THE SAD STORY OF THE DEVIL'S SON | BIG L

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Lamont Coleman even known as Big L, the "Devil’s Son". A Harlem prodigy that left way to early, only releasing one album, a few singles like and freestyles, and yet he’s still considered as one of the all time the greats.
========================| FUN FACT |=======================
BIG L was always a fan of horror movies and real morbid shit.
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Background music:
Cowboy Bebop OST 1 - Memory
• Cowboy Bebop OST 1 - M...
Milkbone - Keep It Real
• Miilkbone - Keep It Re...
Tom Day - Who We Want To Be
• Tom Day - Who We Want ...
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Video Clips:
Big L - Put It On (Official Music Video)
• Big L - Put It On (Off...
Rare footage of Big L, 1995, 1998, with Kid Capri, Ron Browz, Big Pun, Charlie Hustle.
• Rare footage of Big L,...
Big L & Fat Joe Introduce "Put It On" in 1994
• Big L & Fat Joe Introd...
Big L freestyle 1998 (on 88 hiphop.com) R.I.P.
• Big L freestyle 1998 (...
DITC Lord Finesse, Showbiz & AG, Big L, Roc Raida, Diamond, Black Sheep
• DITC Lord Finesse, Sho...
Big L short interview in BK circa 1996
• (Rare) Big L short int...
Big L: Rest In Peace "Lost Footage"
• Big L: Rest In Peace ...
OC, Lord Finesse, Large Professor - Ebonics - Live
• OC, Lord Finesse, Larg...
Big L - No Endz, No Skinz (Official Music Video)
• Big L - No Endz, No Sk...
Big L Rare Interview and Freestyle
• Video
Gang Starr - Full Clip
• Gang Starr - Full Clip
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Sources:
Casualty of the Game: The Big L Story
www.complex.com/music/2014/06...
Big L Digital Biography
www.hiphopscriptures.com/big-l
THE SOURCE
thesource.com/2020/05/23/prod...
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  • @mynona9020
    @mynona90203 жыл бұрын

    L was actually so ahead of his time his parents haven’t met yet .

  • @DJ-iv8jj

    @DJ-iv8jj

    3 жыл бұрын

    nah 90s was the golden era

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    yoooo that's from the "Big L and Jay-Z - 7 Minute Freestyle", you know ur stuff

  • @diorfoo3350

    @diorfoo3350

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was colder than a icebox

  • @zelloking

    @zelloking

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jay z.? Pls jay z is garbage !! Big L rip!!

  • @lennycoco

    @lennycoco

    3 жыл бұрын

    I catch wreck on any cassette deck , I’m so ahead of my time my parents haven’t met yet

  • @slimjohnny2673
    @slimjohnny26733 жыл бұрын

    Big L was the biggest "what if" in the rap history, we lost a great talent

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's correct, he really hade the whole future waiting for him

  • @destinixshakur

    @destinixshakur

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely

  • @lostcapital2591

    @lostcapital2591

    3 жыл бұрын

    Him & capital Steez

  • @braeling3677

    @braeling3677

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lostcapital2591 you’re real for that. I was just about to say capital steez too.

  • @lostcapital2591

    @lostcapital2591

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@braeling3677 they don’t know bro 😔 steez really could’ve elevated so much for this generation

  • @M.Sleeze
    @M.Sleeze3 жыл бұрын

    ''You Cant Kill Me, I Was Born Dead'' R.I.P Punchline King...

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    He knew punchlines like no ther

  • @christinad4432

    @christinad4432

    3 жыл бұрын

    That bar reminded me of something juice would have said. They have very similar styles and beyond natural talent

  • @dincerekin

    @dincerekin

    3 жыл бұрын

    "these cigarettes'll be the cause of my death" .... If only big L if only 😭

  • @chocolatemilk5779

    @chocolatemilk5779

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@christinad4432 not at all. Dont compare him to L cus he's nowhere near

  • @xoticzlol4799

    @xoticzlol4799

    3 жыл бұрын

    Im so tempted to like this comment as of right now

  • @BIGMAC384
    @BIGMAC3843 жыл бұрын

    “Ask Bevis I get nothing Butthead” is by my favorite punchline of all time. When I first heard that I can only compare it to mans discovery of electricity.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol, that’s a great comparison

  • @1HumbledBrother

    @1HumbledBrother

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @phillietheblindguy7527

    @phillietheblindguy7527

    3 жыл бұрын

    I actually put that punchline in my comment before I noticed yours when I worked at Walmart about 11 years ago I actually played that song over the speakers during a work day and nearly got fired for it that freestyle was one of the best I have ever heard and that line ask Beavis I get nothing butthead was too funny and when I say I played that freestyle over the speakers at Walmart I mean so the whole store could hear it was over the intercom LOL

  • @BIGMAC384

    @BIGMAC384

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@phillietheblindguy7527 that is an amazing story! A lot of people don’t understand how big of a person and a unbelievably lyricist we lost. If they only knew how hard Jay z bit this dudes style on so many of his songs.

