Last year, the world learned that another posthumous Notorious B.I.G. duets album would arrive at the helm of his widow, Faith Evans. Today, it’s been confirmed with the arrival of two new tracks from the project; “NYC” and “When We Party,” the former featuring Jadakiss and the latter hosting a verse from Snoop Dogg.
Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G. – The King & I Album (Zip Download)
The King & I Intel i5 core processor update. is set to arrive on May 19th, with an all-star line-up of MCs and producers including the aforementioned, but also DJ Premier, Just Blaze, Salaam Remi, Stevie J, Busta Rhymes, Lil Kim, Lil Cease and more. Hear the first two tracks from the new project down below and scroll down to peep the albums full track list. Pre-order The King & I on iTunes today ahead of its official release.
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TRACKLIST
1. DOWNLOAD A Billion
2.DOWNLOAD Legacy
3. DOWNLOAD Beautiful (Interlude)
4. DOWNLOAD Can’t Get Enough
5. DOWNLOAD Don’t Test Me
6. DOWNLOAD Big / Faye (Interlude) (Ft. Jamal Woolard)
7. DOWNLOAD Tryna Get By
8. DOWNLOAD The Reason
9. DOWNLOAD I Don’t Want It (Ft. Lil Cease)
10.DOWNLOAD I Got Married (Interlude) (Ft. Mama Wallace)
11. DOWNLOAD Ten Wife Commandments
12. DOWNLOAD We Just Clicked (Interlude) (Ft. Mama Wallace)
13. DOWNLOAD A Little Romance
14. DOWNLOAD The Baddest (Interlude)
15. DOWNLOAD Fool For You
16. DOWNLOAD Crazy (Interlude) (Ft. 112 & Mama Wallace)
17. DOWNLOAD Got Me Twisted
18. DOWNLOAD When We Party (Ft. Snoop Dogg)
19. DOWNLOAD Somebody Knows (Ft. Busta Rhymes)
20. DOWNLOAD Take Me There (Ft. Sheek Louch & Styles P)
21. DOWNLOAD One In The Same
22. DOWNLOAD I Wish (Interlude) (Ft. Kevin McCall & Chyna Tahjere)
23. DOWNLOAD Lovin’ You For Life (Ft. Lil Kim)
24. DOWNLOAD NYC (Ft. Jadakiss)
25. DOWNLOAD It Was Worth It
DOWNLOAD Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G. – The King & I (ZIP)
Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G. – The King & I Album (Zip Download)
The Queen of R & B is back. With more than 20 years in the music business, Faith Evan is finally giving fans what they’ve been craving since the ‘90s, a collaborative project with the late Notorious B.I.G. The album, titled The King & I, tells a story about the life that Faith shared with Biggie: from getting married only nine days after meeting, to coping with his untimely death in 1997. Ready to drop on May 19, The King & I is coming just two days before Big’s birthday and less than a year after Faith helped wrap up the Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour alongside Diddy, Total, and more.
The King & I is an inherent extension of this hip-hop revival. The album’s sound is a bit of a departure from the love ballads like “Soon As I Get Home,” and dance hits like “Love Like This,” which have defined Evans’ career. While her powerful voice and amazing range are certainly on display, this album is ultimately an ode to the genre on which Biggie left such an indelible mark. The beats are smooth, but fresh. We even get to hear Faith spit a little flow on several tracks.
Even though Faith tells a powerful and sometimes sad story with The King & I , the album still feels good.
It’s what I’m going to listen to on Sundays with the windows open while I clean my apartment. Your friends will also thank you when you take over the speakers at the cookout if this project is on your playlist. Simply put: It’s a summer banger that can heal the hearts of all of us who loved the Notorious B.I.G.
