The Notorious B.I.G. Was True To Himself — But What About Today's MCs?

"Dumb rappers need teachin'." MCs, you can learn a thing or two from Notorious B.I.G.

Back in 1995, after he had dropped one of the top 10 greatest hip-hop LPs ever (Ready to Die), after he was considered the best rapper in the game, after all the money, a string of commercially successful hits, he just wanted to be "hard."

Big had his eyes on the prize, but still, he wasn't trying pander to any audience or water himself down. He was trying to do him! That's something I see less and less nowadays from MCs. It feels like a lot of guys want to jump on whatever bandwagon has the hottest pipes at the moment.

Take it from Frank White: The only way to be bigger is to ride your own course.