  • @phillietheblindguy7527

    @phillietheblindguy7527

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BIGMAC384 I couldn't agree more with you..... Jay-Z stole his style from artists like big L The Notorious BIG jasso and basically stole the name Jay-Z from the artist az he just added the j and the y because of copyright issues

  • @jimmydavis7885
    @jimmydavis78853 жыл бұрын

    Big L was nice. No one could touch him during that time and still today. His music is still kicking in 2021

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, legends never die

  • @_____hak

    @_____hak

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brandon Jones playing it still in Melbourne Australia

  • @nathanamazin8464

    @nathanamazin8464

    3 жыл бұрын

    Brandon Jones Canada

  • @officialmichaelvelli

    @officialmichaelvelli

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brandon Jones I play it everyday UK💯🤞🏽 I don't listen to any new school rap, Pac, Big L, big pun, Nas, Nate Dogg, the game, snoop,50, Em, and so on... are on top of my list💯

  • @josa5112

    @josa5112

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brandon Jones I listen from Vancouver, Canada. Corleone is too advanced for y’all

  • @AgentSickOrange
    @AgentSickOrange3 жыл бұрын

    Both Nas and Jay-Z were scared of Big L lyrics and flow

  • @joeljoseph9017

    @joeljoseph9017

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nas doesn't fear no mc

  • @AgentSickOrange

    @AgentSickOrange

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joeljoseph9017 Shows you don't know your history, cause Nas himself said he was scared to death about Big L

  • @joeljoseph9017

    @joeljoseph9017

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AgentSickOrange I know Nas said that Nas was just being humble

  • @AgentSickOrange

    @AgentSickOrange

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@joeljoseph9017 Good to see you can say how Nas thinks.

  • @joeljoseph9017

    @joeljoseph9017

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AgentSickOrange Nas and big L are my favorite mcs I wish big L was on illmatic he fits the song represent perfectly

  • @zachlisiecki3237
    @zachlisiecki32373 жыл бұрын

    Everybody praises pac and big, they’re dope, but L and pun need more flowers

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup! They’re too underrated

  • @Lillean

    @Lillean

    2 жыл бұрын

    He do for real

  • @aesopruntz6535

    @aesopruntz6535

    2 жыл бұрын

    yeh man

  • @kingsleyjackson8287

    @kingsleyjackson8287

    2 жыл бұрын

    We need a big l movie

  • @serious-cyrusnoelan8127

    @serious-cyrusnoelan8127

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well said...

  • @kennymoore6308
    @kennymoore63083 жыл бұрын

    Are we going to ignore fat joe had hair

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha bruuhhh

  • @brazziluka4717

    @brazziluka4717

    3 жыл бұрын

    The 583839383 element of hip hop, Joes hair. Respect

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brazziluka4717 hahaha. Respect

  • @carlospineda1197

    @carlospineda1197

    3 жыл бұрын

    First time I’ve seen son with hair crazy 😝 lol 😂

  • @nmuchanyuka

    @nmuchanyuka

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😂😂you kill me😂😂😂😭

  • @GDubbleBubble
    @GDubbleBubble3 жыл бұрын

    He didn't leave us, he was taken from us.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Word.

  • @jamael91

    @jamael91

    3 жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @donaustin7374

    @donaustin7374

    3 жыл бұрын

    No, "he took himself" you reap what you sow. He was trying to take another man's life, and in the process of doing so fuked around and lost his!

  • @haddingtoniangcp2464

    @haddingtoniangcp2464

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@donaustin7374 i thought he was shot in mistake as they meant to get his brother??

  • @xgs9051

    @xgs9051

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@haddingtoniangcp2464 it was said that he was trying to set one of his childhood friends up for his brother, but the person found out and killed big l.

