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Gravy to Play Biggie in Biopic
Published 3/6/2008 by eskay at Nah Right
... The producers of the much talked about Biggie biopic have selected Brooklyn rapper Gravy to portray the late Christopher Wallace in the film. I don’t think this guy is a particularly good or bad choice, but I’m going to need some convincing that he can actually pull this off respectably. Sure he looks like Big, he can rap (ha!) and he’s from Brooklyn, but I’m guessing he can’t act his way out of a paper bag. And not for nothing, but he was rumored to be in line for the role ...

Brooklyn Rapper Gravy Selected To Play Biggie In Biopic
Published 3/6/2008 by gooch at Sucker Free
... According to Reuters, Brooklyn rapper Gravy, has been officially cast to play the role of Biggie Smalls in Notorious, the forthcoming biopic about the rapper’s life. Gravy, who’s real name is Jamal Woolard, has somewhat of a shaky reputation in the music industry. The rapper had a sizable New York mixtape buzz a few years ago, and even re-made a bunch of Biggie joints on a mixtape where he posed in the rapper’s likeness. But any momentum he had vanished when he got shot in the buttocks outside of HOT97 in April of 2006, before going on the air for an ...

The Role of Notorious B.I.G. to Be Played by That Guy Who Got Shot in the Ass
Published 3/6/2008 at Vulture
... ) will play Notorious B.I.G. in the forthcoming Fox Searchlight biopic Notorious. Woolard, a non-actor, is probably best known as the guy who got shot in the ass near radio station Hot 97 in 2006 but went upstairs and gave an interview on the Funkmaster Flex show anyway. As ...