Big L Timeline/DiscographyNote: this timeline on a Big L forum from 2008 serves as one of my main sources, lots of info here.Beginnings- 1990: Big L, then known locally in Harlem as a talented freestyler and battle rapper, meets Lord Finesse at a record store in Harlem where Finesse was signing autographs. After spitting a freestyle for him, Finesse is impressed and they exchange numbers
- 1991: Yo! MTV Raps with Lord Finesse
- May 16, 1992: Finesse rеleases a double-sidеd single for his track "Party Over Here"; the B-side of the single contains a remix for "Yes You May" featuring Big L in what would be his first public professional appearance
- September 22, 1992: Big L appears on "Represent" by Showbiz & A.G. as well as "Comments From Big 'L' And Showbiz" by Diamond D, each from their respective artists' debut studio albums, released on the same day. These collaborations would mark Big L's official entry into the D.I.T.C. crew
- ~1993: Big L founds the Harlem rap group Children of the CornRecord Deal- Late '92/early '93: Big L signs to Columbia Records
- 1993: Big L releases his first official single, "Devil's Son". The track is credited with birthing the "horrorcore" genre of rap
- February 18, 1993: Uptown Lord Finesse Birthday Bash, featuring the D.I.T.C. crew, Nas, and many others
- 1994: Big L releases his second single, "I Shoulda Used a Rubba"
- 1994: Big L hands out a promo cassette for his debut album
- March 1994: Big L releases a music video for "No Endz, No Skinz"
- October 1994: Big L releases a music video for "Put It On"
- March 28, 1995: Big L's debut studio album Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous is releasedPost-Columbia- 1996: Big L is dropped from the Columbia Records roster
- 1996: Children of the Corn release their first official single: a double-sided single with "American Dream" and "Harlem U.S.A." They disband shortly after, following the death of Bloodshed in 1997
- 1997: D.I.T.C. releases the single "The Enemy", N.O.T.S. Click releases the single "Work Is Never Done" featuring Big L
- March 20, 1997: D.I.T.C. releases their single "Day One"
- 1998: Big L co-founds his own label, Flamboyant Entertainment, with his manager Rich King. He subsequently releases a double-sided single containing "Ebonics" and "Size 'Em Up". N.O.T.S. Click releases "Back Up Off Me" featuring Big L
- 1999: Big L meets with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records to discuss the possible formation of the group Wolfpack with Jay-Z, Herb McGruff, and C-Town, to be signed to Roc-A-Fella and distributed through Flamboyant
- Big L was murdered on February 15, 1999 in a drive-by shooting at age twenty-fourPosthumous- June 22, 1999: Shyheim releases Manchild, featuring Big L on "Furious Anger", as well as Big L's first and only known production credit on "Trust It's On"
- February 22, 2000: D.I.T.C. releases their debut, self-titled album
- May 30, 2000: Big L's first posthumous single "Flamboyant" is released. It was his first and only number-one single
- August 1, 2000: The Big Picture, Big L's first posthumous album and second studio album, is released
- March 2002: Big L's brother, Leroy "Big Lee" Phinazee, was killed on the same streets as L while trying to find his killer. Leroy's killer would be apprehended and sentenced to thirty-six years
- June 2003: Children of the Corn's only group project, Children of the Corn: Collector's Edition, is released by Darrell “Digga” Branch, the group's main producer
- 139 & Lenox (2010; CD/LP)
- Return of the Devil's Son (2010)
- The Danger Zone (2011)
- 2017: Columbia Records releases Devil's Son EP (From the Vaults)
- 1991: Yo! MTV Raps with Lord Finesse
- May 16, 1992: Finesse rеleases a double-sidеd single for his track "Party Over Here"; the B-side of the single contains a remix for "Yes You May" featuring Big L in what would be his first public professional appearance
- September 22, 1992: Big L appears on "Represent" by Showbiz & A.G. as well as "Comments From Big 'L' And Showbiz" by Diamond D, each from their respective artists' debut studio albums, released on the same day. These collaborations would mark Big L's official entry into the D.I.T.C. crew
- ~1993: Big L founds the Harlem rap group Children of the CornRecord Deal- Late '92/early '93: Big L signs to Columbia Records
- 1993: Big L releases his first official single, "Devil's Son". The track is credited with birthing the "horrorcore" genre of rap
- February 18, 1993: Uptown Lord Finesse Birthday Bash, featuring the D.I.T.C. crew, Nas, and many others
- 1994: Big L releases his second single, "I Shoulda Used a Rubba"
- 1994: Big L hands out a promo cassette for his debut album
- March 1994: Big L releases a music video for "No Endz, No Skinz"
- October 1994: Big L releases a music video for "Put It On"
- March 28, 1995: Big L's debut studio album Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous is releasedPost-Columbia- 1996: Big L is dropped from the Columbia Records roster
- 1996: Children of the Corn release their first official single: a double-sided single with "American Dream" and "Harlem U.S.A." They disband shortly after, following the death of Bloodshed in 1997
- 1997: D.I.T.C. releases the single "The Enemy", N.O.T.S. Click releases the single "Work Is Never Done" featuring Big L
- March 20, 1997: D.I.T.C. releases their single "Day One"
- 1998: Big L co-founds his own label, Flamboyant Entertainment, with his manager Rich King. He subsequently releases a double-sided single containing "Ebonics" and "Size 'Em Up". N.O.T.S. Click releases "Back Up Off Me" featuring Big L
- 1999: Big L meets with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records to discuss the possible formation of the group Wolfpack with Jay-Z, Herb McGruff, and C-Town, to be signed to Roc-A-Fella and distributed through Flamboyant
- Big L was murdered on February 15, 1999 in a drive-by shooting at age twenty-fourPosthumous- June 22, 1999: Shyheim releases Manchild, featuring Big L on "Furious Anger", as well as Big L's first and only known production credit on "Trust It's On"
- February 22, 2000: D.I.T.C. releases their debut, self-titled album
- May 30, 2000: Big L's first posthumous single "Flamboyant" is released. It was his first and only number-one single
- August 1, 2000: The Big Picture, Big L's first posthumous album and second studio album, is released
- March 2002: Big L's brother, Leroy "Big Lee" Phinazee, was killed on the same streets as L while trying to find his killer. Leroy's killer would be apprehended and sentenced to thirty-six years
- June 2003: Children of the Corn's only group project, Children of the Corn: Collector's Edition, is released by Darrell “Digga” Branch, the group's main producer
- 139 & Lenox (2010; CD/LP)
- Return of the Devil's Son (2010)
- The Danger Zone (2011)
- 2017: Columbia Records releases Devil's Son EP (From the Vaults)
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