TrackList:
1. A Billion // Download
2. Legacy // Download
3. Beautiful (Interlude) // Download
4. Can’t Get Enough // Download
5. Don’t Test Me // Download
6. Big / Faye (Interlude) (Ft. Jamal
Woolard) // Download
7. Tryna Get By // Download
8. The Reason // Download
9. I Don’t Want It (Ft. Lil Cease) //
Download
10. I Got Married (Interlude) (Ft. Mama Wallace) // Download
11. Ten Wife Commandments // Download
12. We Just Clicked (Interlude) (Ft. Mama Wallace) // Download
13. A Little Romance // Download
14. The Baddest (Interlude) // Download
15. Fool For You // Download
16. Crazy (Interlude) (Ft. 112 & Mama
Wallace) // Download
17. Got Me Twisted // Download
18. When We Party (Ft. Snoop Dogg) //
Download
19. Somebody Knows (Ft. Busta
Rhymes) // Download
20. Take Me There (Ft. Sheek Louch &
Styles P) // Download
21. One In The Same // Download
22. I Wish (Interlude) (Ft. Kevin McCall & Chyna Tahjere) // Download
23. Lovin’ You For Life (Ft. Lil Kim) // Download
24. NYC (Ft. Jadakiss) // Download
25. It Was Worth It // Download
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Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | CAN [3] | FRA [4] | NLD [5] | NZ [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | ||||
Ready to Die |
| 15 | 3 | -- | 118 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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Life After Death |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | -- | 16 | 28 | 30 | 23 |
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Posthumous albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | US Rap [15] | CAN [3] | NLD [5] | UK [8] | ||||
Born Again |
| 1 | 1 | -- | 14 | 82 | 70 |
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Duets: The Final Chapter |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | -- | -- | 13 |
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The King & I (with Faith Evans) |
| 65 | 31 | 24 | -- | -- | -- |
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Compilation albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | US Rap [15] | UK [8] | |||||||||
Greatest Hits |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
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An Introduction to : The Notorious B.I.G. |
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'—' denotes releases that did not chart. |
Notorious Big
Soundtracks[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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US [25] | US R&B [26] | US Rap [27] | CAN [28] | |||
Notorious |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [30] | US R&B [31] | US Rap [32] | AUS [33] | CAN [34] | FRA [4] | NLD [5] | NZ [6] | SWE [7] | UK [35] | ||||
'Party and Bullshit' | 1993 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Who's the Man? | |
'Juicy' | 1994 | 27 | 14 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 72 |
| Ready to Die |
'Big Poppa' | 1995 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 |
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'One More Chance (Stay with Me Remix)' (featuring Faith Evans) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -- | 7 | -- | -- | 48 | -- | 34 |
| non-album single | |
'Hypnotize' | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 3 | -- | 16 | 15 | 29 | 10 |
| Life After Death |
'Mo Money Mo Problems' (featuring Mase and Puff Daddy) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
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'Sky's the Limit'[A] (featuring 112) | 26 | 31 | 1 | -- | 11 | -- | 75 | 24 | -- | 35 |
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'Notorious B.I.G.' (featuring Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim) | 1999 | 82 | 30 | -- | 51 | -- | 95 | 78 | -- | 44 | 16 | Born Again | |
'Dead Wrong' (featuring Eminem) | 2000 | --[B] | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
'Nasty Girl' (featuring P Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Avery Storm and Jazze Pha) | 2005 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 15 | -- | 22 | 22 | 7 | 40 | 1 |
| Duets: The Final Chapter |
'Spit Your Game' (featuring Twista, Krayzie Bone, Swizz Beatz, 8 Ball and MJG) | 2006 | -- | 68 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 64 | ||
'NYC' (with Faith Evans featuring Jadakiss) | 2017 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | The King & I | |
