http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5595&rws=%2Fbig-l%2Fmusic-videos.rssOne of the fiercest emcees to ever grip a mic, Harlem's Big L got his start in Three The Hard Way before hooking up with Lord Finesse in the early 1990s. He spit ill rhymes on Showbiz & A.G.'s classic 1992 debut <I>Runaway Slave</I> before dropping his own LP <I>Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous</I> three years later. Blessed with a unique voice and advanced writing skills, L captured the essence of street life with a singular flair that most rappers only dream of. Tired of sheisty label issues, he created Flamboyant Records and, in 1998, released the blazing single "Ebonics." Also a full-fledged member of the Diggin' In The Crates crew, Big L was on the track to well-deserved hip-hop superstardom when he was shot to death in February of 1999. His long-awaited sophomore album <I>The Big Picture</I> was released in the summer of 2000. - Brolin WinningEast Coast Street Poetsen720Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:55:36 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5595&rws=%2Fbig-l%2Fmusic-videos.rss One of the fiercest emcees to ever grip a mic, Harlem's Big L got his start in Three The Hard Way before hooking up with Lord Finesse in the early 1990s. He spit ill rhymes on Showbiz & A.G.'s classic 1992 debut <I>Runaway Slave</I> before dropping his own LP <I>Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous</I> three years later. Blessed with a unique voice and advanced writing skills, L captured the essence of street life with a singular flair that most rappers only dream of. Tired of sheisty label issues, he created Flamboyant Records and, in 1998, released the blazing single "Ebonics." Also a full-fledged member of the Diggin' In The Crates crew, Big L was on the track to well-deserved hip-hop superstardom when he was shot to death in February of 1999. His long-awaited sophomore album <I>The Big Picture</I> was released in the summer of 2000. - Brolin Winning