Thursday 17 May 2012

Another rapper down!

Biggie was going to release his second solo studio album, a follow up to his 'Ready to die' debut, titled 'Life after death'. In February 1997 he hit the roads to go on a tour to California to promote his new album.
On the 5th of March 1997 he even said in a radio interview in San Francisco that he travels with security around him from the FBI, because he gets death threats and especially when he goes to the West Side of the US where he is not welcome by Death Row fans.
On March 8, 1997 he presented an award to Toni Braxton at the 11th Annual Soul Train Music Award in Los Angeles and most of the audience booed at him. After the music award ceremony, Biggie and his label mates attended to an after party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
A few hours later, on the 9th of March 1997, at around 12:30 AM, Biggie and his crew decided to return to their hotel. Biggie travelled in the front passenger seat along his mates; D-Roc, Lil' Cease and driver, Gregory Young. P Diddy was travelling in a different car with three bodyguards.  
At around 12:45 AM, the streets were full of people leaving the event. Biggie's car stopped for the red light about 50 yards away from the museum, a group of young women exchanged a few words with the rap star and suddenly a black Chevrolet Impala came from nowhere to the right side of Wallace's car, rolled down the window and opened fire at the rapper, hitting him four times in the chest!
Below is the real video of the whole scene, recorded by anonymous person:


Biggie was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre but passed away on the operating table at around 1:15 AM. 

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