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Big L

Data updated on 2025-09-15 13:13:37 UTC
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

790.3 million
Updated on 2025-09-15

Social media links

Instagram

Monthly listeners

2,305,883

Followers

1,033,480

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    Sydney
    39,082 listeners
  2. Australia
    Melbourne
    33,201 listeners
  3. Brazil
    São Paulo
    35,773 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    London
    58,034 listeners
  5. United States
    Los Angeles
    29,869 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Put It On
Put It On
120,192,878 3:38 1995-03-28
Put It on
Put It on
120,192,878 3:38 1995-12-29
Deadly Combination (feat. 2Pac)
Deadly Combination (feat. 2Pac)
79,632,525 2:32 2016-07-15
The Enemy (feat. Fat Joe)
The Enemy (feat. Fat Joe)
74,044,743 2:48 2016-07-15
98 Freestyle
98 Freestyle
38,046,549 2:10 2016-07-15
MVP
MVP
35,730,549 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.)
28,472,304 4:14 2007-12-18
Street Struck
Street Struck
24,340,090 4:10 1995-03-28
Flamboyant
Flamboyant
19,620,003 3:07 2005-12-13
Da Enemy
Da Enemy
18,268,786 2:46 2000-02-22
Da Graveyard
Da Graveyard
18,009,832 5:24 1995-03-28
Fall Back (feat. Kool G Rap)
Fall Back (feat. Kool G Rap)
13,893,729 2:49 2016-07-15
Platinum Plus (feat. Big Daddy Kane)
Platinum Plus (feat. Big Daddy Kane)
13,139,786 3:38 2016-07-15
Ebonics (Criminal Slang)
Ebonics (Criminal Slang)
12,900,169 3:21 2016-07-15
No Endz, No Skinz
No Endz, No Skinz
12,384,662 3:29 1995-03-28
8 Iz Enuff
8 Iz Enuff
10,794,472 4:59 1995-03-28
Day One
Day One
10,485,313 4:16 2000-02-22
All Black
All Black
10,026,621 4:21 1995-03-28
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
9,692,472 3:21 1995-03-28
Danger Zone
Danger Zone
8,149,996 3:37 1995-03-28
Furious Anger
Furious Anger
8,113,912 3:51 1999-06-22
Where You At
Where You At
6,771,081 2:18 2005-05-27
Way of Life
Way of Life
5,399,079 2:51 2000-02-22
Size 'Em up
Size 'Em up
5,360,565 3:55 2016-07-15
Devil's Son
Devil's Son
4,991,980 4:00 2017-06-23
Dangerous
Dangerous
4,984,496 4:15 1997-01-01
Let 'Em Have It "L"
Let 'Em Have It "L"
4,491,168 3:58 1995-03-28
Fed Up Wit the Bullshit
Fed Up Wit the Bullshit
4,297,240 3:52 1995-03-28
Casualties Of A Dice Game - 9th Wonder Remix
Casualties Of A Dice Game - 9th Wonder Remix
4,102,134 3:10 2019-05-22
Thick - Environmentally Friendly Version
Thick - Environmentally Friendly Version
4,029,158 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)
3,880,701 4:39 2016-07-15
The Big Picture (Intro)
The Big Picture (Intro)
3,510,632 2:59 2016-07-15
I Don't Understand It
I Don't Understand It
3,497,071 4:20 1995-03-28
The Heist
The Heist
3,273,435 3:03 2016-07-15
In The Game
In The Game
3,111,944 2:25 2007-03-13
Now or Never
Now or Never
3,010,706 4:06 2024-05-30
5 Fingers of Death (feat. D.I.T.C.)
5 Fingers of Death (feat. D.I.T.C.)
2,627,342 4:53 2019-05-30
Casualties of a Dice Game
Casualties of a Dice Game
2,531,879 3:18 2016-07-15
Ebonics - Premo Mix
Ebonics - Premo Mix
2,513,372 3:01 2000-02-22
American Dream
American Dream
2,127,139 4:32 1999-11-30
The Triboro (feat. Fat Joe, O.C. & Remy Ma)
The Triboro (feat. Fat Joe, O.C. & Remy Ma)
2,113,852 5:30 2016-07-15
8 Is Enuff (Demo Version)
8 Is Enuff (Demo Version)
1,916,127 4:20 2019-05-30
Times Iz Hard
Times Iz Hard
1,694,909 3:29 2017-06-23
School Dayz
School Dayz
1,634,132 3:13 2017-06-23
Da UnExpected Flava
Da UnExpected Flava
1,436,340 3:36 2017-06-23
Who You Slidin' Wit (feat. Stan Spit)
Who You Slidin' Wit (feat. Stan Spit)
1,436,217 4:14 2016-07-15
The Heist Revisitied
The Heist Revisitied
1,345,781 3:02 2016-07-15
I Shoulda Used A Rubba
I Shoulda Used A Rubba
1,304,867 4:36 2017-06-23
Dignified Soldiers
Dignified Soldiers
1,242,474 4:30 1998-05-24
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights
1,146,830 4:29 2015-05-20
Games (feat. Guru & Sadat X)
Games (feat. Guru & Sadat X)
1,115,623 4:33 2016-07-15
Da Enemy - Bink Remix
