Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Big L Title: Big Picture Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Priority Records Original Release Date: 8/1/2000 Release Date: 8/1/2000 Album Type: Explicit Lyrics Genres: Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop Style: Pop Rap Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724352613625 |
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When the silky-voiced Big L was alive he was fast becoming the king of the lewd punch line. So it's too bad The Big Picture joins a slew of posthumous releases (Tupac, Notorious B.I.G.) that leave you feeling queasy. Would... more » |
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Amazon.com When the silky-voiced Big L was alive he was fast becoming the king of the lewd punch line. So it's too bad The Big Picture joins a slew of posthumous releases (Tupac, Notorious B.I.G.) that leave you feeling queasy. Would L be performing backflips in his grave over this final product? Probably not, since some of the crème de la crème of rap producers (DJ Premier, Pete Rock) were hauled in to do vocal patchwork when L hadn't completed a song. The numerous ill collabos don't hurt either. On "Platinum Plus" Big Daddy Kane tears it up like it was 1992, while the late Tupac's contribution to "Deadly Combination" is chilling. Big L's debut, Lifestyles Ov Da Poor and Dangerous, was one of the most vulgar hip-hop albums of all time (just remember his ultraviolent threats on "All Black" or "Danger Zone," where he raps "they said a real man won't hit a girl, well I ain't real, 'cause I beat bitches up"). So then it's no surprise that his narratives still revolve around unenlightened sexcapades and gunplay ("The Heist," "Casualties of a Dice Game"). "Ebonics," the unofficial slang dictionary classic, showcases L at his artistic apex. Thankfully, instead of a posthumous album rife with studio outtakes and butchered freestyles that shouldn't see the light of day (OK, so maybe two versions of the "The Heist" was unnecessary), this release gels well. --Dalton Higgins Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsHarlem's Finest part 2 (4 and 1/2 stars) Nuisance | Miami | 11/05/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "I heard of Big L threw the same friend that introduced me to Dead Prez's Let Get Free. I heard Lifestylez Ov Da Poor And Dangerous and was impressed. He has the craziest punchlines I've ever heard in a while. I also heard about his death in 1999 and decided to cop this album in 2005. Big L's posthumous album is unlike other posthumous albums because 1. It doesnt sound forced or put together slapdash 2. The songs are with people he would actually and has made songs with. Ebonics is Big L breaking down upnorth slang over a dope beat. The first single Holdin It Down with Stan Spit, A.G and Miss Jones was cool. The 98 Freestyle, The Big Picture and Size Em Up are vintage Big L tracks. Deadly Combination featuring 2pac(RIP) is an unexpected but fresh combo that works. The Enemy feat Fat Joe is another highlight as both of them talk about being harrased by cops. Big L also excells in storytelling which is evidenced in The Heist and Casualties Of A Dice Game. Platinum Plus feat Big Daddy Kane is fire as well as Fall Back feat Kool G Rap. The only tracks I couldnt get with is The Heist Revisited(the boring beat doesnt compliment his rhymes) and Games feat Sadat X and Guru(nice beat, iffy song). Bottom Line: Big L's The Big Picture does justice to the best thing to come out of Harlem. The album was kind of mellow in comparison to Lifestylez Ov Da Poor And Dangerous which was more hard edged. The Big Picture is still a great release that showed that Big L was a nice MC who could have been a force to be reckoned with in Hip Hop if he was still alive. Dont forget Big L and never forget this album. Standout Tracks: EBONICS, DEADLY COMBINATION, 98 FREESTYLE, THE HEIST, FALL BACK, PLATINUM PLUS and THE TRIBORO. REST IN PEACE BIG L!!!! 1974-1999" A good collection of songs but not really an album T. Neves | Portland, OR | 01/22/2009 (3 out of 5 stars) "In my opinion Big L is one of the greatest rappers of all time and "lifestyles ov da poor and dangerous" one of hip-hop's best albums. While this release has a lot of good cuts on it, it doesn't really compare with "lifestyles" as an album, because, it isn't really an album at all. "The Big Picture" is a posthumuous collection of Big L's unreleased work with some bright spots and nothing I would call weak, but there are some average songs on here that I don't believe "L" would have released himself had he been around. That being said Big L's talent still shines through strong on many songs, most noticeaby to me on "casualties of a dice game" a dark, gritty story rap and "Ebonics" which cleverly explains the meaning to a variety of slang words over a beat. "L" is a criminally underrated M.C. and any fan of his will find plenty of material to appreciate on this disc, just realize that it isn't complete, don't expect it to be another "lifestyles" and you will be extremely satisfied."
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