I really hate the person who shot Biggie. When he first played the loop for Biggie, Biggie smiled and hugged him.' He had always remembered that summer and that song. He told me that in the summer of 1979 when he was I think 10 years old the song was a huge hit everywhere in New York and 'Rise' along with Chic's 'Good Times' were 'The Songs' that all the kids were dancing and roller skating to that summer. Diddy (known as Puff Daddy at the time) produced this and sampled the music from Herb Alpert's 1979 hit 'Rise,' which was written by Andy Armer and Herb's nephew, Randy Badazz Alpert, who told us: 'I asked Puffy, in 1996 when he first called me concerning using 'Rise' for 'Hypnotize,' why he chose the 'Rise' groove. But this song is without any doubt his best song, amazing! The lyrics, the flow. Most of this list is terrible, no 'Kick In The Door', 'Warning', This is the greatest song Biggie could have because he told his whole life in 5 minute with those great rhymes, meaningful lyrics and nice and good background beat/music. Best Notorious tune ever, I will never get mad to it. The beat is perfect, the flow too, and we can see his mother at the end of the clip. This song reminds me a lot of my 90's period, I can't even explain why this song is the best of Notorious big. Tupac was more about the deeper lyrics and his songs were about what was being said in the songs. Biggie was about the wordplay in his songs, the rhymes, and in that sense, his songs were masterpieces.

G was better than Tupac, but they were different. Get started with your own Music + Talk show: anch.One of the best rap songs of all times. Want to create your own show combining music from Spotify and talk segments by you? It’s easy and free with Spotify’s podcasting platform, Anchor. Hosts: Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins and Shea SerranoĪdditional Production Supervision: Tunde St. as one of the most recognizable, everlasting, and iconic people in all of music and pop culture. Then they discuss why the cover art, foreshadowing, origin stories, and a crazy imagination of the album solidify the Notorious B.I.G. Later, they explore key lines that now effortlessly float in the realm of hip-hop while giving shine to the guest features like Puff, Method Man, and Big’s alternative characters. They discuss the magnitude of his impact and the depth of duality in his storytelling on tracks like “Warning,” “Big Poppa,” “Gimme the Loot,” and “Juicy.” released his classic debut album, Ready to Die, on Bad Boy Entertainment.

On the final episode of Volume 2, Jinx and Shea cover the stand-alone debut album, Ready to Die, by arguably the greatest emcee of all time, the Notorious B.I.G.

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