Big L

Rapper

Birthday May 30, 1974

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE Feb 15, 1999 (24)

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About

Born Lamont Coleman, he was a talented hip-hop artist with D.I.T.C. who was murdered when he was 24 years old.

Before Fame

He started writing and recording in the early 1990s and appeared alongside Lord Finesse on Yo! MTV Raps.

Trivia

He created his own independent label, Flamboyant Entertainment, and through it released one of his best known single, "Ebonics."

Family Life

He was born to Gilda Terry and Charles Davis and had two half-siblings, Donald and Leroy Phinazee.

Associated With

He and Jay-Z were once part of the same recording studio.