  • @bingflosby
    @bingflosby3 жыл бұрын

    This guy barely got to release any music but is still considered one of the greatest

  • @robertocruztv6097

    @robertocruztv6097

    2 жыл бұрын

    The material he does have sounds like it came out today

  • @tafarikhalil7249

    @tafarikhalil7249

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just imagine if he had the producers Jay had at his disposal 🤦🏾‍♂️🔥

  • @daysundagod223
    @daysundagod2233 жыл бұрын

    If Big L was alive today and spit some of his old freestyles he wrote back in 99 he'd body most of these whack rappers out here. He was truly ahead of his time!

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Facts, a true MC

  • @67WSW

    @67WSW

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lil Uzi Vert would merk that nigga

  • @dub7222

    @dub7222

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@67WSW gtfo here

  • @armorking481

    @armorking481

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@67WSW gtfoh

  • @jules7209

    @jules7209

    3 жыл бұрын

    New generation doesn't care about lyrics. Young kids, 93.7, shade 45 wouldnt care about big l because it's not a strip club anthem. It's sad but it's true

  • @turkeyslammer9549
    @turkeyslammer95493 жыл бұрын

    “My guns go boomboom and your guns go powpow” bro was nice

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the nicest!

  • @edd22011

    @edd22011

    3 жыл бұрын

    “…..and when it comes to gettin nookie I’m not a rookie, I got girls that make that chick Toni Braxton look like Whoopie”

  • @deontesampson1993

    @deontesampson1993

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm known to have a hottie open I keep the shottie smoking front and get half the bones in ya body broken! #R.I.P BIGL

  • @joemadden8157

    @joemadden8157

    2 жыл бұрын

    We’re I’m from niggas jewels get ran like red lights

  • @Mike-b7733
    @Mike-b77333 жыл бұрын

    If he didn’t die when he did and was able to become more of a household name he would be universally know as the greatest rapper of all time

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep I agree with you, there is too much people who don't know who he is

  • @hereisayana8207

    @hereisayana8207

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes after Rakim

  • @LunaticTheCat
    @LunaticTheCat2 жыл бұрын

    Big L was one of the most gifted rappers ever to live. It's a shame he died before he reached his full potential.

  • @aidenrichardson5309
    @aidenrichardson53093 жыл бұрын

    “I wadn’t poor, I was PO, I couldn’t afford the OR” -Big L 🥶🥶

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hits everytime

  • @raulg1oni11a6
    @raulg1oni11a63 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P Big L 🙏 The Most Valuable Poet on the M-I-C🎤🐐

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    MVP🙏🙏🙏

  • @TysonHook-22-

    @TysonHook-22-

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Put your L's up, Put your L's Up, Put your L's Up" "Harlems finest, one of the best yet!"

  • @J_Cal_
    @J_Cal_3 жыл бұрын

    “Step to big L you get nun but a loss chief” Bars still hold up today

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    never gets old

  • @mre8928

    @mre8928

    3 жыл бұрын

    "The last punk who fronted got a mouth full of false teeth"

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mre8928 Keeps on coming!

  • @comicjake85
    @comicjake853 жыл бұрын

    “When it comes to nookie I’m not a rookie I get bitches that make Toni Braxton look like Woopie” that’s one of my favorite lines

  • @94crx31
    @94crx313 жыл бұрын

    Just imagine how the Rap industry would be today, if Pac, Big, L, etc. were still around today.....

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    It would for sure be a big difference

  • @dwavyy300

    @dwavyy300

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmao same shit they’d be retired by now

  • @joseph-the-seventh

    @joseph-the-seventh

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think the industry would be much different at all but we would have some great albums to listen to that weren’t made because those artists passed too soon.

  • @marnilewis5902

    @marnilewis5902

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing would change they would be washed up like 50 cent and em

  • @jakemcdonald4677

    @jakemcdonald4677

    Жыл бұрын

    @@dwavyy300 retired, maybe But that impact

  • @callumelbandki8346
    @callumelbandki83463 жыл бұрын

    ‘Takin midget sips, I run with the richest cliques, tap the thickest chicks, plus drop the slickest hits, you know nothing about l so don’t doubt l what’s the rap game without l, that’s like jewels without ice, China without rice or the holy bible withoit Christ’ l is a legend and he’ll live forever in my mind 💯

  • @wukong9369

    @wukong9369

    3 жыл бұрын

    Like hockey without fights

  • @twhite9886

    @twhite9886

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yikes😭🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

  • @kobiecamp1134
    @kobiecamp11343 жыл бұрын

    I heard about this guy years ago, but yesterday was my first time hearing his lyrics. And now I see why the man is so respected as a mc.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s dope to hear man, any song you like in particular?

  • @kobiecamp1134

    @kobiecamp1134

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931 I like whatever that song is where he lyrically killed Jay Z.

