Being a huge Biggie fan I rushed out and picked it up the day it came out. I was somewhat disappointed after listening to the whole album a few times. This is the same old raps played out to different beats and choruses. Just Diddy trying to make some more money off the only good artist on the bad boy label. I was even disgusted listening to Diddy on track #2 talk about how he took BIG from coal to diamonds, molded his mind, and calls him his frankenstein like Diddy was the mastermind behind the success of the Notorious one. Anyone who knows anything about rap is laughing at Diddy right now. BIG's flows were incredible and would have been hits over any beat chosen. If you are a true Biggy fan, get Ready to Die and Life After, stay away from this one. Diddy please stop digging up Biggy every couple of years. Stick to making your terrible bands on MTV and leave the legend alone.
Why have people played with Biggie Smalls' music? This album is a pathetic attempt to revive his legendary music.
THE ONLY GOOD SONG IS "1970 Somethin'"!
The collaborations are below par, and do not deserve to be put under B.I.G.'s name. Pathetic. Download "1970 Somethin'" and you have the best of this album.
I always dug Biggie as a story-teller&felt His vibe. Biggie was cold on the Mic&He was something else for a Minute.had to give Him dap to tolerate&put up with Puffy.Puffy is back to Milking off Biggie.alot of take or leave cuts.the first single truly stanks. Puffy can't create no hits no more,but then again he never did in the first place,but that's another time&topic,but here at hand is a Album which was basically thrown&tossed together to generate some Holiday Buzz. I just want the Biggie Greatest Hits package&then Puffy should leave it alone.
Diddy does what he does best, and thats making money. BIG only had 2 albums in his short career. In my opinion, one stellar album. "Life after Death" a two disc postuhumos LP, could have been shorten to one disc to be satsifactory. This is basically worse than "Born Again" This is another wasted album, with a lotof guest appearences, you can read them. Of course, they rhyme and its good. But you heard these verses before. Highlights: "Hold ya head" with Bob Marley "1970 somethin" with Faith Evans & The Game
"Running your mouth" true brooklyn track download it.
The album is hot regardless of what any of the bad reviewers say. The album is basically some of Biggie's vocals from previous albums laid over newer beats with guests that didn't get a chance to flow with BIG when he was living.There are also some unheard verses.
1. B.I.G. Live In Jamaica INTRO - N/A
2. It Has Been Said featuring Eminem,Diddy & Obie Trice (produced by Eminem) - 8.5/10 The beat is alright but Eminem is definatly not on his game here, Diddy does a great job and Obie does alright too. Big isn't in this song because its a tribute.
3.Spit Your Game feat. Twista and Bone Thugs & Harmony (produced by Swizz Beats)-8.5/10 Hot beat. This track is just fast paced rapping str8 through (even biggie)
4.Watchu Want feat. Jay-Z (produced by Danja)-8/10 pretty good beat. The verses from Biggie are new on this one. Jay-Z doesn't do his best but still good. BIGs verses sounds like something from Ready To Die.
5.Get Your Grind On feat. Big Pun, Fat Joe and Freeway. (produced by Sean Cane)9.5/10 When the track comes on you hear Big Pun (RIP) talking about how he wouldve liked to do a collab with biggie but never got to. Now theyre both dead but he finally got the collab. Pun Does good but Fat Joe absolutlly brings it. I don't even like Fat Joe but he blew me away with this verse.
6.Living The Life feat. Snoop Dogg,Bobby Valentino,Cheri Dennis, Faith Evans, and Ludacris. (Produced by: Coptic) 9/10 This is a song you can just vibe with, I love the beat. Snoop isn't at his best but Valentino's hook is addictive.
7.The Greatest Rapper Interlude N/A Biggies son talking about him.
8.1970 Somethin' feat. Faith Evans and The Game (produced by: Andre Harris and Vidal Davis) 9.5/10 Love this track the lyrics match the beat perfectly.Game brings heat too.
9.Nasty Girl feat. Diddy, Jagged Edge, Nelly, and Avery Storm. (produced by Jazze Pha) 8.5/10 I like the beat and the hook but somehow I don't think Nelly belongs in this track.
10.Living In Pain feat. 2pac, Nas, and Mary J. Blige (produced by Just Blaze) 10/10 The amazing thing to me is that just blaze made a beat that is kind of mean ghetto. Old verse from pac sounds like something from 2pacalypse Now. Nas talks about currupt cops. Mary J. does good on the hook . Love this track.
11.Im Wit Whateva feat. Juelz Santana Lil Wayne and Jim Jones. produced by Stevie J) 7/10 The beat is decent. Lil Wayne does alright. I really dont like santana,tho he does decent here, Jones does pretty good on the hook. Theres no Biggie though!! Its not a tribute or anything, theres just no BIG...
12.Beef feat. Mobb Deep (produced by:Havoc) 9.5/10 This is a remake of 96's "Whats Beef", Mobb Deep does pretty good. Like Biggies verses/hook. Beat is good 2. On he outro diddy says "Attention Emcee's, beef isn't on record, beef is Notorious B.I.G. not bein here! Beef is your loved ones not bein Here!" Think about it...
13.My Dad Interlude N/A Biggies daughter talking.
14.Hustlers Story feat. Akon, Scarface, and Big Gee (produced by:Reefa) 8.5/10 Akon drops a nice hook and the beat is good. Not much to say here.
15.Breakin Old Habits feat. Slim Thug and T.I. (Produced by Chink Santana) 9.5/10 I must say this is one of my favorites from the album but it really doesn't sound like a biggie beat...actually it sounds like something BIG would never rap over...ever! but the product is great. Slim thug is at his best here. T.I. is on the hook and he kinda sounds like snoop dogg.
Heat, the word to describe this track.
16.Ultimate Rush feat. Missy Elliot (produced by Scott Storch) 5/10. I find Missy Elliot annoying. Scott Storch's beats are a bit too mainstreem for me. Three words describing this song:SKIP SKIP SKIP
17.Mi Casa feat. R.kelly and Charlie Wilson(produced by DJ Green Lantern) 7.5/10 Gotta love R.Kelly, provides a good hook. Green Lantern brings a good beat too.
18.Little Homie Interlude N/A Lil Cease talking about big.
19.Hold Ya Head feat. Bob Marley (produced by Clinton Sparks) 9.9/10 The beat is INSANE. Very very good remix of Suicidal Thoughts. The beat just builds up through the verses. HOT HOT HOT song.
20.Just A Memory feat. The Clipse (produced by Scram Jones) 9/10 Not much too say here hot track.
21.Wake Up feat. Korn (produced by Johnathan Davis and Atticus Ross) 7/10 Very good verses from BIG and I have to say Korn roaring guitars and annoying drums actually put a good beat together but the vocals are not good, not not good..
22. Love Is Everlasting Outro N/A Volleta Wallace (Biggies mom) Provides her words of wisdom to complete the album
Very hot album, if you like Biggie at all you gotta cop it. If you like hip-hop at all you should cop it. Aside from what I pointed out the only bad thing about this album is there's no Black Rob on it, there should be a few more songs with Diddy too. Dope Album.
