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  Still Sealed: Record Store Day 2013's Highest Earning eBay Flips

  May 7, 2013 – Once the racks have been ravaged and Record Store Day ends, the tireless pursuit for rare and elusive vinyl treasures spills onto the Internet. This year was no different: An unannounced 12-inch containing the very first clues to Boards of Canada's first album in eight years, Tomorrow's Harvest, fetched its enterprising original owner $5,700 after 75 bids on eBay. …
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  The Kids All Write: Lil Wayne and Birdman's Teenage Daughters Publish YA Novel

  March 12, 2013 – Cash Money buddies Lil Wayne and Birdman have a long history of working together — fans are still waiting on the sequel to the pair's collaborative Like Father, Like Son album — and now the two rappers' daughters have teamed up for a project of their own, a novel titled Paparazzi Princesses.According to AllHipHop, Birdman's daughter, Bria Williams, and Lil Wayne's daughter, Reginae Carter, both 14 years old, have cra …
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  Dead Wrong: 16 Years of Picking Biggie's Bones

  March 9, 2013 – As of today, it's been 16 years since rapper the Notorious B.I.G. passed away, after he was shot and killed in Los Angeles. The murder that has yet to be solved, which is infuriating. …
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  'Community' Star Gillian Jacobs on Christian Ska and Dolly Parton

  February 21, 2013 – Unlike the self-righteous former anarchist she plays on NBC's meta-comedy Community, Gillian Jacobs maintains a pretty tame lifestyle, heavy on mom-friendly tunes and early bedtimes. But she's got an eclectic musical past. …
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  Have Yourself a Biggie Little 'Xmas' With Notorious B.I.G. Holiday Mashup Mixtape

  December 19, 2012 – Need an alternative to the played-out Vince Guaraldi Trio's A Charlie Brown Christmas? DJ Whoo Kid and Cookin Soul have the remedy in the form of Ready for Xmas, a mixtape that mashes up the holiday season's biggest songs with the Notorious B.I.G.'s greatest verses. …
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  Notorious B.I.G.'s Alleged Autopsy Report: Four Gunshots, Only One Fatal

  December 7, 2012 – More than 15 years after the Notorios B.I.G. was shot to death in Los Angeles, details continue to emerge about the unsolved murder. Now TMZ says it has the late Christopher "Biggie Smalls" Wallace's previously unseen autopsy report. …
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  Tupac, Biggie Murders Still Drive Writer to Investigate

  September 13, 2012 – The back story: In 2008, Pulitzer-winning former L.A. Times staff writer Chuck Philips wrote a story naming names in the murder of Tupac Shakur, who died 16 years ago today. He'd been faithfully, doggedly researching and writing about rap's East-West rivalry and the deaths of its two stars, Pac and the Notorious B.I.G.; but the 2008 story was retracted over an allegedly forged document, and Philips left the Times shortly thereafter. …
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  Celebrating 15 Years of Picking Biggie's Bones

  March 9, 2012 – 1997 - "Sky's The Limit," video directed by Spike Jonze: Alt-rock music video auteur directs his way around the fact that the star of his video was shot and killed by casting cute kids in a recreation of "Juicy," transcends his quirky concept, and ends up with probably the sweetest and most humane tribute to B.I.G.'s bold, playful personality. 1998 - Puff Daddy ft. Notorious B.I.G. …
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  Terrific Twitter Trio of the Week

  March 23, 2010 – Lots of people tweet -- but all that Twitters is not gold. That's why you'll want to check out SPIN.com to see whose tweets we're reading this week -- then update your TweetDeck! (Obligatory Self-Promotion: ...while you're at it, be sure to follow @SPINmagazine!) This week's winners: Free Energy@free__energy Why You Should Follow: The guys of Free Energy have gained quite the following with their '70s, Thin Lizzy-esque sound. …
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  MYTH No. 4: Biggie & Tupac Are Hip-Hop's Pillars

  November 9, 2009 – REALITY: Biggie and Tupac don't matter anymore. For hip-hop, which has always prided itself on origin stories, the intertwining sagas of the Notorious B.I.G. …
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