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Big Picture

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Let me start by saying this is probably my favorite rap cd. L was an original artist. He was also quick and witty. On this album he would be making fun of the listener but making them laugh at the same time. I have not yet found a rap artist who can match L's lyrical ability and "realness" on the mic. Allow me to analyze this album song by song.

The Big Picture (intro)- This is a great song. The first 53 seconds is Gang Starr introducing their hit single "Full Clip" live. When this great beat kicks in L's rhymes are unmatchable.

Ebonics - This song is brilliant. The entire song is Big L "breaking down" street slang. This is considered one of his best works but i disagree. Maybe because i've heard it 5000 times.

Size Em' Up - Tight song with great rhymes and a funky beat.

Deadly Combination - L and Tupac rip the mic on this one. If you have a sub-woofer you will appreciate this song more:)

'98 Freestyle - Seems a little out of place in all these up beat catchy tunes. Reguardless the lyrical ability unparalleled.

Holdin It Down - This is once again a great song. The beat is nice but im just not into that whole woman singing the hook thing.

The Heist - This is one of the stand outs on the album. Big L tells us a story about what he does when he finds out his wife is cheating on him. I wont spoil the ending.

The Enemy - Again Big L does great but Fat Joe just doesnt stand a chance against him.

Fall Back - This is the song that got me into Big L. Its a nice upbeat song with fresh lyrics and a fresh beat. Kool G Rap spits nicely also.

Flamboyant - What can i say... It's Flamboyant.

CASUALTIES OF A DICE GAME - I have never heard any other rap song that tells a story as eloquently and descriptive as this one. You can acually picture exaclty what is going on; its like watching a movie. Also has a positive message if you pay attention.

Platinum Plus - ANOTHER lyrical masterpiece. "Got my own label now, so y'all can sign with me. Y'all can take me from the bottom and climb with me, that's fine with me, that's how it was designed to be" This shows L's humane attitude as a human being.

Who You Slidin' Wit', Games, and The Triboro - These are like a lot of the D.I.T.C. work for me. Straight up: Big L rips it and the rest of them dont come close. This isn't L's fault and he definitely stands out from the rest. His verse on the Triboro is quite memorable.

The Heist "Revisited" - Same lyrics, differant beat... could do without.

(if it were up to me the cd would end after number 12)

I strongly belive that listeners of any musical genre will appreciate the audacity this cd shows.

This album is a classic and will live forever.

I'm writting this review while listening to one of the illest underground MC's.........period! Harlem, NY's Big L has been in the game for a long minute. As I recall the first time I heard Big-L spit over a track was in 89 or 90. The metephors and story lines this kat spit on the mic are some of the best versus put on wax or CD. His last CD in 95 was the bomb and this one follows with the same type of rhyme explosion. D.I.T.C. and Flamboyant Entertainment should be greatful for having this platinum artist on there team. Like Canibus, Big-L is one of the last few "battling style" MC's left on this planet. This CD is phat, raw and full of ill ryhme schemes and metephors from the intro to the last track. My Favorite tracks are 1 through 16 and the tracks I hate are the ones he'll never do because of his untimely death. Like Pac and Biggie, Hip-Hop has taken a huge lost in the game. I've been waiting on this CD sence 95. After hearing tons of guest appearances, soundtracks and mix tapes, Big-L has finally drop a gem with "automatic classic" status all over it. Special guest include the entire DITC crew, Kool G Rapp, Big Daddy Kane, Tupac and others. You can get all of these everyday radio MC's that's playing today (including Eminem) and put them in a room with Big-L and watch them all get ate to shreds by this kat. "Real Hip-Hop 101" right here folks.......cop this one and get educated the Big-L way.

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when i think of big l it almost brings tears to the eyes.. i mean the guy had all the flow in the world.. his lyrics were insane.. he came with multies after mulit and there arent too many rappers that write lyrics with the skill and direction that he does. It's really sad that he got shot and how his life was cut short. Well on this album the producers bring big ls memory back. This is really the first album that introduced me to big l from the very opening he gives us a taste of his amazing wordplay and creativeness with a set of metaphors that look at what the rap game is without him, and its really true.. when l died rap lost one of its greatest mcs of all time. This album showcases what big l is famous for.. his punchlines. On tracks like 98 freestyle and the hot ass hit "holdin it down" l drops punchline after punchline.. youll find yourself rewinding your cd player thinkin did he really say that? YES he did .. no one came with more punchlines and creativeness than big l. His amazing storytelling ability is also showcased on this album.. on casualties of a dice game l raps about a dice game gone wrong in a amazing way. I'm a big rap fan and have listened to alot of rap from underground to mainstream and let me tell you .. casualties of a dice game is one of the best storytelling song ever. Seriously anyone that is a rap fan should get this album. Also anyone that raps like myself should appreciate hearing an album of the late big l, because l was really an mcs mc.. hes everything that an mc should be.. he was fresh, creative, and had alot of carisma. I still get misty eyed when i think of big ls death, an excellent album from one of the greatest writers ever.

