The death of the Notorious B.I.G in March of 1997, was a tragedy that devastated the rap/ hip-hop industry. Since Biggie was assassinated six months after Tupac Shakur, his death was reported in many newspapers and magazines, each giving its own view on his death. An article entitled "Requiem for a Gangsta" out of Newsweek magazine was published the same time as the Jet magazine article "East Coast rapper Notorious B.I.G was Killed in a Los Angeles Drive By", however both of these magazines have their own interpretation of the murder. These magazines each portray Biggie in a different point of view. Newsweek portrays him in the white perspective, while Jet portrays him from the black point of view.
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