Biggie Smalls Goes To The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame!

The King of New York is recognized for his talents. Biggie Smalls inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The Notorious B.I.G. was an iconic rapper. He was one of the prime staples of Bad Boy Entertainment in the mid-1990s. He grew up in Brooklyn and was considered one of the greatest lyricist of all time.

He was tragically murdered in 1997 after leaving a Vibe Awards party in Los Angeles.

To this day, there are no arrests in the murder.

During his life, he released two albums and one group album. Now the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame committee decided to posthumously nominate the rap icon to the list of entertainers who championed music greatness.

The annual induction ceremony will take place on May 2 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland.

Christopher George Latore Wallace took hip-hop to the mainstream. He went by the names of Biggie Smalls, Frank White and the Notorious B.I.G.

He was part of the rap group Junior M.A.F.I.A. and helped launch the careers of Lil Kim, Charli Baltimore, Lil Cease, Mase and The LOX.

He signed to Bad Boy Entertainment in 1993 after Sean "Puffy" Combs was fired out the cannon at Uptown Records. Combs at the time built a massive label powerhouse.

Biggie brought East Coast Hip-Hop back from the more dominant West Cost. His debut album Ready To Die was released in 1994 and it reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200 char and was certified four times Platinum.

It was praised for its use of sampling and rhyme styles. Combs would often use instrumentals from classic soul and light rock music and mix them to hip-hop beats.

At one time, Biggie was friends with Tupac Shakur. The two often would roll in the streets, smoke weed and share a thought or two.

When Shakur was shot at a recording studio in 1994, he fingered Biggie, Combs and Andre Harrell of having prior knowledge to the attack. Shakur was robbed of his jewelry and was shot five times.

Though Biggie denied any involvement in the attack, the shooting turned the two into bitter rivals.

The Notorious B.I.G. paved the way for hip-hop.

After Shakur was locked up for a rape charge and an attack on law enforcement, he was bailed out by Death Row co-founder Marion "Big Suge" Knight. Shakur would later sign to the label and launch the East Coast/West Coast feud.

Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas in 1996.

The two rappers were the best in the game. Their lives were tragically lost to gun violence.

Again, the "status quo" of gun politics. Let's not talk about it.

It's too early to talk about gun control.

Why do [the left] want to confiscate my firearms? I have a right to own firearms.

The good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun.

We need to have more security guards, more metal detectors, retired police officers in our schools, churches, malls and government buildings. Let's blame video games, rap music and violent movies for the actions of mass shooters.

Thoughts and prayers.

My heart goes out to the victims.

Now is not the time to talk about gun violence!

This is the usual word vomit that constantly comes whenever there's a mass shooting inside a school, church or a mall. Never gonna move the needle when it comes to gun violence.

Gun violence doesn't take a break in the United States.

Moments of silence, street memorials, naming of public places, saying "Your heart goes out to...," lowering of flags and hashtags are platitudes. They are a huge waste of time. It's a man-made crisis created by a lazy ass government. They are enabling this. Donald J. Trump, Congress and the National Rifle Association are a bunch of lily-livered cowards. They are numb to gun violence.

The "good guy" with a firearm is the most dangerous person to have a firearm. Matter of fact, the NICE GUY is often the ones who are spurned by society. Bad relationships, losing your job, jealousy over promotions, family feuds and racism are typical NICE GUY issues.

NICE GUYS ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS INDIVIDUALS WITH A FIREARM.

THE NICE GUY GETS SPURNED BY SOCIETY. THEY TAKE REVENGE ON SOCIETY.

RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE JUST A PIECE OF PAPER. THEY WILL NOT (I REPEAT) STOP A "MAD" MAN FROM OBTAINING A FIREARM.

Don't you just want to scream!?

Scream in the faces of these damn lawmakers whenever they offer their "thoughts and prayers" to every fucking mass shooting in the United States. They will offer their condolences and say a word vomit how they sympathize with the deceased. Some here will tell us that "now isn't the time to talk." Others will say that "the NRA has too much influence on gun laws."

We will talk about this for a few days and then we're off to another controversy. The next controversy would either be something done by Trump, a politician, an entertainer or we will experience another mass shooting. The next mass shooting will be even worse than the last one.

I repeat myself over and over again! I use the same old copy and paste. I hear the same trolls saying that there's nothing we can do. I keep hearing "concern" trolls telling us that it's their own fault for their own deaths. I hear the same old talking points about "good guys with guns" and "god's given rights." I hear the same old shit about gun violence in Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York City and every place a Democratic mayor runs.

I am getting really tired of dealing with mass shootings.

Every time these folks offer "thoughts and prayers," "their condolences," "their hearts going out to," and "their apologies," they are not sincere. For every naming of a road, park, bench, building and holiday, it won't matter to the community. For every time they lower flags, offer moments of silence and candlelight vigils, we just offer "feel good-isms."

The website Officer Down is a memorial to those who were killed in the line of duty. Those who don't get their names mentioned in the junk food media. Also the website the National Gun Violence Memorial also keeps record of the many individuals killed by gun violence.

We are in the midst of possibly the 400+ mass shooting in the United States. Donald J. Trump, Congress, the National Rifle Association and agitators in the junk food media have moved on from dealing with this. They're too busy sniping over partisan blame games. With Trump being impeached while in office, he's unlikely to focus on gun violence.

Trump and lawmakers elected to federal office made politics extremely toxic. It's not just the fault of our dear leader and lawmakers, but relentless agitators on the 24/7 cable news channels. They are profiting off division and divisiveness. The internet is also a problem. It's is a breeding ground for potential mass shooters. Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media outlets have been "ground zero" for disinformation, partisan threats and social activism. Incels and social outcasts find their outlets on sites that inspire them to cause harm to their fellow human beings.

GUN VIOLENCE IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT IN THE UNITED STATES.

THERE IS NO GOD.

Long live Biggie Smalls, the King of New York.