XXL Magazine to Honor "Biggie" The King of New York

XXL is paying tribute to one of the legends of hip-hop, The Notorious B.I.G. who graces the latest cover of the magazine will hit stands on February 7th, check out the cover below.

In their own words, "Similar to the honorary issue dedicated to Tupac Shakur and the 15th anniversary of his passing, released by XXL in September of 2011, the XXL team spoke to some of those closest to Big for an in-depth look into his life and death. From his kids T’Yanna and Christopher “CJ” Wallace and their mamas, Jan Jackson and Faith Evans, to his closest friends like members of Junior M.A.F.I.A. and others, many got their chance to share stories and more to pay homage to the beloved MC. Most even disclosed rare, never-before-published photos of Biggie from their personal collections, which are featured in this month’s issue. Since Big was one of the most swagger-jacked rappers of all time, there’s a list of the 100 best Biggie bites, a look a what The Notorious One might have looked like at 40-plus, and much more."

I can't wait for this issue to drop. Will you buy this issue of XXL?

Charlie Baltimore has never seen N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S movie and Explains Why

Charli Baltimore recently stopped by Power 105.1 to speak with Cherry Martinez, discussing everything from her upcoming album, releasing in April, and her acting roles. But during the conversation, Biggie’s former girlfriend explained why she still hasn’t seen Notorious and who should have been involved in the production.
“I didn’t want to watch it and I didn’t feel like - nothing negative against anybody who was involved with the movie as far as the production of it - I just feel a certain way about who and what people should do [with] a B.I.G. movie. I know people who were in his day-to-day, everyday life. I was pretty vocal about that. This is just my opinion, no need for anybody to get their panties in a bunch, but the only people to me who could have shot an accurate descriptive portrayal of real life were Damion Butler, who is D-Roc, [Lil’] Cease and maybe Money L. And a guy named Seeth, who used to be around. But out of those four, definitely D-Roc, definitely Cease.”

The former Murda Inc. rapstress said that she doesn’t mean to disrespect anyone in particular - especially Voletta Wallace - but she feels that there were a select group of people who knew what Big went through on an everyday basis.
“I don’t think anybody else could do an accurate portrayal of Big. The only reason I say that, and no disrespect to his mom, but she just wasn’t around everyday. People grow up. The way you present yourself to your parents when you see them on holidays or whatever, that’s not really how you are everyday. If your parents are coming over, you’re cleaning the house, you’re making everything situated. You’re going to kind of be on guard. These were people that were around him good times, bad times, whatever times. That’s just how I looked at it.”