the buzz log
It's been 10 years since the East Coast/West Coast rap feud claimed a high-profile victim. The shooting death of Notorious B.I.G. stunned the rap world and robbed hip-hop of one of its brightest talents. Searches on the legendary rapper are up 10% over the last month as fans remember a truly gifted original.
Examining the demographics of B.I.G. searches turned up a couple of interesting nuggets. First up, about 40% of all his searches come from the 13-17 age bracket—so 4 out of 10 searchers were just tykes when B.I.G. was in his prime. And although he's perceived as not getting any props on the West coast, he's made inroads. Los Angeles is currently number three when it comes to metro interest in the notorious one, right after D.C. and NYC.
Searches on "biggie" and "biggie smalls" are also creeping up the charts. With so many handles, it's difficult to keep up with the B.I.G.'s burgeoning buzz. While he's not at Tupac's level, his impact is still obvious. Here are the Biggie searches looming largest this week...
- Notorious B.I.G. lyrics
- Notorious B.I.G. biography
- Notorious B.I.G. pictures
- Notorious B.I.G. greatest hits
- Notorious B.I.G. videos
Filed under: Music, Rap Music, Notorious B.I.G.
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A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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comments
Posted by cheesygoofball | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:04 pm PST
i think that's good that people still remember who he is
like people still search up aaliyah and mac dre
yaknow.
Posted by waldenjs | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:08 pm PST
It's hard to say what is truly thought of about B.I.G. In the less metro area, there is nothing, absolutely nothing. He is a thug to many, to most who truly can separate the talented from the money grabbing crowd. He is as insignifacant as those who stepped before him. That is not to say that he was not loved, but was given too much attention because of the mere fact that he was black. He had little, if any talent whatsoever. He was a figure, not an artist. Anyone who says other is purely ignorant on the matter. He lived up to the expectation that he preached. Hate, hate and some more hate. The world is a much better place without him!
Posted by shockey514 | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:09 pm PST
Your right. Hes not on the level with Tupac, HES ABOVE IT. Maybe your average suburban white kid my know tupac better but in the rap community and the black community Biggie is Just as big or bigger!
Posted by mcgiles1 | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:09 pm PST
He must be DEAD. And thats how it ends!. MG
Posted by mbarnett56 | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:10 pm PST
Just goes to show that people have too much time on their hands.
Posted by nufoundglory82 | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:10 pm PST
Well I think part of the rise is due to comedy central's South Park. He was recently brought up in a episode in November, and a sizable demographic is contained in the age group listed above.
Posted by shockey514 | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:10 pm PST
No Biggie is not on Tupacs Level. hes above it, in the rrap and black community biggie is more popular or equal to tupac
Posted by zeb_eltanni | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:11 pm PST
I think its great people still listen to his music and especially read his lyrics because Biggie Smalls is a great rapper and teaching us about life thru his rap. I could say the same thing about EMIN3M also #1 rapper for me...they both talk about life even tho theres bad lyrics and stuff but its reality shown thru emotions and music and their own talent. And talking about biggies death...there's Tupac too...Too bad they had to split up at the end when they were best friends first coz both of them have the greatest hits and best music that we will always remember.
Mario
Posted by skyfoxeleven | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:13 pm PST
Officials in the Los Angeles Police Department have already leaked information confirming beliefs that the off duty gun of Former LAPD Officer Dave Mack was used in the killing of Biggie Smalls or Chris Wallace. Dave Mack's hobby was hip-hop and his off duty job allowed him to exactly where biggie would be on the night of his death. Officer Macks car was seen leaving the shooting area quickly after shots were heard.
Posted by cirakyc1130@sbcglobal.net | Thu, March 08, 2007, 9:15 pm PST
Hmmm..i wonder why searches on him are up? Maybe because his greatest hits cd just came out.
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