Whether you like rap or not, Notorious is a great film and I give it 5 stars and a “wow” (great soundtrack)! I wish I had watched this film in the theater, but I did buy the DVD and can watch it again.
Just like his name implies, Christopher Wallace (a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.), was notorious (widely known) and is even popular today. Just ask my two daughters (ages 12 and 27).
I grew up in the 70's and loved R&B and Soul music, and can remember listening to Kurtis Blow in the 80's (referred to in this film). Later in the 90’s I enjoyed the music of Biggie Smalls, but I never really appreciated the depth of rap music until I watched this film.
Rappers are storytellers, depicting real life scenarios, which for some can be brutal. They have the courage to face reality and use their voice to tell the world about the dark side of life - sadness, confusion, anger, injustice, racism, drugs, and violence.
They also (as Biggie did in the end) share the positives of life - faith, hope, love, and more. The difference is that they do it with music and can generate a shit load of money at the same time! Do “rappers” make a BIG difference? Christopher Wallace did!
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