No hyperbole, Big L was going to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. He was on his way to elite status when he was murdered in Harlem on February 15, 1999.
The murder remains unsolved, but it has always been speculated he was murdered over something that his brother who was incarcerated had done.
It was senseless and robbed us of one of the greatest lyricists of our time. For those of you too young to remember here are just a few of the gems dropped by L in his career.