Mausberg

   Notorious B.I.G. will be forever in the minds of anyone, as the quintessential NY MC. Big in stature, and even bigger in persona. Many might argue that Tupac Shakur was the West Coast equivelant, but there are those who stand by thier beliefs that a member of DJ Quik's camp was the real the West Coast version of Biggie Smalls.

Standing at 6'3" tall, weighing at around 275 pounds, Mausberg held a commanding stance. Anytime he was out on the block with others, it's been said they all looked up at him. This tall, dark, bald man forever dressed in red t-shirts, black jeans and brown cowboy boots took center stage as a king in the Compton landscape. Better yet, his polite, humble, kind, gentle manner made you feel like he was your best friend.

Constantly on the go with Quik's crew, he was just getting ready to finish his album when on July 5, 2000 he was shot twice. Johnny Burns aka Mausberg will live on in recordings such as, 'Shut Up,' 'The Re-Birth,' 'Rythm-a-lizm,' 'Change the game,' 'Speak on it,' 'Balance and Options,' 'Well' and '220.'


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