SINGER

Big L

1974 - 1999

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Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Emerging from Harlem in New York City in 1992, Big L became known among underground hip-hop fans for his freestyling ability. He was eventually signed to Columbia Records, where, in 1995, he released his debut studio album, Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Big L has received more than 4,184,215 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Big L is the 2,117th most popular singer (down from 2,024th in 2019), the 11,418th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,015th in 2019) and the 558th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Big L ranks 2,117 out of 4,381. Before him are Michael W. Smith, Andrew Wood, Koshi Inaba, Ghostface Killah, Lee Tae-yong, and Axelle Red. After him are Meg White, Marcus Mumford, CL, Valentín Elizalde, Cleo Laine, and Robyn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Big L ranks 302. Before him are Noriaki Sugiyama, Adriano Gerlin da Silva, Eason Chan, Krisztina Egerszegi, Rolando Fonseca, and Fairuza Balk. After him are Meg White, Nolberto Solano, Kari Byron, Dragoslav Jevrić, Saku Koivu, and Hugo Ibarra. Among people deceased in 1999, Big L ranks 300. Before him are Hillary Brooke, Naomi Mitchison, Diane Foster, Brian Moore, Elliot Richardson, and Clayton Moore. After him are Laurie Scott, Lagumot Harris, Guy Tunmer, Harry Edison, Vere Bird, and Guy Mitchell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Big L ranks 11,418 out of 20,380. Before him are Fairuza Balk (1974), Jim "Bad News" Barnes (1941), Liz Cheney (1966), Angie Everhart (1969), Jonathan Dayton (1760), and Dennis Kucinich (1946). After him are Fred Ebb (1928), Nicholas Brendon (1971), Johnny Van Zant (1960), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Lauren Tom (1961), and Meg White (1974).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Big L ranks 558. Before him are Ernest Tubb (1914), Lindsey Stirling (1986), Johnny Rebel (1938), Michael W. Smith (1957), Andrew Wood (1966), and Ghostface Killah (1970). After him are Meg White (1974), Marcus Mumford (1987), Jerry Vale (1930), Jonathan Richman (1951), Lil Pump (2000), and R. L. Burnside (1926).

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