Big L or Biggie?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-14-2013, 04:57 AM

Cliche'd thread alert.

Similar styles, same number of albums, both from NY, both dead at 24.

Who do you think is better? And why?

L for me. I think Biggie is overrated quite a bit and is all style very little substance. L's content wasn't that much better (though I do think he had more), but I think he also did what Biggie is known for but better and with more wit.

Biggie is often called the GOAT off the back of two albums yet L released two and isn't mentioned anywhere near as much. L's debut is imo better than Biggie's 'Ready to Die'. Gimme the Loot, Machine Gun Funk and Ready to Die are the only tracks I really like from Biggie's but L's is consistent all the way through. Looking at the tracklists again LODPAD is a much better album tbh.

I also think a lot of L's posthumous stuff is better than the stuff Biggie has released. Tracks like Games Females Play, Now or Never, I Won't. The Archives > any posthumous Biggie album.

L has more classic tracks than Biggie, Return of the Devil's Son, Put It On, Ebonics, Size Em Up, MVP are all bangers.

L > Biggie.

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06-14-2013, 04:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Big L or Biggie? Cliche'd thread alert. Similar styles, same number of albums, both from NY, both dead at 24. Who do you think is better? And why? L for me. I think Biggie is overrated quite a bit and is all style very little substance. L's content wasn't that much better (though I do think he had more), but I think he also did what Biggie is known for but better and with more wit. Biggie is often called the GOAT off the back of two albums yet L released two and isn't mentioned anywhere near as much. L's debut is imo better than Biggie's 'Ready to Die'. Gimme the Loot, Machine Gun Funk and Ready to Die are the only tracks I really like from Biggie's but L's is consistent all the way through. Looking at the tracklists again LODPAD is a much better album tbh. I also think a lot of L's posthumous stuff is better than the stuff Biggie has released. Tracks like Games Females Play, Now or Never, I Won't. The Archives > any posthumous Biggie album. L has more classic tracks than Biggie, Return of the Devil's Son, Put It On, Ebonics, Size Em Up, MVP are all bangers. L > Biggie.