Album: Big Picture
Original Release Date: August 1, 2000
Label: Priority/Rawkus/Flamboyant Ent.
机关枪般的flow,令人拍案叫绝的wordplay,Big L——永远的Harlem Finest。1999年春天在他从小成长的地方139th Street,Lennox Avenue被枪杀之后,《Lifestylez on da Poor & Dangerous》似乎将成为这个才华横溢的MC的绝唱。但在L死后一年,<Big Picture>最终还是发行了。其中一半的作品是L生前录制完成的(如《Ebonics》),而另外一些则是remix(如《Games》featuring Guru & Sadat X)。由于缺少足够的素材,这张专辑明显地缺少一点味道——也许就是所谓的专辑精神吧!整张专辑似乎只是16首歌的集合,而无法成为一个整体。
不过由于《Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous》实在卖得差劲,《Big Picture》因为Big L的死而反而取得了更好的销量。个人比较喜欢的几首是《Intro/The Big Picture》,Pete Rock制作的《Holdin’ It Down》,与Big Daddy Kane合作的《Platinum Plus》和《Flamboyant》。其中Intro 里的那段采用《Full Clip》的beat取自《Still Here》的verse是我在这张专辑最喜欢的一段。
Rawkus / labels (R)
Profile: New York City hip-hop label formed in the late 90's that promoted independent and unknown underground artists. After putting out a steady stream of quality releases, the label abruptly shut it doors sometime in 2001and sold its rights to MCA Records. With MCA by its side the label now gears itself more towards the commercial side of hip-hop and no longer has the quality, respect, and underground credibility it once had.NOTE: After MCA Records acquired Rawkus they started putting their style CAT# on Rawkus releases. So any represses or new releases after the aquisition reflect an MCA Records style catalog number.