  • @philliphunter6052
    @philliphunter60523 жыл бұрын

    “You better flee hobbs, or get ya head flown three blocks L keep rappers hearts pumpin like reeboks”

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s soo timeless, and it hits hard everytime

  • @dwaynegreene152
    @dwaynegreene1523 жыл бұрын

    "My underground n****, yall can shine wit me, Got my own label now so yall can sign wit me, yall can take it from the bottom and climb wit me, thats fine wit me thats how it was designed to be" Big L

  • @kwajotube

    @kwajotube

    3 жыл бұрын

    PLATINUM PLUS👌🏿💯

  • @FidoeFTW

    @FidoeFTW

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even just reading these lyrics, it flows so nicely.

  • @CoachCarter102

    @CoachCarter102

    3 жыл бұрын

    Half of these niggas that’s rappin now is whack to us

  • @jms214az
    @jms214az3 жыл бұрын

    Flow, Scheme, Delivery, Metaphors, Punchlines literally 100 out of 10 for Rap Skills even tho he was Gritty he was the true definition of Rythm and Poetry R.I.P. to the Punchline King

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Clouldn’t put it better myself

  • @RexT3rra

    @RexT3rra

    3 жыл бұрын

    Super elite

  • @TysonHook-22-

    @TysonHook-22-

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cant forget great lyrical humor as well, Big L has some of the most clever and comical rap lines ever wrote in my opinion "fightin a gorilla in a phonebooth" "the toothfairy went bankrupt' 'put a ring round her whole eye" " 'beavis and butt head" "make toni braxton look like whoppi' etc etc Big L by far has some of my favorite comic rap lines and to me his comedic lyrics never came off as corny like so many other rappers who attempt to mix humor into their rap music.

  • @gnarwhal7562
    @gnarwhal75623 жыл бұрын

    L's "Ya can't kill me, I was born dead" is right up there with "Can I kick it?" and "I can't sleep, Cuz sleep is the cousin of death"

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup, his punchlines were something else

  • @YAVETHable

    @YAVETHable

    3 жыл бұрын

    I ain't a killer but don't push me

  • @emanatingf

    @emanatingf

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@YAVETHable Now the whole world's calling me a killer When all I ever did.. was try to reach the kids!

  • @keonatkinson1322
    @keonatkinson13222 жыл бұрын

    Big l left the danger zone 21 years ago 1974-1999 Big l in 1990: first freestyle Big l in 1999: last freestyle then died at 24 Rip Lamont big l coleman

  • @leroyc5866
    @leroyc58663 жыл бұрын

    If big l had 2 3 more albums he'd be the greatest his flow n punch lines next level

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    He’s the MVP no doubt

  • @Powerule23
    @Powerule233 жыл бұрын

    DITC don't receive their proper place in history. The crew was loaded.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yuuup, all top tier and true MCs

  • @meekmaalik9673

    @meekmaalik9673

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are more from the same Generation which are forgotten. Thats so sad bruh

  • @krisb4872

    @krisb4872

    3 жыл бұрын

    AG and OC were my favs out the group. Finesse and Diamond D were and still are nasty producers too.

  • @kevmoney29

    @kevmoney29

    3 жыл бұрын

    Children of the corn was loaded to killa cam, rip bloodshed, mase, mcgruff shit crazy

  • @theherbpuffer

    @theherbpuffer

    3 жыл бұрын

    They were stacked like the Warriors. Wait ....

  • @ogmc4152
    @ogmc41523 жыл бұрын

    Big L & Jay's freestyle is one of the iconic moments in hip hop, facts 💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, when Big L comes in the second time and just lays it down is iconic

  • @ogmc4152

    @ogmc4152

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931 1,2,1,2 check it out 1,2 cheak...🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @dlodoe203

    @dlodoe203

    3 жыл бұрын

    Legendary

  • @juggernogsoda119

    @juggernogsoda119

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ive heard recently that Jay-Z was the one who ordered the hit on Big L

  • @upnhere8513

    @upnhere8513

    2 жыл бұрын

    And then Jay Z literally stole Big L's line from the freestyle he did with him (hard __ n bubble gum). He would just claim that he was "showing homage" but I'd say that is biting and Gangstarr shouting out L in the intro of their then biggest hit is how you show homage.

  • @alb6804
    @alb68043 жыл бұрын

    He was nasty when he came out. People were scared of his skill. RIP Big L...

  • @northernking4787
    @northernking47873 жыл бұрын

    If Big L was still alive he’d be married to Beyonce.

