 Genius Meanings
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Just Playing (Dreams)
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Biggie Smalls runs through a list of his favorite R&B singers, detailing what sexual acts he’d like to engage in with them, including: Patti LaBelle; Regina Belle; Jasmine Guy
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
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“Juicy” is the first single from Big’s debut album, Ready to Die, and is the track that established him as a titan.
It was one of the first mainstream rap songs about a rapper’s
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Eminem) – Dead Wrong
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A posthumous Biggie song about rape, murder, and pedophilia—perfect for an Eminem feature, which he discussed in his autobiography The Way I Am:
I rapped on a remix of The
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
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Biggie’s first number one hit “Hypnotize” was released just a week before his death on March 9, 1997. The song was the first single from his second album Life After Death.
The
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa
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“Big Poppa” was released as the second single from Ready To Die following the commercial success of the album’s lead single “Juicy.” Both of Biggie’s first two singles topped
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Method Man) – The What
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“The What” features Wu-Tang Clan standout Method Man as he was the only other rapper to appear on Ready To Die. In a retrospective published by XXL, Meth revealed the early
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Nicki Minaj – Barbie Dreams
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On “Barbie Dreams,” Nicki pays homage to The Notorious B.I.G., delivering her take on his classic 1994 track “Just Playing (Dreams).”
Unlike Biggie, who rapped about his
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112 (Ft. Ma$e & The Notorious B.I.G.) – Only You - Bad Boy Remix
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“ "Only You” is the debut single from R&B group 112 from their debut album of the same name. Both the original and the remix were released as singles. The remix features Mase and
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$UICIDEBOY$ – Eulogy
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[Intro: Notorious B.I.G] / (You did good, $lick) / When I, when I, when I, when I / When I die, fuck it, I wanna go to hell / When I, when I, when I, when I / When I die, fuck it,
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Gimme the Loot
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One of the most popular Notorious B.I.G songs, “Gimme the Loot” is about Biggie and his right-hand man being stick-up kids in the streets committing various robberies with little
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Suicidal Thoughts
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In this final track off of The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut album, Ready to Die, Biggie calls up Puff Daddy in the middle of the night to explain that he’s about to commit
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) – Notorious Thugs
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The opening track of Disc 2 of Life After Death (13th track overall) is a collaboration between two of the most prolific acts in hip-hop: The Notorious B.I.G., and Bone Thugs-N-
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Machine Gun Funk
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Biggie compares a life of crime to a life of rhyme; as he said in an interview this was his favorite song.
Samples: the guitar part is from "Something Extra" by Black Heat, and
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. 112) – Miss U
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In this song, Biggie pays a tribute to a close friend of his who was murdered. Most hip-hop fans (song came out in ‘97) took it as Biggie paying tribute to 2Pac, who used to be his
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Long Kiss Goodnight
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One of Biggie’s tracks that contains the most shots at Tupac, even though his name is never actually spoken. This is the closest thing we have to a 2Pac diss by Biggie and it’s
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Junior M.A.F.I.A. – Player's Anthem
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“Player’s Anthem” was the lead single from Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s debut album Conspiracy. The track launched the careers of Lil Cease and Lil Kim, while continuing the success The
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The Notorious B.I.G. – What's Beef?
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The Notorious B.I.G. is sick of all the rap feuds involving rappers trading insults over songs and calling it “beef.” For Biggie, real beef involves sticks and stones—not words.
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Me & My Bitch
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“Me & My Bitch” finds Biggie getting sentimental in talking about the kind of woman that piques his interest—one similar to the type rapper Apache was looking for on his hit 1992
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. 112) – Sky's The Limit
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“Sky’s The Limit” is a rag-to-riches story—the three verses describe different parts of Biggie’s life. The track went gold in 1998, after his death.