'Legacy' (with Faith Evans) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart. |
As featured artist[edit]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US [45] | US R&B [46] | US Rap [47] | AUS [33] | UK [48] | |||||||
'Can't You See' (Total featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | 1995 | 13 | 3 | -- | -- | 43 |
| Total | |||
'Player's Anthem' (with Junior M.A.F.I.A.) | 13 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Conspiracy | ||||
'The Points' (with Coolio, Doodlebug, Big Mike, Buckshot, Redman, Ill Al Skratch, Rock, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Menace Clan and Jamal) | -- | 80 | -- | -- | -- | Panther: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |||||
'Dom Perignon' (Little Shawn featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | --[C] | 87 | 23 | -- | -- | New York Undercover | |||||
'This Time Around' (Michael Jackson featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | -- | --[D] | -- | -- | -- | HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I | |||||
'Get Money' (with Junior M.A.F.I.A.) | 17 | 4 | 1 | -- | 63 |
| Conspiracy | ||||
'Only You' (112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Mase and Puff Daddy) | 1996 | 13 | 3 | -- | 53 | -- |
| 112 | |||
'You Can't Stop the Reign' (Shaquille O'Neal and The Notorious B.I.G.) | -- | --[E] | -- | -- | 40 | You Can't Stop the Reign | |||||
'Stop the Gunfight' (Trapp featuring 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.) | 1997 | 77 | 35 | 9 | -- | -- | Stop the Gunfight | ||||
'Be the Realist' (Trapp featuring 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.) | -- | 65 | 14 | -- | -- | ||||||
'Crush on You' (Lil' Kim featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Cease) | - | -- | 1 | -- | 36 | Hard Core | |||||
'Been Around the World' (Puff Daddy featuring Mase and The Notorious B.I.G.) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 48 | 4 | No Way Out | |||||
'It's All About the Benjamins' (Puff Daddy featuring Lil' Kim, The LOX and The Notorious B.I.G.) | 2 | 7 | 1 | -- | 20 | ||||||
'Victory' (Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Busta Rhymes) | 1998 | 19 | 13 | 2 | -- | -- | |||||
'Why You Tryin' to Play Me' (Aaron Hall featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | 2000 | -- | 96 | -- | -- | -- | The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever | ||||
'Runnin' (Dying to Live)' (2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) | 2004 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 17 | Tupac: Resurrection | ||||
'Angels' (Diddy-Dirty Money featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Rick Ross) | 2009 | --[F] | 71 | -- | -- | -- | Last Train to Paris | ||||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart |
Other charted songs[edit]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US | US R&B[53] | US Rap | |||
'Runnin' from tha Police' (2Pac featuring The Notorious B.I.G., Dramacydal, Stretch and Buju Banton) | 1995 | 81 | 57 | 13 | One Million Strong |
'Notorious Thugs' (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) | 1997 | -- | --[G] | -- | Life After Death |
'Nasty Boy' | 1998 | -- | --[H] | -- | |
'Realest Niggas' (with 50 Cent) | 2003 | --[I] | 30 | 21 | Bad Boys II |
'Victory 2004' (P Diddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Busta Rhymes) | 2004 | -- | 61 | -- | Bad Boy's 10th Anniversary.. The Hits |
'Hold Ya Head' (featuring Bob Marley) | 2005 | -- | --[J] | -- | Duets: The Final Chapter |
'Whatchu Want?' (featuring Jay-Z) | -- | 76 | -- | ||
'Mi Casa' (featuring R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson) | -- | --[K] | -- | ||
'Would You Die for Me?' (featuring Lil Kim and Puff Daddy) | 2013 | -- | --[L] | -- | Born Again |
'Old Thing Back' (with Matoma, featuring Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant) | 2015 | -- | --[M] | -- | N/A |
Appearances[edit]
Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Album |
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1993 | 'Dolly My Baby (Extended Bad Boy Remix)' | Super Cat, 3rd Eye, Puffy, Mary J. Blige | |
'Party and Bullshit' | Who's the Man? | ||
'A Buncha Niggas' | Heavy D & The Boyz, Gang Starr, 3rd Eye, Busta Rhymes, Rob-O | Blue Funk | |
'What's the 411? (Remix)' | Mary J. Blige, K-Ci Hailey | What's the 411? Remix | |
'Real Love (Remix)' | Mary J. Blige | ||
'Leave a Message' | Mary J. Blige, Puffy, K-Ci Hailey, Martin Lawrence, Tim Dog | ||
