1. Lamont Coleman, known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
12 Facts About Big L
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Big L was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Harlem in 1999.
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Big L was noted for his use of wordplay, and writers at AllMusic, HipHopDX, and The Source have praised him for his lyrical ability.
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Big L founded a group known as Three the Hard Way in 1990, but it was quickly broken up due to a lack of enthusiasm among the members which consisted of Coleman, Doc Reem, and Rodney.
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In 1998, Big L formed his own independent label, Flamboyant Entertainment.
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Dash offered to sign him to Roc-A-Fella, but Big L wanted his crew to sign as well.
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Phinazee had tasked Big L to identify the targets to the hitman.
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Big L is buried at George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus, New Jersey.
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Coleman's second and final studio album, The Big L Picture, was released on August 1,2000, and featured Fat Joe, Tupac Shakur, Guru of Gang Starr, Kool G Rap, and Big L Daddy Kane among others.
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The Big L Picture was put together by his manager and partner in Flamboyant Entertainment, Rich King.
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The Big Picture was the only music by Big L to appear on a music chart outside of the United States, peaking at number 122 on the UK Albums Chart.
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Idris Goodwin of The Boston Globe wrote that "[Big L had an] impressive command of the English language", with his song "Ebonics" being the best example of this.