March 9 – RIP NOTORIOUS BIG

The Murder of Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. and Biggie Smalls, happened on the night of March 9, 1997, when the rapper was shot multiple times in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, California which led to his death an hour later. The murder remains unsolved.

 

A few weeks ago we did a free giveaway for the movie NOTORIOUS which lightly depicts the slain rap star’s rise to fame as an international rap legend.

Rap legend, Lil Kim -Queen Bee, the ex lover of Biggie is honoring his legacy with a BIGGIE tribute concert in NY and posted the following on her Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCvJhzgvseP/

REST IN PEACE BIG!

The ‘BIGGIE’ tribute by Junior Mafia will always be an underground classic! Enjoy!

The Woman Who Inspired “Orange Is The New Black” Talks Prison

 

Piper Kerman’s number one goal is to reduce the number of people in prison.

She spent 13 months at a correctional centre in Danbury, Connecticut from February 2004. As a white, middle-class prisoner, Kerman quickly became aware of the ways the prison system fails Americans – but particularly poor Americans, and people of colour. Since her stint behind bars, she’s become a vocal advocate for prisoners rights.

She’s been on the board of the Women’s Prison Association for six years and teaches non-fiction writing in two prisons in Ohio. And in a move that brought her story to prominence, she also wrote a memoir that served as the inspiration for hugely popular Netflix show Orange Is The New Black.

  

Check out BuzzFeed News for an informative sit down with Piper Kerman and see what she wants people to know about prison.