As Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more continue their high-profile beef, we run down the most inspired – and vicious – attacks in rap’s history
September 2023
Tupac Shakur: after 27 years, an arrest in unsolved murder of hip-hop legend
Decades-long inquiry into the 1996 killing aided by gang leader admitting he was in the shooter’s car and provided the gun
September 2022
‘A whole village destroyed with one shot’: how PnB Rock’s murder shook hip-hop
The emcee was fatally shot in Los Angeles, joining a list of rappers murdered in the City of Angels
September 2021
TV review
Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac review – a rueful return to Death Row
Nick Broomfield revisits the deadly hip-hop beef he covered in 2002’s Biggie and Tupac and uncovers deeper truths about America
June 2021
Last Man Standing review – Biggie and Tupac murder case reinvestigated
Nick Broomfield returns to the deaths of the two titans of 90s gangsta rap, and the disturbing influence of record label boss Suge Knight
March 2021
Ranked
The Notorious BIG: his 20 greatest tracks – ranked!
As Netflix airs an intimate documentary about the late hip-hop legend, we pick his finest moments, from sublime braggadocio to gripping storytelling
'There was this incredible life': telling the true story of the Notorious BIG
A new Netflix documentary aims to tell the unheard story of a tragic rapper, focusing on the personal, speaking to those who knew and miss him
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell review – Netflix doc sidesteps murder mystery for moving life story
Diddy, and Notorious BIG’s mother and others discuss dark rumours and chart the rapper’s rise to fame in this significant documentary
September 2020
Notorious BIG's $6 crown sells for almost $600,000 at auction
Sotheby’s hip-hop auction also raises $126,000 for a 12-inch copy of Rammellzee track Beat Bop, with artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat
June 2020
The 100 greatest UK No 1 singles
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
December 2019
‘I didn't want it to be an autopsy’: the podcast exploring Biggie and Tupac's murders
A new series of Slow Burn re-examines the deaths of two of music’s biggest stars. ‘We still haven’t had closure,’ says its host
August 2018
City of Lies: Johnny Depp's Notorious BIG film shelved
Movie about LAPD detective investigating murder of rapper had been slated for release on 7 September
July 2018
Johnny Depp sued for allegedly punching crew member on Notorious BIG film
Location manager Greg ‘Rocky’ Brooks claims he was hit after telling Depp shooting had to finish for the night
July 2017
Kendall and Kylie Jenner pull 'disgusting' T-shirt line after legal threats
Jenners were criticized for selling shirts on their website with their faces cropped over images of artists including Notorious BIG, Tupac and Ozzy Osbourne
May 2017
Faith Evans and the Notorious BIG: The King & I review – plundering the graveyard
Faith Evans and Notorious BIG: The King & I review – an unmistakably juicy revival
March 2017
Rest in no peace: the creepiest duets with dead singers
While Faith Evans’ new album of duets with the Notorious BIG might be a fitting tribute, other artists haven’t been quite so respectful with the dead
Congressman raps Juicy lyrics in tribute to Notorious BIG – video
A Democratic congressman rapped the first few verses of the Notorious BIG’s song Juicy on the floor of the House of Representatives on Friday in honour of the 20th anniversary of the star’s death
Car Notorious BIG was shot dead in goes on sale for $1.5m
The SUV in which the rapper was killed has been used as a family vehicle for 20 years, but has now followed the BMW in which Tupac was killed to market
February 2017
Duets from beyond the grave: is this pop’s creepiest trend?
Biggie Smalls is to be resurrected for more posthumous couplings, this time to duet with his widow Faith Evans. Will this gimmick ever die?
