Amazing stories, endless street slang, rugged beats. What do you get when you put all of those three things together? The Big Picture, by Big L. The Big Picture was produced in 2000 shortly after the death of Big L (Lamont Coleman) in 1999. Even though the album was in progress and not complete at the time of his death, Flamboyant Records (Big L’s own label) was able to put together one of the best hip-hop …showed first 75 words of 516 total…

…showed last 75 words of 516 total…across. The only problem is training your ears to understand what he’s saying. Once you can do that you’ll be able to respect all the songs on his album. Overall this album was among the best. I can only talk it up so much, but you’ll have to do the listening for yourself. So next time you’re planning on purchasing an album, do yourself a favor and pick this one up.