Big L

Born on May 30, 1974.
Died at the age of 24 on February 15, 1999.
Cause of Death: Shot nine times in the face and chest in a drive-by shooting.

He has been dead for 24 years.
If he were still alive today, he would be 49 years old.

People who died in 1999.
Famous people who were murdered.
Rappers who died young.

Which generation did Big L belong to?

Big L was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

Big L was not a boomer. The boomer generation ended in 1964, whereas he was born 10 years later in 1974.

His real name was Lamont Coleman.

Big L was a well-known name to underground Hip Hop fans.

His nickname / alias was: "L Corleone"

He had the star sign Gemini.

Big L was around 5 ft 8 inches tall. In centimeters, his height was 173 cm.

This means that he was slightly shorter than the average American male. However, he was still taller than the average woman.

If he were still alive today, he would be 49 years old.

That means that he'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

Singer
Born on May 30, 1974
Star Sign: Gemini

Adventurer / TV presenter
Born on June 7, 1974
Star Sign: Gemini

Jackass member
Born on June 13, 1974
Star Sign: Gemini

Actor
Born on June 22, 1974
Star Sign: Cancer

He died 24 years, 9 months, and 14 days ago.

He was born on a Thursday.

He died on a Monday.

He died in February 1999, which was over 24 years ago. Two decades have passed since his death.

To put that into perspective.

A child who was born on the day of his death has grown up, finished school and started a family by now.
Since Big L's death in 1999, roughly six FIFA World Cups have taken place. Furthermore, around seven US presidential elections have been held.
Since his death, the United States has had four new presidents.
The United Kingdom has had six new prime ministers.
Because he died in 1999, it means that he probably never heard of famous names such as Coldplay, Vladimir Putin, Shakira, Hugh Jackman, and Russell Crowe.