Big Ed

American rapper (1971-2001)
Person human Q4905634
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Big Ed

Summary

Big Ed is a human[1]. Born in Richmond[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1971[3]. He passed away in New Orleans[4]. He died on January 1, 2001[5]. He worked as a rapper[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Big Ed was born in Richmond[2].
  • Big Ed died in New Orleans[4].
  • Big Ed was born on January 1, 1971[3].
  • Big Ed died on January 1, 2001[5].
  • Big Ed died on July 8, 2001[8].
  • Big Ed held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Big Ed's professions included rapper[6].
  • Big Ed is recorded as male[10].
  • Big Ed's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Big Ed's genre is hip-hop[12].
  • Big Ed's record label is recorded as No Limit Records[13].
  • Big Ed's family name is recorded as Knight[14].
  • Big Ed's pseudonym is recorded as Big Ed[15].
  • Big Ed's instrument is recorded as voice[16].
  • Big Ed's start of work period is recorded as 1992[17].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[18]

  • Country: US[19]

  • Began / founded: 1971[20]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-08[21]

  • Genre(s): hip hop[22]

  • Community tags: hip hop[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ebac13f7-1a7c-40f7-8343-fc327e297fc1[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Big Ed's place of birth was Richmond[2]. He was born on January 1, 1971[3].

Career and Affiliations

Big Ed's professions included rapper[6].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 2001[5] and July 8, 2001[8]. Big Ed died in New Orleans[4].

Why It Matters

Big Ed ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (132 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Big Ed born?

Big Ed was born in Richmond[2].

Where did Big Ed die?

Big Ed passed away in New Orleans[4].

What did Big Ed do for work?

Big Ed worked as rapper[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . allhiphop.com. Retrieved . allhiphop.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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