Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous (studio album)
by Big L

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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous by Big L
Year: 1995
Overall rank: 2,224th   
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 165 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1995 (46th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (392nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,224th)

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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous is ranked as the best album by Big L.

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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Put It On
Average Rating: 88 (51 votes)Comments: View 0
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MVP
Average Rating: 85 (44 votes)Comments: View 0
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No Endz, No Skinz
Average Rating: 81 (38 votes)Comments: View 0
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8 Iz Enuff
Average Rating: 81 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
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All Black
Average Rating: 81 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
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Danger Zone
Average Rating: 81 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
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Street Struck
Average Rating: 84 (40 votes)Comments: View 0
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Da Graveyard
Average Rating: 80 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Average Rating: 82 (37 votes)Comments: View 0
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I Don't Understand It
Average Rating: 81 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
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Fed Up Wit The Bullshit
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Let 'Em Have It "L"
Average Rating: 83 (36 votes)Comments: View 0
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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous rankings

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Overall rank: 2,224th | 1990s rank: 392nd | 1995 rank: 46th

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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous ratings

Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 165 votes)
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 !		5 days ago Exist-en-ciel   1,26668/100
 
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 !		11/01/2025 14:43 DommeDamian   7,22449/100
 
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 !		10/23/2025 06:06 jvozz   23281/100
 
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 !		08/24/2025 21:56 Ilovesuicide   32268/100
 
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 !		07/02/2025 10:28 habibi333   89973/100

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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.3/100, a mean average of 77.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.7.

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95/100
From 05/25/2024 21:35 | #303704
One of the greatest rappers I've ever heard. The album is kept from being a classic thanks to the lame production and the repetitiveness of the songs. 9.5/10!
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90/100
From 05/20/2018 21:48 | #215311
Along with Celph Titled, Big L is one of the funniest MC that ever grabbed a mic, his punchlines are savage and well-thought. RIP Big L
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From 10/10/2016 22:11 | #176676
one of the most consistent rap albums ever
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90/100
From 01/25/2015 02:34 | #132443
Epitome of rap
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From 07/10/2013 02:48 | #80858
Up there with Em & Nas lyrically. It's so sad he died young, and is still very unheard of.
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80/100
From 02/25/2012 21:55 | #37414
Big L is arguably a better emcee than Biggie, if we woulda been able to see Big L release 1 or 2 more LPs he might have made that argument very easy to make.
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90/100
From 02/03/2012 14:42 | #36370
As stated before, the production makes this quite a boring album. I do like the lyrics though. I'm kinda wishing someone would redo this album....Make the talent in this shine a bit more. All Black is a great track though, the productions a step up on that one.
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From 12/17/2011 06:01 | #33149
Agree lyrically his rhymes are some of the funniest I've heard recorded but the production is so dull and monotonous that it's difficult to ever want to listen to it again.
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From 08/12/2010 21:59 | #14270
one of the most overlooked rap albums of all-time....production is very raw and simplistic, but Big L is one of the greatest MCs to ever grab the mic...tragedy that he was killed before he achieved any success
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From 10/27/2009 09:54 | #6935
Big L shows his punchline talents in this album a lot. production is not very good but L carries it with his flow and quote able lyrics.
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