'Buddy X' (Falcon & Fabian Remix) | Neneh Cherry | 'Buddy X' (CD single) | |
'Come On' | Sadat X | ||
'House of Pain' | 2Pac, Stretch | Ready 2 Die | |
1994 | 'Let's Get It On' | Eddie F, 2Pac, Heavy D, Grand Puba, Spunk Bigga | Eddie F & The Untouchables Present: Let's Get It On – The Album |
'Think Big' | Pudgee Tha Phat Bastard, Lord Tariq | ||
'Jam Session' | Heavy D, Troo Kula | NBA Jam | |
'Who's the Man?' | Ed Lover, Doctor Dré, King Just | Back Up Off Me! | |
'Flava in Ya Ear' (Remix) | Craig Mack, Rampage, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes | ||
'Stop the Breaks' | Ron G, Raekwon, KRS-One, Killa Sin, O.C. | ||
1995 | 'All Men Are Dogs' (Nine Dog MC's Mix) | Bandit, Grand Daddy I.U., Grand Puba, Mackwell, Positive K, Pudgee Tha Phat Bastard, Raggedy Man, Snagglepuss | 'All Men Are Dogs' (12' single) |
'4 My Peeps' | Red Hot Lover Tone, M.O.P., Organized Konfusion | #1 Player | |
'It's All I Had' | The Show | ||
'Me and My Bitch (Live from Philly)' | |||
'Dom Perignon' | Little Shawn | New York Undercover | |
'The Points' | Easy Mo Bee, Coolio, Doodlebug, Big Mike, Buckshot, Redman, Ill Al Skratch, Rock, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Busta Rhymes, Menace Clan, Jamal | Panther | |
'Da B Side' | Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri | Bad Boys | |
'(You to Be) Happy' | R. Kelly | R. Kelly | |
1996 | 'Bust a Nut' | Luke | Uncle Luke |
'Bad Boy Freestyle' | The LOX, Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. II | |
'Brooklyn's Finest' | Jay-Z | Reasonable Doubt | |
'Drugs' | Lil Kim | Hard Core | |
'You'll See' | The LOX | Bad Boy Promotional Tape | |
'Young G's Perspective' | Blackjack, Junior M.A.F.I.A. | Addicted to Drama | |
1997 | 'Keep Your Hands High' | Tracey Lee | Many Facez |
'Young Gs' | Puff Daddy, Jay-Z, Kelly Price | No Way Out | |
1999 | 'Real Niggas' | Puff Daddy, Lil Kim | Forever |
'Live Freestyle' | Funkmaster Flex, Big Kap, 2Pac | The Tunnel | |
2000 | 'Sports, Drugs & Entertainment' | Cam'ron | S.D.E. |
'Why You Tryin' to Play Me?' | Aaron Hall | The Projects Presents: Balhers Forever | |
'Unbreakable' | Michael Jackson | Invincible | |
'16 Bars' | Rawkus Records | Lyricist Lounge 2 | |
'The Wickedest' | Mister Cee, Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. IV | |
2002 | 'A Dream' | Jay-Z, Faith Evans | The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse |
'Unfoolish' | Ashanti | We Invented the Remix | |
'Notorious B.I.G. (Remix)' | P. Diddy, Lil Kim | ||
'Woke Up in the Morning (Remix)' | Carl Thomas | ||
2003 | 'Y'all Know Who Killed Him' | Black Rob | The Black Rob Report |
2005 | 'What's Goin' On?' | Termanology, Black Rob | Hood Politics III: Unsigned Hype |
2006 | 'The Grind' | 50 Cent | The Empire Strikes Back |
'Duck Down' | Trick Daddy, Plies | Back by Thug Demand | |
'Deadly Combination (Remix)' | Big L, 2Pac | The Archives 1996–2000 | |
'Three Bricks' | Ghostface Killah, Raekwon | Fishscale | |
'What You Do To Me' | 2Pac, Mary J.Blige, Fabolous | Tupac Duets: NY 2 Cali | |
2007 | 'Relax and Take Notes' | 8 Ball & MJG, Project Pat | Ridin High |
2008 | 'Cash Money' | Bone Brothers | Bone Brothers III |
2009 | 'Bone Thugs' (Bone, Bone, Bone Remix) | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Uni5 the Prequel: The Untold Story |
'Cunt Renaissance' | R.A. The Rugged Man | Legendary Classics Vol. 1 | |
2010 | 'Everything to Me (Remix)' | Monica, Missy Elliott | |
'Belize' | Shyne, Bob Marley | Gangland | |
'Jah Army' | Stephen Marley, Damian Marley | ||
'1000 Stacks' | Nelly, Diddy | 5.0 | |
'Live 4 the Funk' | Redman, Bosko, Nate Dogg | Pancake & Syrup | |
'Living Better Now' | Jamie Foxx, Rick Ross | Best Night of My Life | |
2011 | 'I Knock You Out' | Busta Rhymes | Respect the Conglomerate |
2012 | 'Let's Talk' | Omarion, Rick Ross | Self Made Vol. 2 |
'Flip Dat Shit' | Onyx, Naughty By Nature, 3rd Eye | Cold Case Files Vol. 2 | |
2017 | 'Whatcha Gon' Do' | Puff Daddy, Rick Ross | No Way Out 2 |
2018 | 'A No No' | Mariah Carey | Caution |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^In the United States, 'Sky's the Limit' was released as a triple A-side single, along with 'Going Back to Cali' and 'Kick in the Door'.[42]
