for itself, as he comes alive every time I hear his music.

Totally overrated...funny how he gets even MORE popular AFTER he dies. Don't you think he would find that a bit insulting?

Great on the all time rap list, Biggie's music plays an important part in the rap game.

Biggie had skills but ive gotta say Tupac lives stronger in my heart and the hearts of many.

Tupac is better!

Biggie was the man. All of his stuff was hot. People need to get off of this hyper-active DMX type rap and recognize true talent when it is present. I wish someone would kill whoever murdered Biggie because his future in the rap game was just so bright, and we will never get to see him truly shine.

just hear the nigga ryhme

come on ..RIP..die already wilya

Skills! Mad Skills! nothing left to say.

big is sorry

there are some good tracks...but hes dead so how can you slam him. One of the few I was sexually attracted to.....cha

I was never really impressed with his style. He just didn't have the energy that some of the others gave off IMHO.

The best rapper ever is the Notorious B.I.G. He brought rap into the forefront of the music industry.