  • @soulance8342

    @soulance8342

    3 жыл бұрын

    LoL. This is so true though.

  • @arisebeats1851

    @arisebeats1851

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shit hell nah not beyonce

  • @northernking4787

    @northernking4787

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arisebeats1851 do you even get the joke?

  • @VisualStory-Teller

    @VisualStory-Teller

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@northernking4787 Word yo haha

  • @sethseth9359

    @sethseth9359

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmaoooo

  • @saxenas
    @saxenas3 жыл бұрын

    his voice wasn't deep but it was so signature sounding and sounded so good when he rapped

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, you are very right about that. His voice was something truly unique!

  • @thegipper1215
    @thegipper12153 жыл бұрын

    Nowadays the fact Nas was scared of him isn’t as big as it once was, but this was peak Nas, Illmatic/It Was Written Nas, the man way on top of the Game

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yuup, Big L wasn’t somebody to take lightly

  • @kylef8703

    @kylef8703

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nas isn’t even good in my opinion .

  • @germ2178
    @germ21783 жыл бұрын

    L is one of the coldest to ever bless the mic! R.I.P. my brother. You are missed👑

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very true! RIP

  • @lofi-thesamurai3183
    @lofi-thesamurai31832 жыл бұрын

    Big L is EASILY my Top 3 ! No questions asked. I Put him up with MF DOOM, CL Smooth , Lords of The Underground, Guru, & Nas.

  • @edwincarlosroman

    @edwincarlosroman

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup

  • @joshthegreatest1198
    @joshthegreatest11983 жыл бұрын

    Rip L 1974-1999 one my favorite rappers of the 90s

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same! Lost a good one

  • @ianwilliams4516
    @ianwilliams45163 жыл бұрын

    Big L has the greatest flow to this day

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nothing compares

  • @lionelkashila663
    @lionelkashila6633 жыл бұрын

    You May Be Gone But Never Forgotten I Will Always Remember Big L Forever One greatest punchline rappers of all time and One of underrated lyricist in hip hop history I miss he was he to to see people appreciation him on earth R.I.P. Big L You Will Not Be Forgotten

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace!!🙏🙏

  • @thdoom81

    @thdoom81

    2 жыл бұрын

    LOL greatest rapper of all time? LOL

  • @JP-st9hn
    @JP-st9hn Жыл бұрын

    He wasn’t killed for his brothers sake… it was a street beef in which L actually tried to murder the other dude first. Unfortunately he lost that battle…

  • @thegipper1215
    @thegipper12153 жыл бұрын

    Literally the god of freestyle. Dude could’ve been a GOAT contender if he lived

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that’s true, he could do it all

  • @howardkeepingitmoving5288
    @howardkeepingitmoving52883 жыл бұрын

    Big L🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 one of the best to do for us hip-hop heads....

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    For sure, he had the game on lock.

  • @zachlisiecki3237
    @zachlisiecki32373 жыл бұрын

    Dude was way too ahead of his time, “I don’t understand it” is crazy prophetic and dope

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was so ahead of his time his parents hadn’t met yet

  • @hiphopgrind1
    @hiphopgrind12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to this channel for remembering the old legends. RIP L

  • @HieiDaHellSpawn94
    @HieiDaHellSpawn943 жыл бұрын

    Big L was The Len Bias of the rap game

  • @Unlawful.citizen
    @Unlawful.citizen3 жыл бұрын

    "Some say I'm ruthless, some say I'm the brim Once a burglar broke into my house and I robbed him" The one and only Lamont Coleman

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Punchlines like no other

  • @Carlos-zy1jo

    @Carlos-zy1jo

    3 жыл бұрын

    From what song is that? Sounds so familiar but cant remember

  • @officialmichaelvelli

    @officialmichaelvelli

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Carlos-zy1jo lifestyle ov da poor and dangerous

  • @fortyseven406
    @fortyseven4063 жыл бұрын

    I wasn't even born when Big L died but fuck I wish he was still here, more than any other old school rapper, L wasn't just a great rapper he was a GOD at freestyling, even with his freestyles he would run laps around my head with word play

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was something else for sure, he was miles ahead of his time

  • @Gcanno

    @Gcanno

    3 жыл бұрын

    I bought the Ebonics single at Fatbeats in L.A when it came out . I was gutted when he got Murdered.

  • @rogercruz4114

    @rogercruz4114

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love to see young cats pumping the legend of Big L stays on. Best skilled rapper to ever grab a mic , no weakness to his repertoire

  • @gmajor3947
    @gmajor39473 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for putting this together! Big L forever! May his legacy live on!

