Another factor in the escalating respect for Biggie concerns changes within hip hop itself. Biggie was part of a dying breed of real lyricists, ... He continued the East Coast tradition of Big Daddy Kane or LL of being heavy on lyrics with metaphors and similes. He was a great storyteller.
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