- ^'Dead Wrong' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^'Dom Perignon' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^'This Time Around' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- ^'You Can't Stop the Reign' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 54 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- ^'Angels' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^'Notorious Thugs' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 36 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- ^'Nasty Boy' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number 43 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
- ^'Realest Niggas' did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
- ^'Hold Ya Head' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
- ^'Mi Casa' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
- ^'Would You Die for Me?' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
- ^'Old Thing Back' did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
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- Top 50: 'australian-charts.com - Discography Notorious B.I.G.' Hung Medien. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- Below top 50: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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- ^'American single certifications – The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 2, 2011.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^'American single certifications – The Notorious B.I.G. – Mo Money Mo Problems'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 2, 2011.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^Sky's the Limit [Vinyl Single] (Liner notes). The Notorious B.I.G.Bad Boy Entertainment. 1997. BBPD 9119.CS1 maint: others (link)
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- ^'American single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Nasty Girl'. Recording Industry Association of America. August 31, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2011.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^For Hot 100 featured singles peaks:
- For 'Can't You See': 'Total Album & Song Chart History'. Billboard Hot 100 for Total. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- For 'Player's Anthem' and 'Get Money': 'Junior M.A.F.I.A. Album & Song Chart History'. Billboard Hot 100 for Junior M.A.F.I.A.. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- For 'Dom Perignon': 'Chart search: Shawn, Dom Perignon'. billboard.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- For 'Only You': '112 Album & Song Chart History'. Billboard Hot 100 for 112. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^For R&B/Hip-Hop Songs featured singles peaks:
- For 'Can't You See': 'Total Album & Song Chart History'. BillboardR&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Total. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- For 'Player's Anthem' and 'Get Money': 'Junior M.A.F.I.A. Album & Song Chart History'. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Junior M.A.F.I.A.. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- For 'Dom Perignon': 'Chart search: Shawn, Dom Perignon'. billboard.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- For 'Only You': '112 Album & Song Chart History'. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 112. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^For Rap Songs featured singles peaks:
- For 'Player's Anthem' and 'Get Money': 'Junior M.A.F.I.A. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles'. AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^For UK Singles Chart featured singles peaks:
- For 'Can't You See', 'Runnin'', and 'Runnin' (Dying to Live)': 'Notorious B.I.G.'The Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- For 'The Points': 'Billboard Hot R&B Singles', Billboard, 107 (25), p. 24, June 24, 1995
- For 'You Can't Stop the Reign': 'Shaquille O'Neal'. Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- For 'This Time Around': 'Michael Jackson: Chart History, R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay'. Billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- For 'Get Money': 'Junior Mafia'. Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- For 'Crush on You': 'Lil' Kim'. Official Charts Company. Chart States. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^'American single certifications – Total – Can't U See'. Recording Industry Association of America. July 13, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2011.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^'American single certifications – Junior M.A.F.I.A. – Players Anthem'. Recording Industry Association of America. September 7, 1995. Retrieved October 22, 2011.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^'American certifications – Junior M.A.F.I.A. – Gettin' Money'. Recording Industry Association of America. July 9, 1996. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^'American single certifications – 112 – Only You'. Recording Industry Association of America. July 20, 1996. Retrieved November 2, 2011.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.
