Released more than a year after his death, “Flamboyant” became Big L’s biggest hit, reaching #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Rap chart for 3 weeks in June 2000. The track’s title is a reference to Flamboyant Entertainment, an independent label founded by Big L in 1998. During a February 1999 interview with Mike Lewis in Amsterdam, the New York emcee spoke on why making his own label was so important: “Having your own label is financially rewarding and it’s good for long term growth. I’ve got total control of what I put out and don’t have anybody telling me what to do. A… read more
Released more than a year after his death, “Flamboyant” became Big L’s biggest hit, reaching #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Rap chart f… read more
Released more than a year after his death, “Flamboyant” became Big L’s biggest hit, reaching #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Rap chart for 3 weeks in June 2000. The track’s … read more
Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most lyrical rappers of all time, and is known for helping to pioneer horrorcore. Emerging from Harlem, New York in the early to mid-1990s, Coleman became well known amongst underground hip-hop fans for his freestyling ability, and was eventually signed to Columbia Records, where he released his debut album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous in 1995 and is now considered by many fans as a classic album. On February 15, 1999, C… read more
Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most lyrical rappers of all time, … read more
Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most lyrical rappers of all time, and is known for helping to pioneer horrorcore…read more