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and you're right. May his legacy live on!

  • @WhispersOnLy
    @WhispersOnLy3 жыл бұрын

    "The Lifestyle of The Poor and Dangerous" We will be seeing this in the media plenty in 2021 with the way things are headed. Inflation will show individuals how poor they really are, the streets already getting worst. RIP Big L*

  • @kinghunterr6041
    @kinghunterr60413 жыл бұрын

    Ive had every Big L CD on rotation in my car for the past 10+ years and havent taken any of them out once. He will forever be the best MC and honestly its not even close. His mic was loud and his production was tight. Big L forever👆

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never gets old

  • @SK4M_Freal
    @SK4M_Freal3 жыл бұрын

    Hes set a standard that hasn't been touched yet. He would of been a sick battler with the punchlines this guys threw. Rap In Peace BiGL.💯🌟🎤🌟💯

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is no doubt about that

  • @SK4M_Freal

    @SK4M_Freal

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931 he's my inspiration to battle bro. Sick thing is in the 90s (im 40) i was looking forward to growing up with Big L and Shyheim and Wu, not Eminem, 50, and Diddy and that lot. I couldn't wait to see what he had next.💔

  • @bluepinkman4785
    @bluepinkman47852 жыл бұрын

    Big L can rap fast, had the best flow and punchlines. Sadly, he live in this cruel world.

  • @kevinmckay4799
    @kevinmckay47993 жыл бұрын

    i choose to believe that big L was the most talented rap artist ever

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    not a bad belief, he’s the MVP at the end of the day

  • @nicogro5092

    @nicogro5092

    Жыл бұрын

    I think so too but if you think otherwise he is still definitely the Punchlineking

  • @dachirati
    @dachirati3 жыл бұрын

    he drives up and down harlem blocks, iced out watch, knots in his socks, cops think he's sellin rock, pullin him over to see if he's drunk but he's sober, they wouldn't fuck with him if he drove a nova

  • @somewhere-n-Texas
    @somewhere-n-Texas3 жыл бұрын

    Such a shame that he was killed in his prime...dude was certainly ahead of his time 💯

  • @CosmosProvider
    @CosmosProvider2 жыл бұрын

    I miss this guy i never knew. I'm glad i'll always have his music with me

  • @victorsoliz3272
    @victorsoliz32723 жыл бұрын

    RIP Big L had a good heart and still a kid and growing up doing the best for your family and yourself and be safe cause it’s always the ones who’s closest to you . RIP L ❤️💙

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @kenjones2182
    @kenjones21823 жыл бұрын

    Easily my favorite rapper to ever touch a mic. So many possibilities of insane pieces that could've been done. I've always wanted to hear L, Kool G and DMX on their gritty and grimey shit rip one. I just wish he were here, today, man.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be insane! The combination would be criminal!

  • @a.l-moodli3978
    @a.l-moodli39783 жыл бұрын

    “I was scared for my life (scared of big l) “ - NAS

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    👆👆👆

  • @a.l-moodli3978

    @a.l-moodli3978

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931 👍

  • @chasebly
    @chasebly3 жыл бұрын

    great video i really enjoyed your knowledge, L was a great for sure. i liked the guru toss in at the end too

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Chase Bly! Means a lot!

  • @jeromegriffin7100
    @jeromegriffin71002 жыл бұрын

    Legendary!!! He would’ve been on of the greatest. Cut down before his time. R.I.H. Big L 🙏🏿🙏🏿

  • @heturnal
    @heturnal3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely one of the best to ever do it... RIP BIG L

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    True! Rip

  • @UDONTCME111
    @UDONTCME1113 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit. He was 24 when he died... I can only imagine what his career would have been. I still consider him one of the GOATS and he’s only got like one album.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, he had so much potential. He would've been larger than life

  • @patjeplebs

    @patjeplebs

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah he was in Children of the Corn with camron, camron became big, big L would have been even bigger!

  • @ice_g0466

    @ice_g0466

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@patjeplebs don’t forget mase.. before mase stepped away he was the biggest after biggie. L woulda definitely took off

  • @UDONTCME111

    @UDONTCME111

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@patjeplebs Damn right. Love both those guys. Bumped Big L to and from work today because of this video.

  • @patjeplebs

    @patjeplebs

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ice_g0466 true of course

  • @samdoggtheinfamous253
    @samdoggtheinfamous253 Жыл бұрын

    Big L was once in a lifetime I bumped his music on my last 2 trips to New York City.

