In 2010, the estate of the late rapper Big L, who died in 1999, released the album Return of the Devil’s Son posthumously. Donald Phinazee, the rapper’s brother, oversaw the project, stitching the ...

“Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King” arrives on October 31 via Mass Appeal. Big L is returning to the spotlight 26 years after his death with Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King, a posthumous album ...

Mass Appeal has announced Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King, the long-awaited posthumous album from Harlem rap legend Big L. The album will be released on Halloween, October 31, 2025, as part of the ...

More than two decades after his passing, Big L’s voice cuts through again with purpose and care from his family and longtime peers. Released through Mass Appeal as part of Nas’ “Legend Has It...” ...

Mass Appeal proudly presents Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King, the long-awaited posthumous album from Harlem rap legend Big L. Out now via the label’s Legend Has It campaign—which celebrates seven ...

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The first single from Big L’s posthumous Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King album is here. Today, Mass Appeal released “u aint gotta chance,” pairing Big L’s bars from a 1997 freestyle with a fiery ...

Released 25 years ago , Big L’s The Big Pictureis a triumph of immutable technique. It’s also a consolation prize. A year and a half before it dropped, the rapper born Lamont Coleman was shot and ...

The hugely influential Harlem rapper Big L was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1999. He was 24 when he lost his life, which means he's been dead for longer than he was ever alive. Big L never found ...

Nearly 25 years after his untimely death, Harlem legend Big L returns with the posthumous album Harlem’s Finest: Return Of The King. Known for his razor-sharp lyricism, storytelling, and streetwise ...