Artist case study
- 1. Notorious BIG Hip Hop artist 1972-1997
- 2. Birth Name: Christian George Latore Wallace. Date Of Birth: May 21st 1972 Birth place: New York City, Brooklyn in the neighbourhood of BedfordStuyvesant. He also known as Biggie Smalls, before he was called Notorious BIG ,he receive the name BIG because of his over weight size. Debut: He debuted in 1993 with the single Party And Bullshit. Joined the company Bad Boy Entertainment, which was founded by Sean “Puffy” Combs in 1994 with the album „Ready to die.‟ Pre-debut: - Started to build his reputation as a musician. -Appeared in Mary J. Blige‟s single, “Real Love” -Recognised by DJ Mister Cee. -Was featured in the magazine, The Source. Early life: •His father left him at the age of 2, for his mother to help support him she too up two part time jobs. •He was a smart child receiving top grades for English. •However because his childhood had created a huge impact on his life he became a drug dealer at the age of 17 and was arrested for that crime and spent nine months in prison.
- 3. Album Production Year Ready to die Bad Boy Entertainment 1994 Trapp Intersound 1997 Life after death Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Singles Production Year Party and bullshit Uptown Records, MCA Records 1993 Big poppa Bad Boy Entertainment 1994 Juicy Bad Boy Entertainment 1994 Lets get it on Motown 1995 Total Tommy Boy 1995 One more chance Bad Boy Entertainment 1996 112 Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Nasty boy Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Runnin‟ Mergela Records 1997 Been around the world Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Hypnotize Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Kick in the door Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Stop the gunfight Intersound, Deff Trapp 1997 Be the realist Internsound, Deff Trapp 1997 Mo money Mo problems Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Victory Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Sky‟s the limit Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Lovin‟ you tonight Bad Boy Entertainment 1997 Mo money Mo problems Puff Daddy Records 1997 Last day / I got a story to tell Bad Boy Entertainment 1997