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Big L

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A member of Fat Joe's DITC crew, rapper Big L was born Lamont Coleman on May 30, 1974. He made his solo debut with 1995's Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, scoring a series of underground hits including "No Endz, No Skinz," "Street Struck" and "Da Graveyard"; Big L's best-known effort, the single "Ebonics," followed on his own Flamboyant label in the summer of 1998. Around the same time, he joined the Bronx-based hip-hop supergroup DITC (Diggin' in the Crates), appearing on their single, "Dignified Soldiers." On the evening of February 15, 1999, Big L was shot and killed just blocks away from his Harlem home; he was just 24 at the time of his death. Both the DITC album Worldwide and the second Big L solo effort, The Big Picture, followed in 2000. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Genres

: east coast hip hop hardcore hip hop boom bap hip hop old school hip hop

Total plays

761.7 million
Updated on 2025-07-01

Social media links

Instagram

Monthly listeners

2,427,695

Followers

1,015,326

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    London
    31,211 listeners
  2. United States
    Los Angeles
    32,002 listeners
  3. Australia
    Sydney
    41,393 listeners
  4. Australia
    Melbourne
    34,729 listeners
  5. Canada
    Toronto
    30,743 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Put It On
Put It On
116,192,079 3:38 1995-03-28
Put It on
Put It on
116,192,079 3:38 1995-12-29
Deadly Combination (feat. 2Pac)
Deadly Combination (feat. 2Pac)
77,401,212 2:32 2016-07-15
The Enemy (feat. Fat Joe)
The Enemy (feat. Fat Joe)
69,843,728 2:48 2016-07-15
98 Freestyle
98 Freestyle
36,735,655 2:10 2016-07-15
MVP
MVP
34,274,015 3:39 1995-03-28
Day One (feat. Big L, A.G., Lord Finesse, & O.C.)
Day One (feat. Big L, A.G., Lord Finesse, & O.C.)
28,340,398 4:14 2007-12-18
Street Struck
Street Struck
23,343,977 4:10 1995-03-28
Flamboyant
Flamboyant
18,332,063 3:07 2005-12-13
Da Graveyard
Da Graveyard
17,680,371 5:24 1995-03-28
Da Enemy
Da Enemy
17,667,292 2:46 2000-02-22
Fall Back (feat. Kool G Rap)
Fall Back (feat. Kool G Rap)
13,201,406 2:49 2016-07-15
Ebonics (Criminal Slang)
Ebonics (Criminal Slang)
12,248,728 3:21 2016-07-15
Platinum Plus (feat. Big Daddy Kane)
Platinum Plus (feat. Big Daddy Kane)
12,214,538 3:38 2016-07-15
No Endz, No Skinz
No Endz, No Skinz
12,040,437 3:29 1995-03-28
8 Iz Enuff
8 Iz Enuff
10,570,362 4:59 1995-03-28
Day One
Day One
10,045,767 4:16 2000-02-22
All Black
All Black
9,823,923 4:21 1995-03-28
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
9,413,674 3:21 1995-03-28
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
7,975,266 3:37 1995-03-28
Furious Anger
Furious Anger
7,810,893 3:51 1999-06-22
Where You At
Where You At
6,524,085 2:18 2005-05-27
Way of Life
Way of Life
5,228,268 2:51 2000-02-22
Size 'Em up
Size 'Em up
4,964,833 3:55 2016-07-15
Devil's Son
Devil's Son
4,891,843 4:00 2017-06-23
Dangerous
Dangerous
4,862,423 4:15 1997-01-01
Let 'Em Have It "L"
Let 'Em Have It "L"
4,390,574 3:58 1995-03-28
Fed Up Wit the Bullshit
Fed Up Wit the Bullshit
4,212,557 3:52 1995-03-28
Casualties Of A Dice Game - 9th Wonder Remix
