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The Notorious B.I.G. was a rapper, songwriter and musician, born on May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Death is recorded on March 9, 1997, at the age of 24. Education on record includes George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School. Awards on record include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2020).
My Take
Biggie is the artist I point to when someone asks what unfinished greatness sounds like, except nothing he recorded feels unfinished. In a tragically short career he set a standard for storytelling and flow that rappers still chase three decades later. That unhurried, conversational delivery over grim Brooklyn realities was a magic trick: he made the heaviest material feel effortless. Dead at twenty-four in 1997 and inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020, he occupies that painful space between legend and interrupted sentence. For me he remains the gold standard of East Coast rap, and the what-ifs surrounding him never stop aching.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Name (Japanese)
- ノトーリアス・B.I.G.
- Reading
- のとーりあす・B.I.G.
- Born
- May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / musician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Rat
2. Background
- High school
- George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School
Awards & achievements
- 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thenotoriousbig/
- Xhttps://x.com/thenotoriousbig
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Notorious%20B.I.G.
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BBB.I.G.
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179157
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was The Notorious B.I.G. born?
The Notorious B.I.G. was born on May 21, 1972.
When did The Notorious B.I.G. die?
The Notorious B.I.G. died on March 9, 1997, aged 24.
Where was The Notorious B.I.G. from?
The Notorious B.I.G. was from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What did The Notorious B.I.G. do?
The Notorious B.I.G. worked as rapper, songwriter, musician.
Which high school did The Notorious B.I.G. attend?
The Notorious B.I.G. attended George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School.
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