- ^Peak Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart positions:
- For 'Notorious Thugs' 'Notorious Thugs'. billboard.biz. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- For 'Nasty Boy': 'Nasty Boy chart data'. Billboard.biz. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- For 'Would You Die for Me?' 'Would You Die For Me?'. billboard.com. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- For 'Mi Casa' 'Mi Casa'. Billboard. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
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In just a few short years, the Notorious B.I.G. went from a Brooklyn street hustler to the savior of East Coast hip-hop to a tragic victim of the culture of violence he depicted so realistically on his records. His all-too-brief odyssey almost immediately took on mythic proportions, especially since his murder followed the shooting of rival Tupac Shakur by only six months. In death, the man also known as Biggie Smalls became a symbol of the senseless violence that plagued inner-city America in the waning years of the 20th century. Whether or not his death was really the result of a much-publicized feud between the East and West Coast hip-hop scenes, it did mark the point where both sides stepped back from a rivalry that had gone too far. Hip-hop's self-image would never be quite the same, and neither would public perception. The aura of martyrdom that surrounds the Notorious B.I.G. sometimes threatens to overshadow his musical legacy, which was actually quite significant. Helped by Sean 'Puffy' Combs' radio-friendly sensibility, Biggie reestablished East Coast rap's viability by leading it into the post-Dr. Dre gangsta age. Where fellow East Coasters the Wu-Tang Clan slowly built an underground following, Biggie crashed onto the charts and became a star right out of the box. In the process, he helped Combs' Bad Boy label supplant Death Row as the biggest hip-hop imprint in America, and also paved the way to popular success for other East Coast talents like Jay-Z and Nas. Biggie was a gifted storyteller with a sense of humor and an eye for detail, and his narratives about the often violent life of the streets were rarely romanticized; instead, they were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. The general consensus in the rap community was that when his life was cut short, sadly, Biggie was just getting started.
The Notorious B.I.G. was born Christopher Wallace on May 21, 1972, and grew up in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. He was interested in rap from a young age, performing with local groups like the Old Gold Brothers and the Techniques, the latter of whom brought the teenaged Wallace his first trip to a recording studio. He had already adopted the name Biggie Smalls at this point, a reference to his ample frame, which would grow to be over six feet tall and nearly 400 pounds. Although he was a good student, he dropped out of high school at age 17 to live his life on the streets. Attracted by the money and flashy style of local drug dealers, he started selling crack for a living. He got busted on a trip to North Carolina and spent nine months in jail, and upon his release, he made some demo recordings on a friend's four-track. The resulting tape fell into the hands of Mister Cee, a DJ working with Big Daddy Kane; Cee in turn passed the tape on to hip-hop magazine The Source, which gave Biggie a positive write-up in a regular feature on unsigned artists. Thanks to the publicity, Biggie caught the attention of Uptown Records producer Sean 'Puffy' Combs, who signed him immediately. With his new daughter in need of immediate financial support, Biggie kept dealing drugs for a short time until Combs found out and laid down the law. Not long after Biggie's signing, Combs split from Uptown to form his own label, Bad Boy, and took Biggie with him.