First of i'd like to say R.I.P to Biggie,Tupac,Big Pun,Freaky Tah,And Big L. They made Hip Hop what it is today they wont be forgotten they live on.NOW back to the album this album is one of the best albums in Hip Hop's existence Big L is the greatest Lyricist to come out since Nas came out with Illmatic his first album was a classic but got no commercial success he ended up losing his record deal despite being better than most rappers in the game. He kept fighting to get a record deal till he finally opened his own record label Flamboyant entertainment and was about to reap the benifits of success when he was gunned down outside his building in Harlem,New York THIS IS A MUST BUY ALBUM U WILL NEVER BE BLESSED WITH A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO A LYRICIST WITH THE SKILLS AND ABILITY TO RIP THE MIC IN EVERY TRACK HE APPEARED IN.DONT FAKE SUPPORT REAL HIP HOP AND BUY THIS CLASSIC ALBUM.ONCE AGAIN R.I.P BIG L R.I.P!

This is alot better than biggies born again where they just threw together versus from other heads to complete a sloppy album and this is better than big puns yeaahh baby another one that was thrown together and you have to think if he were alive it would have been different, anyways onto Big L's the big picture First off the intro the big picture is a banger by premier and the beat is off the hook along with l's rhymes and Ebonics is a classic cut in my mind Also featured on here is a primo track called platinum plus where him and Big Daddy Kane lace it with ill lyrics and that is a personal favorite of mine and along with the pete rock banger featuring Stan spit and AG cut named holdin it down that joint is my favorite on here that is crazy hot and the deadly combination joint with 2 pac is blazin him and pac rip it unfortunately i dont know if they really did the track together and the cut which features ditc i believe the last track named the triboro where they all come together and make a real Ditc banger another noteworthy of menchain is his ill story telling technique on the cut casualties of a dice game where he proves he was an ill story teller and with time could have ranked up there with likes of slick rick and Nas on that part but its a shame he is not here to enjoy his success on this album his life was cut too short but I Big up Rawkus records the realest company out there for throwing together a banger and not ruining his post death product as we have seen with others and keeping it real and most of all realistic not all these b.s. cameos that ruin albums and make them end up more like a compilation and not a solo album anyways R.I.P Big L i know youd love the album if you were here it is a true banger everyone do yourselves a favor and cop it Production is on point as well on this for those who dont own this stop sleeping cop it!

I have listened to every track on here and Big L definately shows his tight lyrics along with beats like never before. This album from front to back is unbeatable. Every song displays his serious rhymes, educated lyrics and bangin' beats. There is not one cut I would say is the worst one. He joins with 2Pac on "Deadly Combination", and Kool G Rap, just to name a couple. Personally, Big L is my favorite artist of all time and I truly believe if he were alive today, a lot more people would agree. When he died, he had just signed with Jay-Z and was becoming mainstream. Every true hip-hop fan deserves to listen to this album. One track shows his freestyle skills which is possibly the best rhyming I have ever heard. There are 16 tracks, all of them high-class tracks. Go get this album NOW and join the club. There is nothing more I can say. His situational rhymes are too good to be true. Go get this one and you won't be disappointed!!

As I heard that there is a song with Tupac on this album, I purchased it as soon as possible. And I have to say that "The Big Picture" is one the best CDs in my collection, you can listen to it from the beginning (the intro is great) to the end. In my opinion Big L is (unfortunately was) one of the top-4-lyricists in the rap game along with 2Pac (of course number 1), Nas and Biggie. The best songs on this release are "The Big Picture (Intro)", "Ebonics", "Size em` up", "Deadly Combination", "The Heist", "The enemy", "Fall back", "Flamboyant" and "Platinum Plus".

Go and buy this album if you are a real hip-hop fan, you won`t be disappointed!

Big L rest in peace!

"the big picture" by big L is a great album to remember him by. unfortunately L didnt live to see the release of "the big picture" this album ranks very high with 2000's other top rap releases. some of the highlights of the album are "ebonics" and "deadly combination" with 2pac (RIP). there are other guest appearences by DITC, sadat x and others.

L boasts on 98 freestyle "i'm older and better this is me at my best". this was true. L died in his prime. its sad that he never made it to roc a fella records and will never drop any new songs but at least we have albums like "the big picture" and "lifestylez ov da poor and dangerous" which ensure that he will not soon be forgotten.

Big L's the big picture ressurects the late rapper in 16 slamming tracks. In my opinion big l is one of the greatest rappers ever, he describes sreet life like no other. My favorite tracks on the cd include, flamboyent, deadly combination with the late great 2pac, ebonics, the enemy with the don cartagena himself, fat joe. Overall this record is just as good as Life styles of the poor and dangerous, and maybe even better, so go pick it up.

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.