Biggie first describes his
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Big Pun (Ft. Joe) – Still Not A Player
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“Still Not a Player” was released as Big Pun’s second single and was a remix of his debut single “I’m Not a Player” merged with the chorus from R&B singer Joe’s hit single “Don’t
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Missy Elliott) – Ultimate Rush
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This song was from “Duets: The Final Chapter” and they took Biggie’s vocals from Lil' Kim’s song “Drugs” & Aaron Hall’s song “Why You Tryin' To Play Me?”
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Unbelievable
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“Unbelievable” was the last song recorded for Ready To Die as the album was ready to be turned in but Biggie specifically wanted to get a street banger from Premo to use as the B-
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Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap – Real G's Samples
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See all of “Real G's” by Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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The Notorious B.I.G. – You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)
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The eerily titled final song from Biggie’s Life After Death album, released shortly after B.I.G. was killed
The title is a play on “You’re Nobody Till Somebody Loves You”, a
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Fuck Me (Interlude)
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(Jodeci song playing in the background and sound of Biggie and Lil Kim having sex on a bed.) / [Lil Kim] / Uuh, yeah, uh, oooh, oh yeah, mmm, yeah / Oh fuck me you black
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Friend of Mine
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Off Biggie’s classic 1994 debut Ready To Die
Biggie demonstrates why he is so often disrespectful towards women: he got his feelings hurt! Aww. After some bad experiences with
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya?
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“Who Shot Ya?” is Biggie’s warning to his adversaries not to mess with him and if they do, he will return the favor by killing them.
The song was originally recorded for Mary J
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Niggas Bleed
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The eleventh track on the first CD of Life After Death, “Niggas Bleed” is a track about a drug between Big, Ron, and the guys in the “Range.” The hook of this song is Big saying
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Everyday Struggle
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Biggie crafts a masterful narrative about the life of a drug kingpin, with his trademark disregard for his own well-being.
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Nicki Minaj – Barbie Dangerous
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On “Barbie Dangerous” Nicki Minaj raps about her dominance in the Hip-Hop game, her individuality and her overall success and superiority within the rap game.
The song heavily
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Playa Hater
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“Playa Hater” is the 6th song on Disc 2 of Life After Death. It features samples from “Hey! Love” by The Delfonics and “Basketball Jones” by Cheech and Chong.
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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Diddy & Ma$e) – Mo' Money Mo' Problems
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“Mo' Money, Mo Problems” represents Puff Daddy and the Family’s 1997 coming out to a crossover audience.
The song discusses the troubles that come with affluence. It was released
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Wake Up Show (Ft. Lil' Cease & The Notorious B.I.G.) – The Notorious B.I.G. Wake Up Show Freestyle 1997
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Biggie Smalls AKA Notorious B.I.G.’s Last Freestyle which was on March 1st 1997 8 Days before his Death on March 9th 1997.
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112 (Ft. The Notorious B.I.G.) – Only You
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“Only You” is 112’s debut single and the lead single from their 1996 self-titled debut album. Both the original and the remix were released as singles with music videos. The
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Going Back To Cali
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“Going Back To Cali” is Biggie’s love letter to California, recorded at the peak of the controversial East Coast/West Coast rivalry of the mid-’90s.
The song was produced by
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Travis Scott (Ft. Drake) – SICKO MODE
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“SICKO MODE” refers to Travis and Drake’s work ethic, showing they’re a cut above the competition by going into “sicko” or “beast” mode.
“Sicko,” or “6icko” (the 6 referring to
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J. Cole – Villuminati
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Cole sets the mood for Born Sinner, which is also an ongoing theme, by wittingly announcing this body of work “way darker this time” – the previous time being his debut album.
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The Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance / Stay With Me [Remix]
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Released in the summer of 1995, this remix of “One More Chance” became Biggie’s biggest hit (until his death), tying Michael Jackson’s record for highest debut on Billboard’s Hot
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Party and Bullshit
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Biggie’s solo debut track
The “Party and Bullshit” line is a reference to a song called “When the Revolution Comes” by The Last Poets
Biggie turned the original – which was meant
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