Biggie Gives Us One More Chance

By Quentin B. Huff

Biggie Smalls' mythology hasn't afforded him a dreamy endgame à la Tupac or Elvis. Nobody imagines Biggie pulling the ultimate Machiavellian coup by making the world believe he's dead while he's secretly chillin' in Jamaica. [16 February 2009]

(more Busted Headphones)

Notorious

By Jesse Hassenger

More fan companion piece than galvanizing cinema, this stands at a distance too respectful to get under anyone's skin. [24 April 2009]

Notorious

By Cynthia Fuchs

Notorious looks back on the day when hip-hop was coming into its seeming own, when telling stories was a way to make order from chaos, as well as money and, as Biggie saw it, mo problems. [16 January 2009]

Short Ends and Leader: Why Biopics Just Don’t Work

Q&A with ‘Notorious’ star Jamal Woolard [16 January 2009]