Casualties Of A Dice Game - 9th Wonder Remix
3,969,453 3:10 2019-05-22
Thick - Environmentally Friendly Version
Thick - Environmentally Friendly Version
3,820,917 3:43 1999-01-05
Holdin' It Down (feat. A.G., Miss Jones & Stan Spit)
Holdin' It Down (feat. A.G., Miss Jones & Stan Spit)
3,779,858 4:39 2016-07-15
I Don't Understand It
I Don't Understand It
3,424,617 4:20 1995-03-28
The Big Picture (Intro)
The Big Picture (Intro)
3,377,515 2:59 2016-07-15
The Heist
The Heist
3,165,086 3:03 2016-07-15
In The Game
In The Game
3,040,871 2:25 2007-03-13
5 Fingers of Death (feat. D.I.T.C.)
5 Fingers of Death (feat. D.I.T.C.)
2,532,006 4:53 2019-05-30
Now or Never
Now or Never
2,474,303 4:06 2024-05-30
Casualties of a Dice Game
Casualties of a Dice Game
2,455,259 3:18 2016-07-15
Ebonics - Premo Mix
Ebonics - Premo Mix
2,402,576 3:01 2000-02-22
American Dream
American Dream
2,070,380 4:32 1999-11-30
The Triboro (feat. Fat Joe, O.C. & Remy Ma)
The Triboro (feat. Fat Joe, O.C. & Remy Ma)
2,059,343 5:30 2016-07-15
8 Is Enuff (Demo Version)
8 Is Enuff (Demo Version)
1,876,056 4:20 2019-05-30
Times Iz Hard
Times Iz Hard
1,645,514 3:29 2017-06-23
School Dayz
School Dayz
1,598,464 3:13 2017-06-23
Da UnExpected Flava
Da UnExpected Flava
1,401,511 3:36 2017-06-23
Who You Slidin' Wit (feat. Stan Spit)
Who You Slidin' Wit (feat. Stan Spit)
1,400,449 4:14 2016-07-15
The Heist Revisitied
The Heist Revisitied
1,304,754 3:02 2016-07-15
I Shoulda Used A Rubba
I Shoulda Used A Rubba
1,278,373 4:36 2017-06-23
Dignified Soldiers
Dignified Soldiers
1,211,238 4:30 1998-05-24
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights
1,140,405 4:29 2015-05-20
Games (feat. Guru & Sadat X)
Games (feat. Guru & Sadat X)
1,087,122 4:33 2016-07-15
Da Enemy - Bink Remix
Da Enemy - Bink Remix
1,008,068 2:44 2019-06-14
5 Fingers of Death
5 Fingers of Death
974,989 4:54 2016-11-25
5 Fingas Of Death
5 Fingas Of Death
974,989 4:52 1997-01-01
Tony Touch Power Cypha 2 Freestyle '97
Tony Touch Power Cypha 2 Freestyle '97
948,413 8:38 2019-01-04
Internationally Known - Diamond D Remix
Internationally Known - Diamond D Remix
640,682 3:17 2019-06-14
Get Yours
Get Yours
619,919 4:09 1999-05-18
Day One
Day One
599,964 4:16 2006-03-11
All Love - Apollo Brown Remix
All Love - Apollo Brown Remix
557,562 4:21 2019-06-14
M.V.P. - Remix #1
M.V.P. - Remix #1
471,474 3:32 2007-05-01
Dignified Soldiers (feat. Lord Finesse, A.G., & O.C.) - Remix
Dignified Soldiers (feat. Lord Finesse, A.G., & O.C.) - Remix
459,534 4:08 2007-12-18
Still Here
Still Here
453,137 3:52 2002-01-01
Classic Freestyle 99 (RIP)
Classic Freestyle 99 (RIP)
441,356 1:29 2007-12-10
Dangerzone
Dangerzone
428,839 4:23 1998-01-01
M.V.P. - Remix #2
M.V.P. - Remix #2
385,682 3:34 2007-05-01
Bring 'Em Back - Album Version (Edited)
Bring 'Em Back - Album Version (Edited)
336,358 4:27 2004-01-01
The Beginning
The Beginning
327,193 1:10 2004-10-19
Put it on - Remix Version
Put it on - Remix Version
321,559 3:52 2022-02-25
Royal Flush
Royal Flush
320,783 1:46 2017-12-27
Stand Strong
Stand Strong
246,120 4:27 2000-02-22
Blackout Rap Show Freestyle '97
Blackout Rap Show Freestyle '97
220,894 6:57 2019-01-04
Rrrrrr
Rrrrrr
180,573 2:06 2023-02-03
Back In My Hood
Back In My Hood
179,320 2:11 2005-05-27
Devil's Son - Instrumental
