Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

A man with a white tee shirt, a jacket, jeans, a white hat and brown shoes is standing during the night. Many people are standing behind him. The artist's name is written in the top right corner and the album name is written across the bottom.

Released

March 28, 1995
(see release history)

Recorded

1993–1994
Powerplay Studios
(Queens, New York)
Unique Studios
(New York City, New York)
Chung King Studios
(New York City, New York)

Genre

Gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, underground hip hop, horrorcore

Length

48:51

Label

Columbia

Producer

Buckwild, Lord Finesse, Showbiz, Craig Boogie

Big L chronology

Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous
(1995)

The Big Picture
(2000)

Singles from Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous

"Put It On"
Released: November 13, 1994
"M.V.P."
Released: January 1, 1995
"No Endz, No Skinz"
Released: 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
RapReviews	(9/10)
The Source

Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous is the only album released by American hip hop artist Big L in his lifetime, released March 28, 1995 on Columbia Records. Recording sessions took place primarily at Powerplay Studios in Queens, New York from 1993 to 1994. Production was handled by Buckwild, Lord Finesse, Showbiz and Craig Boogie. After being discovered by Lord Finesse in 1990, Big L signed a deal with Columbia Records, and he started to work on the album.

The album debuted at number 149 on the US Billboard 200 and number 22 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, but did not chart internationally. Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous spawned three singles: "Put It On", "M.V.P.", and "No Endz, No Skinz", the first two both peaked within the top 25 on the US Hot Rap Tracks and Hot Dance Singles Sales. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from music critics, earning praise for Big L's lyricism and wordplay, and is now considered by many fans as a classic album. As of August 2000, the album has sold 200,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Big L began writing rhymes in 1990 and his first professional appearance came on the B-side of "Party Over Here" by Lord Finesse in 1992. Around this time, L joined Lord Finesse's Bronx-based hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.). The group consisted of Lord Finesse, Diamond D, O.C., Fat Joe, Buckwild, Showbiz and A.G. He founded Harlem centered rap group Children of the Corn with fellow aspiring MC's Killa Cam, Murda Mase, and Killa Cam's cousin Bloodshed; when he died in a car accident in 1997, the group later disbanded.

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