Changing his primary stage name from Biggie Smalls to the Notorious B.I.G., the newly committed rapper made his recording debut on a 1993 remix of Mary J. Blige's single 'Real Love.' He soon guested on another Blige remix, 'What's the 411?,' and contributed his first solo cut, 'Party and Bullshit,' to the soundtrack of the film Who's the Man? Now with a considerable underground buzz behind him, the Notorious B.I.G. delivered his debut album, Ready to Die, in September 1994. Its lead single, 'Juicy,' went gold, and the follow-up smash, 'Big Poppa,' achieved platinum sales and went Top Ten on the pop and R&B charts. Biggie's third single, 'One More Chance,' tied Michael Jackson's 'Scream' for the highest debut ever on the pop charts; it entered at number five en route to an eventual peak at number two, and went all the way to number one on the R&B side. By the time the dust settled, Ready to Die had sold over four million copies and turned the Notorious B.I.G. into a hip-hop sensation -- the first major star the East Coast had produced since the rise of Dr. Dre's West Coast G-funk.
Not long after Ready to Die was released, Biggie married R&B singer and Bad Boy labelmate Faith Evans. In November 1994, West Coast gangsta star Tupac Shakur was shot several times in the lobby of a New York recording studio and robbed of thousands of dollars in jewelry. Shakur survived and accused Combs and his onetime friend Biggie of planning the attack, a charge both of them fervently denied. The ill will gradually snowballed into a heated rivalry between West and East Coast camps, with upstart Bad Boy now challenging Suge Knight's Death Row empire for hip-hop supremacy. Meanwhile, Biggie turned his energies elsewhere. He shepherded the career of Junior M.A.F.I.A., a group consisting of some of his childhood rap partners, and guested on their singles 'Player's Anthem' and 'Get Money.' He also boosted several singles by his labelmates, such as Total's 'Can't You See' and 112's 'Only You,' and worked with superstars like Michael Jackson (HIStory) and R. Kelly ('[You to Be] Happy,' from R. Kelly). With the singles from Ready to Die still burning up the airwaves as well, Biggie ended 1995 as not only the top-selling rap artist, but also the biggest solo male act on both the pop and R&B charts. He also ran into trouble with the law on more than one occasion. A concert promoter accused Biggie and members of his entourage of assaulting him when he refused to pay the promised fee after a concert cancellation. Later in the year, Biggie pled guilty to criminal mischief after attacking two harassing autograph seekers with a baseball bat.
The year 1996 was even more tumultuous. More legal problems ensued after police found marijuana and weapons in a raid on Biggie's home in Teaneck, New Jersey. Meanwhile, Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Kim released her first solo album under Biggie's direction, and the two made little effort to disguise their concurrent love affair. 2Pac, still nursing a grudge against Biggie and Combs, recorded a vicious slam on the East Coast scene called 'Hit 'Em Up,' in which he taunted Biggie about having slept with Faith Evans (who was by now estranged from her husband). What was more, during the recording sessions for Biggie's second album, he suffered rather serious injuries in a car accident and was confined to a wheelchair for a time. Finally, in September 1996, Tupac Shakur was murdered in a drive-by shooting on the Las Vegas strip. Given their very public feud, it didn't take long for rumors of Biggie's involvement to start swirling, although none were substantiated. Biggie was also criticized for not attending an anti-violence hip-hop summit held in Harlem in the wake of Shakur's death.
