Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Nickname Caused Her To Brush Up On Biggie Smalls

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pays tribute to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for her advocacy work on behalf of civic education, impact on female judges and justice for women and girls worldwide at the Senec... Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg pays tribute to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor for her advocacy work on behalf of civic education, impact on female judges and justice for women and girls worldwide at the Seneca Women Global Leadership Forum at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Washington. (Photo by Kevin Wolf/Invision for Seneca Women/AP Images) MORE LESS
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Professed opera lover and Supreme Court associate justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a newfound love of hip-hop, she said in remarks on Wednesday at Duke University.

Her nickname, the Notorious R.B.G., caused her to broaden her musical horizons, according to the New York Times.

The name comes from rapper Notorious B.I.G, or Biggie Smalls, who was the face of New York hip-hop in the 90s.

“Both of us were born and raised in Brooklyn,” she said.

But opera is never far. Ginsburg mentioned she was excited for “Scalia/Ginsburg,” a new opera based on her friendship with her political opposite, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia.

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  1. Proof that age is just a number. Love seeing people willing to educate themselves as they grow older.

  2. Please, God, no rap CDs or downloads…

  3. Avatar for pine pine says:

    “Uh…and if you don’t know, now you know,”

  4. A colleague once said to me that he used sense of humor as a measure of intelligence. The longer I live, the more I agree with that.

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