Original: Lamont Coleman ( May 30 , 1974 & ndash ; February 15 , 1999 ) , also known by his stage name Big L , was an American rapper who made significant contributions to the New York City music scene in the 1990s as a member of the hip hop collective D.I.T.C./O. He was shot and killed in February 1999 before releasing his second album .
Simplified: Lamont Coleman ( November 8 , 1971 February 15 , 1999 ) was an American rapper better known by his stage name , Big L. Big L was murdered on February 15 , 1999 on the same street his brother was murdered on in 2002 .