Observers hoped that Shakur's murder would serve as a wake-up call for gangsta rap in general, that on-record boasting had gotten out of hand and spilled into reality. Sadly, it would take another tragedy to drive that point home. In the early morning hours of March 9, 1997, the Notorious B.I.G. was leaving a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, thrown by Vibe magazine in celebration of the Soul Train Music Awards. He sat in the passenger side of his SUV, with his bodyguard in the driver's seat and Junior M.A.F.I.A. member Lil' Cease in the back. According to most witnesses, another vehicle pulled up on the right side of the SUV while it was stopped at a red light, and six to ten shots were fired. Biggie's bodyguard rushed him to the nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, but it was already too late. As much as Shakur was mourned, Biggie's death was perhaps even more shocking; it meant that Shakur's death was not an isolated incident, and that hip-hop's highest-profile talents might be caught in the middle of an escalating war. Naturally, speculation ran rampant that Biggie's killers were retaliating for Shakur's death, and since the case remains unsolved, the world may never know for sure.
In the aftermath of the tragedy, the release of the Notorious B.I.G.'s second album went ahead as planned at the end of March. The eerily titled Life After Death was a sprawling, guest-laden double-disc set that seemed designed to compete with 2Pac's All Eyez on Me in terms of ambition and epic scope. Unsurprisingly, it entered the charts at number one, selling nearly 700,000 copies in its first week of release and spending a total of four weeks on top. The first single, 'Hypnotize,' went platinum and hit number one on the pop chart, and its follow-up, 'Mo Money Mo Problems,' duplicated both feats, making the Notorious B.I.G. the first artist ever to score two posthumous number one hits. A third single, 'Sky's the Limit,' went gold, and Life After Death was certified ten times platinum approximately two years after its release. Plus, Combs -- now rechristened Puff Daddy -- and Faith Evans scored one of 1997's biggest singles with their tribute, 'I'll Be Missing You.' In 1999, an album of previously unreleased B.I.G. material, Born Again, was released and entered the charts at number one. It eventually went double platinum. Six years later, Duets: The Final Chapter (studio scraps paired with new verses from several MCs and vocalists) surfaced and reached number three on the album chart.
In the years following Christopher Wallace's death, little official progress was made in the LAPD's murder investigation, and it began to look as if the responsible parties would never be brought to justice. The 2Pac retaliation theory still holds sway in many quarters, and it has also been speculated that members of the Crips gang murdered Wallace in a dispute over money owed for security services. In an article for Rolling Stone, and later a full book titled Labyrinth, journalist Randall Sullivan argued that Suge Knight hired onetime LAPD officer David Mack -- a convicted bank robber with ties to the Bloods -- to arrange a hit on Wallace, and that the gunman was a hitman and mortgage broker named Amir Muhammad. Sullivan further argued that when it became clear how many corrupt LAPD officers were involved with Death Row Records, the department hushed up as much as it could and all but abandoned detective Russell Poole's investigation recommendations.
Documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield used Labyrinth as a basis for 2002's Biggie and Tupac, which featured interviews with Poole and Knight, among others. In April 2002, Faith Evans and Voletta Wallace (Biggie's mother) filed a civil suit against the LAPD alleging wrongful death, among other charges. In September of that year, the Los Angeles Times published a report alleging that the Notorious B.I.G. had paid members of the Crips one million dollars to murder 2Pac, and even supplied the gun used. Several of Biggie's relatives and friends stepped forward to say that the rapper had been recording in New Jersey, not masterminding a hit in Las Vegas; the report was also roundly criticized in the hip-hop community, which was anxious to avoid reopening old wounds. Outside legal matters, the B.I.G. legacy continued to be burnished with the 2007 compilation Greatest Hits, the 2009 biopic Notorious, and 2017's The King & I. The third posthumous duets album, The King & I was co-credited to Evans, whose new vocals were combined with a mix of familiar and previously unreleased verses from Biggie. ~ Steve Huey
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