Never-Before-Seen Photos of the Late Notorious B.I.G.
Photos from the personal archive of Rob Stone
This past week, The Fader, released never-before-seen photos of the late Notorious B.I.G., as May 21st marked what would have been the rapper's 42nd birthday. The photos are from the personal archive of The FADER's co-founder Rob Stone, who served as VP of promotion during the promotional run for Biggie’s debut album, Ready to Die.
The article includes an excerpt where Stone recalls memories with Biggie, specifically in the early days when they were first trying to get the rapper's music played on a mainstream radio station in LA. The rare photos take you back in time to B.I.G.'s early era in the industry, in true 90's fashion, including other friends and artists such as Craig Mack, Sway and Funkmaster Flex.
Check out the following photos and be sure to check out The Fader's Notorious B.I.G. Icon issue here.
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The Fader's 2014 Photo Issue FKA Twigs and Ratking
The FADER Issue 91. Ratking cover by Harry Gould Harvey IV/FKA Twigs cover by Charlie Engman
Last year, it was Juicy J and Earl Sweatshirt that graced the cover of the 85th Fader annual photo issue, and now with the new year upon on us, The Fader has introduced its latest photo issue with Ratking and FKA Twigs as the cover stories. Emilie Friedlander hits the streets of London as she spends time with FKA Twigs, giving us a peak of who the artist is alongside an photo spread by Charlie Engman. The rap trio Ratking is also featured, and they are followed by writer T. Cole Rachel and photographer Harry Gould Harvey IV giving us a look inside the New York group. Not only were these artists featured in the issue, there is a piece by photographer Matthew Monteith and journalist Max Rivlin-Nadler who have decided to photograph four different New York neighborhoods that have either been neglected and left in shambles or have been developed and gentrified. These stories and more are featured in the new issue which is set to drop on newsstands May 13th that you can pre-order here. To get a taste of what the issue will contain, you can check out the three big features now by heading over to The Fader's website.
