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From a talented young journalist on the rise, a deeply reported, timely new biography of the Notorious B.I.G., publishing for what would have been his 50th birthday
The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life: young trouble, drug dealing, guns, prison, a giant hit record, the wealth and international superstardom that came with it, then an early violent death. Biggie released his first record, Ready to Die, in 1994, when he was only 22. Less than three years later, he was killed just days before the planned release of his second record Life After Death. It Was All a Dream PDF
Journalist Justin Tinsley’s It Was All a Dream is a fresh, insightful telling of the life beyond the legend. It is based on extensive interviews with those who knew and loved Biggie, including neighbors, friends, DJs, party promoters, and journalists. And it places Biggie’s life in context, both within the history of rap but also the wider cultural and political forces that shaped him, including Caribbean immigration, the Reagan era disinvestment in public education, street life, the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and the booming, creative, and influential 1990s music industry. This is the story of where Biggie came from, the forces that shaped him, and the legacy he has left behind.
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The Writers
Justin Tinsley is a senior sports and culture reporter with ESPN’s The Undefeated. In his six years with the company, Tinsley has written thought-provoking commentary and journalism on a range of subjects including Marvin Gaye, Malcom X, James Baldwin, Serena Williams, Kendrick Lamar, and Cardi B, with a focus on the intersection of sports, race, and culture. He is a regular panelist on ESPN’s daily sports debate talk show Around the Horn and is currently working on a multi-episode 30 for 30 podcast, The King of Crenshaw, on the late rapper, entrepreneur, philanthropist and activist Nipsey Hussle, scheduled for a summer 2021 release. A graduate of Hampton University and Georgetown University, he lives in Washington, D.C.
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- Publisher : Harry N. Abrams (May 10, 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 352 pages
International Standard Book Number-10 : 1419750313
International Standard Book Number-13 : 978-1419750311
Item Weight : 1.2 pounds
Dimensions : 6.4 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #5,964 in Books
Reviews From Customers
Skip Coleman
A remarkable book about Biggie’s life. Tremendous job, Justin.
May 27, 2022
First, look at that cover. It’s artistic. It’s bold. It’s like a movie poster. Love it.
Second, if you grew up in the 80s and 90s and are fan of music in particular, or rap and pop culture in general, then this book is as much about the musical world of your high school and college years as anything else.
The backdrop, of course, is Brooklyn. But not just Brooklyn in the 90s and 2000s. Tinsley does an incredible job setting the stage for Biggie and the environment he came up in that I’d guess most people reading this didn’t know much about. Everything from the corruption in local government to the nonsensical laws about certain drugs, to the unintended consequences of legal statutes that turned sections of the city into drug and war zones, this book is sprawling and puts Biggie as the eye of a cultural hurricane.
And then, naturally, the book moves to music and pop culture and Puff Daddy and Bad Boy Records and how unique Biggie was on the scene.
As Tinsley put it, “There wasn’t anyone who looked like Big. He wasn’t a chiseled sex symbol like LL Cool J… or a high energy small guy like Easy E or Phife Dawg… He didn’t even initially have the big guy sex symbol vibes like Heavy D…”
But he could rhyme. And flow. And he was on his own level lyrically.
If you’ve been following up to this point, then you should buy the book, because while you think you know the rest of Biggie’s rise, you don’t. And you’ll be mesmerized by the detail Tinsley puts into his last years.
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nichelle mickens
Must Read!
May 18, 2022
From a Native New Yorker, Biggie collector this book put you where I grew up, I love the writing, Justin you made us feel like one of his neighbors in Bklyn. Thank you 50th anniversary would not be complete without this book.
Don’t buy
May 26, 2022
So many mistakes grammatical and punctuation along with spelling make this book hard to read. Not only that; it sounds like a person is complaining about where he lives and upset with America. Non stop discussion about racism when it is suppose to be an autobiography. This shouldn’t have even been released it’s so poorly written.
ALEX WHITFIELD
It was all a DREAM
May 17, 2022
Notorious is glorious B.I.G.
Your new favorite reviewerTop Contributor: Harry Potter
Essential reading!
May 11, 2022
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
When the impending release of It Was All a Dream was announced last year, I ran to get my hands on it. I was enticed by the opportunity to read a fresh look at one of the most lauded emcees of my youth, but was also intrigued by what perspective an author from my generation would bring to such a well-publicized timeline. Released weeks shy of what should have been Biggie’s 50th birthday, It Was All a Dream presents an in-depth and reflective examination at Christopher Wallace’s too-brief life.
It can be difficult to approach a subject like the Notorious B.I.G. with novelty. There is no shortage of film, books, or other media that have already examined his life, career, death, and legacy. However, with It Was All a Dream, Tinsley has the benefit of more than two decades to frame this retrospective. Ample time has passed, allowing him to consider the lasting impacts of Biggie’s short but notable career in ways that couldn’t have been anticipated in the 1990s. The result is a detailed text that fills in gaps even the most ardent of Biggie fans might have missed, and really considers the question of how and why his life was cut short.