Devil's Son - Instrumental
166,921 3:55 2017-06-23
Thick - Rockwilder Mix
Thick - Rockwilder Mix
133,690 3:60 2000-02-22
Now or Never (M&G Diner Instrumental)
Now or Never (M&G Diner Instrumental)
113,189 4:06 2024-05-30
Mvp - Summer smooth mix
Mvp - Summer smooth mix
102,908 4:33 2000-01-01
Dignified Soldiers Remix
Dignified Soldiers Remix
100,738 4:14 1998-05-24
Dressed in All Black
Dressed in All Black
87,354 3:41 2023-12-01
Casualties Of A Dice Game - Buckwild Remix
Casualties Of A Dice Game - Buckwild Remix
85,191 3:13 2019-06-14
Way Of Life - Marco Polo Remix
Way Of Life - Marco Polo Remix
83,310 2:50 2019-06-14
Booty Up
Booty Up
71,325 4:03 2012-08-06
Chedda
Chedda
70,114 2:44 2023-10-31
Dome Pushed Back
Dome Pushed Back
61,541 3:25 2010-02-05
Internationally Known - Showbiz Remix
Internationally Known - Showbiz Remix
58,356 3:36 2019-06-14
Massacre
Massacre
54,005 4:53 2015-03-10
Bodies
Bodies
53,296 3:32 2020-01-26
Da Enemy - Showbiz Remix
Da Enemy - Showbiz Remix
48,249 2:48 2019-06-14
C.O.C. Flow
C.O.C. Flow
43,573 3:19 2023-11-17
Platinum Plus
Platinum Plus
39,999 2:55 2001-02-19
Thick - Lord Finesse Remix
Thick - Lord Finesse Remix
37,240 2:37 2019-06-14
Dangerous (feat. Big L and Rayvon)
Dangerous (feat. Big L and Rayvon)
27,649 3:34 2023-11-10
Tim Westwood Radio 1 Freestyle '97
Tim Westwood Radio 1 Freestyle '97
24,386 4:12 2019-01-04
Once Again
Once Again
23,898 3:22 2020-06-22
Why do I?
Why do I?
22,525 6:40 2023-04-12
Dangerous The Sequel
Dangerous The Sequel
19,087 4:17 1998-03-17
Give It To Em L
Give It To Em L
18,752 2:09 2025-05-18
Dangerous the Sequel
Dangerous the Sequel
14,474 4:17 2020-05-01
Fuck You N You Broke Hoes (feat. Big L)
Fuck You N You Broke Hoes (feat. Big L)
13,852 2:37 2011-08-23
Zone of Danger
Zone of Danger
13,402 3:38 2020-01-30
Get That Cash
Get That Cash
12,812 2:40 2007-02-02
Double Up
Double Up
12,446 3:32 2002-05-13
Spirit
Spirit
11,953 3:35 2021-10-07
We Got This
We Got This
11,867 3:49 2019-02-23
Flamboyant - Remix By Eponym
Flamboyant - Remix By Eponym
8,994 3:12 2011-01-01
'21 freestyle
'21 freestyle
8,505 1:57 2021-06-18
What It's All About (feat. Element Life, Epitome, Pugs, Dik Dasztardly, D.J. Mass, C.J., Yung Wezz, Reazon, Oc Riddlez & Big L)
What It's All About (feat. Element Life, Epitome, Pugs, Dik Dasztardly, D.J. Mass, C.J., Yung Wezz, Reazon, Oc Riddlez & Big L)
4,676 7:58 2011-12-02
N.Y. freestyle
N.Y. freestyle
3,896 5:15 2000-01-01
Freestyle 2
Freestyle 2
3,132 2:28 2012-04-06
All Black - AMNK remix
All Black - AMNK remix
1,740 2:07 2022-06-08
Makes Me Wanna
Makes Me Wanna
< 1000 2:44 2011-01-13

New releases

Now or Never
Now or Never
2024-05-30
[The Estate of Lamont Coleman LLC]
Big L Classics
Big L Classics
2019-05-30
[RBC Records]
Casualties Of A Dice Game (9th Wonder Remix)
Casualties Of A Dice Game (9th Wonder Remix)
2019-05-22
[D.I.T.C. Records]
Devil's Son EP (From the Vaults)
Devil's Son EP (From the Vaults)
2017-06-23
[Columbia/Legacy]
Deadly Combination (feat. 2Pac)
Deadly Combination (feat. 2Pac)
2017-01-27
[RBC Records]
The Big Picture
The Big Picture
2016-07-15
[RBC Records]
Booty Up
Booty Up
2012-08-06
[Big L]
7 Minute Freestyle
7 Minute Freestyle
2008-03-21
[7 Minute Freestyle]
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
1995-03-28
[Columbia]