Da Enemy - Bink Remix
1,035,911 2:44 2019-06-14
5 Fingers of Death
5 Fingers of Death
998,688 4:54 2016-11-25
5 Fingas Of Death
5 Fingas Of Death
998,688 4:52 1997-01-01
Tony Touch Power Cypha 2 Freestyle '97
Tony Touch Power Cypha 2 Freestyle '97
976,928 8:38 2019-01-04
Get Yours
Get Yours
671,982 4:09 1999-05-18
Internationally Known - Diamond D Remix
Internationally Known - Diamond D Remix
659,968 3:17 2019-06-14
Day One
Day One
619,411 4:16 2006-03-11
All Love - Apollo Brown Remix
All Love - Apollo Brown Remix
565,321 4:21 2019-06-14
M.V.P. - Remix #1
M.V.P. - Remix #1
500,322 3:32 2007-05-01
Still Here
Still Here
478,154 3:52 2002-01-01
Dignified Soldiers (feat. Lord Finesse, A.G., & O.C.) - Remix
Dignified Soldiers (feat. Lord Finesse, A.G., & O.C.) - Remix
466,068 4:08 2007-12-18
Classic Freestyle 99 (RIP)
Classic Freestyle 99 (RIP)
464,841 1:29 2007-12-10
Dangerzone
Dangerzone
438,286 4:23 1998-01-01
M.V.P. - Remix #2
M.V.P. - Remix #2
397,073 3:34 2007-05-01
Bring 'Em Back - Album Version (Edited)
Bring 'Em Back - Album Version (Edited)
342,425 4:27 2004-01-01
Put it on - Remix Version
Put it on - Remix Version
332,831 3:52 2022-02-25
The Beginning
The Beginning
328,735 1:10 2004-10-19
Royal Flush
Royal Flush
324,788 1:46 2017-12-27
Stand Strong
Stand Strong
260,083 4:27 2000-02-22
Blackout Rap Show Freestyle '97
Blackout Rap Show Freestyle '97
245,848 6:57 2019-01-04
Rrrrrr
Rrrrrr
229,559 2:06 2023-02-03
Back In My Hood
Back In My Hood
187,595 2:11 2005-05-27
Devil's Son - Instrumental
Devil's Son - Instrumental
171,398 3:55 2017-06-23
Thick - Rockwilder Mix
Thick - Rockwilder Mix
140,015 3:60 2000-02-22
Now or Never (M&G Diner Instrumental)
Now or Never (M&G Diner Instrumental)
125,195 4:06 2024-05-30
Mvp - Summer smooth mix
Mvp - Summer smooth mix
116,253 4:33 2000-01-01
Dignified Soldiers Remix
Dignified Soldiers Remix
102,928 4:14 1998-05-24
Casualties Of A Dice Game - Buckwild Remix
Casualties Of A Dice Game - Buckwild Remix
94,576 3:13 2019-06-14
Dressed in All Black
Dressed in All Black
88,752 3:41 2023-12-01
Way Of Life - Marco Polo Remix
Way Of Life - Marco Polo Remix
84,825 2:50 2019-06-14
Booty Up
Booty Up
72,605 4:03 2012-08-06
Chedda
Chedda
71,011 2:44 2023-10-31
Dome Pushed Back
Dome Pushed Back
63,055 3:25 2010-02-05
Internationally Known - Showbiz Remix
Internationally Known - Showbiz Remix
60,470 3:36 2019-06-14
Massacre
Massacre
55,477 4:53 2015-03-10
Bodies
Bodies
53,598 3:32 2020-01-26
Da Enemy - Showbiz Remix
Da Enemy - Showbiz Remix
49,632 2:48 2019-06-14
C.O.C. Flow
C.O.C. Flow
44,189 3:19 2023-11-17
Platinum Plus
Platinum Plus
41,189 2:55 2001-02-19
Thick - Lord Finesse Remix
Thick - Lord Finesse Remix
38,108 2:37 2019-06-14
Dangerous (feat. Big L and Rayvon)
Dangerous (feat. Big L and Rayvon)
28,060 3:34 2023-11-10
Tim Westwood Radio 1 Freestyle '97
Tim Westwood Radio 1 Freestyle '97
25,654 4:12 2019-01-04
Once Again
Once Again
24,815 3:22 2020-06-22
GOODFELLAS
GOODFELLAS
22,994 2:20 2025-06-26
Dangerous The Sequel
Dangerous The Sequel
22,849 4:17 1998-03-17
Why do I?
Why do I?
22,673 6:40 2023-04-12
Give It To Em L
Give It To Em L
19,513 2:09 2025-05-18
Dangerous the Sequel
Dangerous the Sequel
15,168 4:17 2020-05-01
Fuck You N You Broke Hoes (feat. Big L)
Fuck You N You Broke Hoes (feat. Big L)
14,125 2:37 2011-08-23
Zone of Danger
Zone of Danger
14,023 3:38 2020-01-30
Get That Cash
Get That Cash
13,032 2:40 2007-02-02
Double Up
Double Up
12,748 3:32 2002-05-13
We Got This
We Got This
12,204 3:49 2019-02-23
Spirit
Spirit
12,044 3:35 2021-10-07
Flamboyant - Remix By Eponym
Flamboyant - Remix By Eponym
9,029 3:12 2011-01-01
'21 freestyle
'21 freestyle
8,663 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)
4,719 7:58 2011-12-02
N.Y. freestyle
N.Y. freestyle
4,276 5:15 2000-01-01
Freestyle 2
Freestyle 2
3,151 2:28 2012-04-06
All Black - AMNK remix
All Black - AMNK remix
1,797 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]
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
1995-03-28
[Columbia]