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Born Christopher George Latore Wallace, (May 21, 1972-March 9, 1997), in Brooklyn, popularly known as Biggie Smalls and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper
Born Christopher George Latore Wallace, (May 21, 1972-March 9, 1997), in Brooklyn, popularly known as Biggie Smalls and his primary stage name, The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper
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Star Gazing: Clooney, Pitt party in Venice
Their new film Burn After Reading kicked off the Venice International Film Festival on Wednesday, which means on Tuesday George Clooney and Brad Pitt were paraded before reporters a lot more interested in their romantic lives than in the latest...Tags: Crimes, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Assault, Snoop Dogg
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Ben Kingsley makes 'The Wackness' worth watching
Special to The Morning CallThat first sight of Ben Kingsley sucking down a bowl will burn into your memory. You may be watching '' The Wackness,'' but it's hard to forget that this is Gandhi putting Bic to bong in Jonathan Levine's silly, sappy and sympathetic coming-of-age memoir....Tags: Famke Janssen, Ben Kingsley, The Wackness, Roger Moore, Mary-Kate Olsen
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Nas' new album lacks profundity
Chicago Tribune criticNas, a rapper with a gift for wordplay and problematic taste in backing tracks, remains one of the pillars of East Coast hip-hop for something he did 14 years ago. His 1994 debut album, "Illmatic," released when he was 20 years old, was preceded by...Tags: Jay-Z, Nas, Al Sharpton, Kanye West, Hip Hop
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''The Wackness'
rafer.guzman@newsday.comPLOT Two stoners - one young, one old - form an unlikely friendship. CAST Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen LENGTH 101 minutes PLAYING AT Angelika Film Center, Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and AMC Empire 25, Manhattan. Opening July 25...Tags: Ben Kingsley, Mary-Kate Olsen, Manhattan (New York City), Movies
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Local toy company jumps on 'Hellboy'
scott.rosenberg@am-ny.com"Hellboy," a demonic-red action hero with sawed-off horns and big-old gun, is the kind of toy most manufacturers would shy away from, but not Mezco Toyz. The Long Island City-based company thrives on unique characters in American pop culture, from...Tags: Hasbro Incorporated, Toys, Toy Industry, Long Island, Football
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'Wackness' doesn't live up to its hype
amNewYork Movie Critic"The Wackness" is set in Manhattan, 1994, and not a minute goes by where director/writer Jonathan Levine doesn't whack you over the head with reminders that it's Manhattan, 1994. In the first 10 minutes you get references to Zima, Zelda, Pearl Jam and...Tags: Famke Janssen, Ben Kingsley, Robin Williams, Kurt Cobain, Mary-Kate Olsen
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The Game rolls out 'LAX' at Santa Monica listening party
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFor all its booze-soaked bonhomie and head-nodding musical surprises, a "listening party" for "LAX," the new album from the multi-platinum-selling Compton gangsta rapper the Game, on Monday night proved to be the rarest kind of orchestrated media event....Tags: Raekwon, Crimes, Method Man, Gang Activity, Los Angeles
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CD: Lil Wayne
Special to The TimesLil Wayne "Tha Carter III" (Cash Money/Universal Motown Records) *** When you call yourself "the greatest rapper alive," championship seasons aren't just expected, they're required. Lil Wayne knows this well, having spent the last three years crowing...Tags: Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, Kanye West, Music, 50 Cent
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'The Wackness': Hello, drug cloud, my old friend ...
Special to the TribuneFor about half its length, Jonathan Levine's film "The Wackness" resembles a grunge remake of "The Graduate," updated for the peculiarly specific setting of 1994 New York City. While it maintains a sleepy, druggy tone for most of its length, rather than...Tags: Sony Corp., Famke Janssen, Ben Kingsley, Evanston, Kurt Cobain
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Lil' Wayne 'Tha Carter III' review
More than most rappers, Lil Wayne is a master at self-mythologizing. Like his predecessors the Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z, Wayne claims of no longer writing down his lyrics before recording. Given the volume of record-stealing guest appearances and the...Tags: Jay-Z, Phil McGraw, Kanye West
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Los Angeles Times retracts Tupac Shakur story
An article and related materials published on the Los Angeles Times website on March 17 have been removed from the site because they relied heavily on information that The Times no longer believes to be credible. The article, titled "An Attack on Tupac...Tags: Crimes, Justice System, Prisons, Court Administration, Punishment
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LA Times sorry for article on Tupac
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterA Los Angeles Times story about a brutal 1994 attack on rap superstar Tupac Shakur was partially based on documents that appear to have been fabricated, the reporter and editor responsible for the story said Wednesday. Reporter Chuck Philips and his...Tags: Crimes, Justice System, Prisons, Court Administration, Firearms
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