Big L
Big L AKA Lamont Colman was born in Harlem on May 30, 1974. He was shot and killed in 1999 just before his second album was released.
He released his first album in 1995 called "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous". The song "Put It On" and "MVP" reached the top 25 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
Big L was shot and killed on the 15 February, 1999. He was shot 9 times in the face and chest. Gerard Woodley, one of Big L's childhood friends, was arrested for the crime.