The subtitle hones in on what makes this book distinct. Tinsley provides a wealth of context about the era in which Biggie was born and came of age, providing a lens through which to understand the choices he makes throughout his life. Starting with his mother Voletta Wallace’s immigration in the late 1960s, the book explores the socio-political landscape that shaped Christopher’s experiences, opportunities, and worldview. As he notes, Tinsley’s aim is to “connect the dots” from the 1960s to 1990s, during which legislation coupled with an existing racial crisis created sometimes insurmountable barriers for countless youth like Wallace. There’s particular attention to the War on Drugs and nationwide police brutality, both of which created a minefield that a young Christopher had to navigate after dropping out of school and following a neighbor into the drug game.
Tinsley presents Christopher’s early life and his initial foray into rapping, highlighting the relationships and events that eventually led him to the rap game. There’s a great deal of detail about this time in his life, juggling a sometimes fraught relationship with his mother, the ever-looming threat of incarceration, and a desire to get into something more stable. His penchant for rhyming is well-documented here, and the budding Biggie persona is shown as a result of serendipitous connections and raw talent. But to talk about Biggie’s career means simultaneously considering the career of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and the creation of Bad Boy Records. In providing Combs’ background, Tinsley is also able to paint a picture of the changing R&B landscape and a market that didn’t always take for granted that New York was central to hip-hop’s prominence.
Enter the west coast. Biggie’s story isn’t complete without acknowledging the contentious relationship between Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records. Tinsley strikes a solid balance between providing background on the lives of key figures like Tupac, Suge Knight, and others tied to the west coast label without departing into a tangent. He gives the necessary foundation that stems from seminal groups like N.W.A., but he also clarifies that the relationships weren’t always so fragmented.
You can’t have any conversation about Biggie without acknowledging the “east coast-west coast beef” that was propogated in the media and dominated headlines about the two leading up to their murders. I appreciated that throughout the book, however, Tinsley made space for Tupac and Biggie’s friendship. Too often, this is left to the wayside without real consideration for its genesis and later (wholly unnecessary) breakdown. These were two young men who were kindred spirits and who were victims of an industry and social element that was far beyond their control. Frankly, Tinsley humanizes the two in a way that shows the perceived betrayal, confusion, and hurt the two experienced as friends, not just artists.
The timeline that TInsley is able to create, whether intentional or not, builds a tension that is palpable. It’s only when I stopped to consider that much of the key events unfold over a few short years that I truly appreciated Tinsley’s proficiency in distilling so much about Biggie’s life into this book. It’s a hefty read, but is never diluted or irrelevant. He goes beyond rehashing decades-old headlines, rumors, or drama, and instead reframes existing documentaries and books alongside interviews with those closest to Biggie. From recounting his last minutes to sharing lighthearted memories, the insight gained from these interviews in particular show Christopher Wallace as a multifaceted man coming into his own and maturing in spite of what was going on around him.
It Was All a Dream is, as Tinsley notes in the introduction, “part of the curriculum” for those wanting to understand Christopher Wallace and the Notorious B.I.G. — because they’re not one and the same. Whether Biggie’s life overlapped with your own or he’s presented to you as a mythical hip-hop hero, this book is presented as an essential read. It’s easy to fall into, with a conversational style and flow that bely how deeply researched it is. More than that, however, it is an opportunity to truly understand the full scope of a man often held as one of the greatest rappers in history.
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Julia
Required reading for Tik Tok Adolescents
May 14, 2022
As a lover of memoirs and biographies, I was very excited to read this one. Christopher Wallace was a talented artist and brilliant young man whose life ended too soon. With this year being what would’ve been his 50th, it is only fitting that this book from Justin Tinsley be offered.
You can tell from the start that Justin has a great deal of respect for the Notorious B.I.G. and that this was a labor of love. A great effort that mostly contains quotes from other books and articles any fan of Biggie has more than likely consumed. I appreciated the in depth look at the time period when Christopher Wallace was born. Justin talks about the crime, economy and general social settings of both the Jamaica Voletta Wallace, Christopher’s mother, fled and the New York Biggie was born and raised in.
My interest piqued when Christopher Wallace Jr., the son of Christopher Wallace Sr. and Faith Evans, was introduced. He never got to know his biological father in the physical sense. He’s met him through stories, interviews, movies, etc. Thankfully he was raised and loved by another man he knows as dad that kept his father’s memory alive. The complicated nature of loving a stranger you have a connection to and yet still feel a void is a complex, sad and daunting struggle. It was great to hear from him and I would have loved to hear more.
This was a decent read that I think will serve as a MasterClass on The Notorious B.I.G. for the younger generation/TikTok aficionados.
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