  • @applejuice5635
    @applejuice56353 жыл бұрын

    I love that you put "Memory" from Cowboy Bebop at the beginning. Big L and Cowboy Bebop is a vibe.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha yeah for sure, the best crossover ever

  • @captainmorgen486
    @captainmorgen4863 жыл бұрын

    This was beautifully made, thank you

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Captain! I really appreciate it!

  • @dregsloff5818
    @dregsloff58183 жыл бұрын

    Big L is one of the best in flow and lyricism and probably be the kind of Hip Hop if he was still with us.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep I agree with you, he had something special about him

  • @amarajagana1987
    @amarajagana19873 жыл бұрын

    Big L's brother Lee actually got killed in 2019 summer(It's crazy)

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    It sure is a messed up world we live in

  • @K.Sovereignson

    @K.Sovereignson

    3 жыл бұрын

    His nephew* Lee Jr.

  • @darrylwilson4978

    @darrylwilson4978

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was Lee's son

  • @djemischief1

    @djemischief1

    3 жыл бұрын

    It wasn't big Lee it was big Lee's son big Lee's been dead

  • @lilbro8209

    @lilbro8209

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@djemischief1 what year big lee died

  • @barty2381
    @barty23813 жыл бұрын

    Put It On is a straight up classic!!! 🔥

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    One of the best!

  • @samuelroberts2306
    @samuelroberts23063 жыл бұрын

    i remember writing down all his slangs from ebonics in a notebook. that song was an anthem.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Big L put it down like no other, which were your favourite slangs from the song?

  • @jonathanalvarez7793
    @jonathanalvarez77933 жыл бұрын

    Can't kill me i was born dead. That line will for every be a master LINE. Along with other lines. RIP BIG L

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that line just sticks like no other

  • @jonathanalvarez7793

    @jonathanalvarez7793

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931 yes indeed it does.

  • @dewayneturner5206
    @dewayneturner52063 жыл бұрын

    One of the best to ever do it..

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Without a doubt

  • @brightscofield1606
    @brightscofield16062 жыл бұрын

    So ashamed I didn’t know about him. I heard his freestyle today and I’ve been searching for his stuff the whole day. Wow

  • @frankgrimes7128
    @frankgrimes71283 жыл бұрын

    Big L was a savage on the MIC. One of my all time favorites

  • @mystermysterio5348
    @mystermysterio53483 жыл бұрын

    BIG L" 139th Lenox Harlem World" ... Underground Legend ... Word Up!

  • @godlyintellect6311
    @godlyintellect63113 жыл бұрын

    My #1 MC, respect for doing this short documentary.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Means a lot!

  • @bingflosby
    @bingflosby3 жыл бұрын

    Gangstarr in the end almost made me cry great video

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @elijahblyden4557
    @elijahblyden45573 жыл бұрын

    Love this video! I am the biggest Big L fan and this is great

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! The world needs to hear the story of Big L! Also, thank you for sharing "(Rare) Big L short interview BK circa 1996)" on your channel. Got my that video clip from you actually:)

  • @misaelesparza9669
    @misaelesparza96693 жыл бұрын

    I like to think L was taken out by the industry to make room for other artists. L was too much for them. Big L rest in peace.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have no problem with that theory myself as well

  • @MrBthatdude

    @MrBthatdude

    3 жыл бұрын

    L got caught up in some street shit involving his brother Lee , which L should've stayed out of

  • @deuceswild6350

    @deuceswild6350

    3 жыл бұрын

    If that was the case people was always asking for him. You have to get some type of sense someone was gonna come for him.

  • @shravansivakumar8706

    @shravansivakumar8706

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931 Which crew was big L in?

  • @destinixshakur

    @destinixshakur

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gay z did it

  • @phillipmitchell3990
    @phillipmitchell39903 жыл бұрын

    No one ever talks about big l his word play was on point glad to see some videos on him wish i could find his cds hard to find👍👍

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and I agree, he deserves biopic for sure

  • @derrickmagee4818
    @derrickmagee48183 жыл бұрын

    RIP Big L Harlem World still Holdin It Down for you

  • @andyvelasquez9488
    @andyvelasquez94883 жыл бұрын

    The 3 best lyricists that passed away all have the word Big in there name!! Pun Biggie and L

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s right!

