Biggie Is a Postmodernist?

When you think of rap you probably won't think of Postmodern genre. You would be right to think that but there is one rapper that rebel against that thought, Notorious BIG. Notorious was a rapper in the 90s' and was a big star. He was known for rapping about gangs and drug dealing which all rappers would only rap about, he was known also for his rap rivalry against 2Pac. At the age of 24 Notorious BIG was gunned down in car after a party for finishing up his second album. Being able to get to the point to have his first and only two albums platinum, he got much help from P. Diddy. P. Diddy was in love with the sound of Biggie but he was the only one. They made a song named "Juicy" which exploded as one of the greatest songs in rap history.

What is so special about "Juicy"? It was the first time a rapper sang over a fruity funk song. P. Diddy used the instrumental of "Juicy Fruit" by Mtume, and the chores was sung by the girl group Total. This was the way he wanted to be heard, be able to open up to more audiences by not just having his music connect to his "ghetto" fan base. This song eventually lead Notorious BIG and P. Diddy to the top of the music industry because of the fan base they were able to add on to their original fan base. Biggie at first was scared to rebel against the average rapper's song, but had an idea that he didn't have to be held down by the way people thought he had to sing about. Unfortunately this did lead him to think that his rivals fans would like his music, leading him to get gunned down by some one on the rivals side.