How tall was Big L?

Big L is commonly listed at 5 ft 8 in (173 cm).

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Big L’s 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) is a little below average for a US man: about 39 in 100 US men are shorter.

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Big L beside others

Big L is in the middle of the 53 rappers we have heights for: Yung Gravy (6 ft 7 in) stands 11 in (27.7 cm) taller and 42 Dugg (5 ft 1 in) is 7 in (18 cm) shorter.

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5 ft 8 in (173 cm)

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Big L, 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)