  • @robertocruztv6097
    @robertocruztv60972 жыл бұрын

    1 of the GREATEST RAPPER THAT EVER LIVED 🙏🏻RIP 👑LEGEND🎶

  • @prestochange0
    @prestochange03 жыл бұрын

    Flamboyant Entertainment For Life! When “Holding it down” came out that was my favorite shit, best summer! Tham he was going to be huge man. Dope video bro. Rip L

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much Hector! Big L is da shit!

  • @destinixshakur

    @destinixshakur

    3 жыл бұрын

    Talking bout put it on

  • @prestochange0

    @prestochange0

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@destinixshakur I was talking about “Holding it Down”.

  • @destinixshakur

    @destinixshakur

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@prestochange0 🧐🧐🧐🧐

  • @jamesatkinson9940
    @jamesatkinson99403 жыл бұрын

    Poor and dangerous was mainstream g. Put it on and MVP where big hits. Commercial radio joints, music vids. Anyways very dope sir, salute🙏

  • @mowerfoo7935
    @mowerfoo79353 жыл бұрын

    Big Bro had talent. Wish you were still here. RIP BIG L.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    🙏

  • @official.avdmj15
    @official.avdmj152 жыл бұрын

    In my top 5 easily!! LEGEND!!🤯🤯🤯🤯🥶🥶🥶🥶

  • @Sam98hiphop
    @Sam98hiphop3 жыл бұрын

    R.I.P. Big L!! Your messages are arrived in Italy too. Thank you for your rap skills!

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    RIP

  • @DaveMater
    @DaveMater3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this🙏

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @dannybx78
    @dannybx783 жыл бұрын

    Big L was beast on the mic. He definitely would of had more albums out if he would have still been alive Today.

  • @albertofava865
    @albertofava8653 жыл бұрын

    Lord finesse was a true friend

  • @Real1Tv
    @Real1Tv3 жыл бұрын

    Tnx hes one of my fav great vid 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, which rappers would you like to see videos on in the future?

  • @chucknorris7900
    @chucknorris79003 жыл бұрын

    Excellent channel man - Keep up the good work

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Chuck, got some more 90s stuff coming

  • @aaronscrewface
    @aaronscrewface3 жыл бұрын

    3:12 I bet it was Jay-Z that said it was a tie. Listen to the Big L/Jay Z freestyle from 1995, Big L fucking dusts him on that. It's not even close.

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah hahaha, a tie is even a big stretch

  • @leightonlawrence8832

    @leightonlawrence8832

    3 жыл бұрын

    There’s literally no way jay z won that battle.

  • @Shawn.Almighty

    @Shawn.Almighty

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea but jays freestyle sounded more off the top

  • @leightonlawrence8832

    @leightonlawrence8832

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Shawn.Almighty yeah because it was garbage

  • @AlWoowitDashoe

    @AlWoowitDashoe

    3 жыл бұрын

    That might be the reason he was killed imjs

  • @kingretro7634
    @kingretro76343 жыл бұрын

    RIP Big L dope vid btw

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, means a lot. I see you're a big fan of akira, cowboy bebop and samurai champloo. Pretty great series right there bud.

  • @deathriders83
    @deathriders833 жыл бұрын

    My favorite "MVP"!! Cool vid 💪

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much, means a lot

  • @deathriders83

    @deathriders83

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thehouseofculture3931No Problem, you Sir have made the best vid I have seen explaining Big L's life. I read years ago his brother was his twin and Big L was killed by mistake. Never did seem right, great Video Thanks 💪

  • @GiganBuzzSaw
    @GiganBuzzSaw11 ай бұрын

    I remember when i was getting more into hip hop, my uncle gave me 2 albums, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. 2, and Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous. L's wordplay is still unmatched to this day. RIP

  • @ollie-ev8zm
    @ollie-ev8zm3 жыл бұрын

    some say in a street fight he strikes men like lightning

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those punchlines hit like no other

  • @kienpaulspicer1173
    @kienpaulspicer11733 жыл бұрын

    Not for nothing and I know a few members of his family, but Big L was killed because they wanted his big bro and shot him because they looked alike . Was mistaken for him. L WAS GOOD DUDE . And very Humble

  • @L.A.Killah213
    @L.A.Killah2133 жыл бұрын

    I gotta admit that he was a beast of freestyleR. He would become a great threat to many rappers nowadays and many wouldn't see the fame they got now 2pac biggie big L All gone but not forgotten 👑🙏🏽👑🙏🏽👑

  • @thehouseofculture3931

    @thehouseofculture3931

    3 жыл бұрын

    Facts

  • @danedopeboy6623
    @danedopeboy6623 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the informative video 🙏🔥❤️

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