I had high hopes for Big L ever since I heard him on Lord Finesse's Yes You May (Remix).
Lord Finesse was already one of my favorite lyricists at the time and to introduce this new jack that ripped that track meant that there could be better down the road.
His appearance on Showbiz & A.G.'s Runaway Slave whet our appetite for what would follow.
Big L never came weak on any track whether his own or a feature. My favorite song from O.C's Jewelz is Dangerous. Can you guess why?
A former work colleague of mine asked to join me on my radio show a while back. The idea was to commemorate Big L's life. I gave him the green light upon hearing Big L from his lips. I remember he brought tracks that I never heard before and Big L was brilliant on all of them. The green light's always been there for you to hear the brilliance from Big L's lips. Thankfully he got to record Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous for us to hear.
History repeated itself because I filled in for WeFunk just before the 2013 holiday season began in November.
To hear what I did as fill-in host, click play on the Cloudcasts below.
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