In 1993 he signed with Columbia Records and released one of the illest records of underground hip-hop. The record was the vinyl, promo-only "Devil's Son." That song was quickly banned from radio, due to such lyrics as: "I pistol whip the priest every Sunday." With hardcore lyrics made for the fans and not radio, Big L proved himself as one of the kings of the underground. In 1995, still with Columbia, He released his debut album "Lifestylz Ov Da Poor & Dangerous." The album was commercially ignored, but praised by The Source magazine, who gave it 4 mics. The album was a lyrical masterpiece, and an underground success. That album put on a few now big name rappers, such as Jay-Z, and Cam'ron. After that album was released, L was dropped from Columbia. One of his popular freestyles was the 7 minute freestyle on the Stretch & Bobbito Radio Show in NYC featuring Jay-Z who was not known as how he is now. Starting off his career he used to rap in the group "Children of the corn" with fellow Harlem residents Ma$e known then as Murda Ma$e, Cam'ron who was known as "Killa Cam" and Cam'ron's cousin "Bloodshed". They together recorded enough songs for a full length album but Bloodshed was tragically killed in a accident in 1997, while Ma$e and Cam'ron pursued their "hoop dreams" in both high school and college. Read more about Big L here.
Big L's Lifestylz Ov Da Poor & Dangerous Album Anniversary
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