# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/big-l
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:19:25.471Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/big-l"
name: "Big L"
slug: "big-l"
description: "Lamont Coleman, known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper 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. He was fatally shot in a drive-by shooting in Harlem in 1999."
tagline: "American rapper (1974–1999)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Studying_the_history_of_%22Big_L%22_the_legendary_rapper_from_Harlem.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1974-05-30"
deathDate: "1999-02-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           58.62
  momentum:             1.926918543333954
  historical:           24.5842
  currentAttention:     16.12
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2279562/"
    handle:    "nm2279562"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/30fiiwr2EeZp1tAhzYCmyM"
    handle:    "30fiiwr2EeZp1tAhzYCmyM"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.biglonline.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%82_%D8%A7%D9%84_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C)"
    title: "بیق ال (شارکیچی)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L_(Rapper)"
    title: "Big L (Rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%DA%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84_(%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87)"
    title: "بیگ ال (خواننده)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%99%D7%92_%D7%90%D7%9C"
    title: "ביג אל"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B9%85_%EC%97%98"
    title: "빅 엘"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L_(rapper)"
    title: "Big L (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamont_Coleman"
    title: "Lamont Coleman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Big_L"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f1c0d18c-6101-4aa2-ae47-8df5b7280fde"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316588"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/224860"
    title: "Big L"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump