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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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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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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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Nicki Minaj Clowns Drake, Meek Mill, Young Thug, 6ix9ine, DJ Khaled, & More On “Barbie Dreams”
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She delivers her own version of The Notorious B.I.G.’s infamous “Just Playing (Dreams).”
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Lil' Kim – Dreams
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A year after her mentor The Notorious B.I.G. released “Just Playing (Dreams)” where he talked about all the entertainment industry women he wanted to hit and quit, Lil' Kim flips
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Cupcakke Clowns Cardi B, Lil Baby, Migos, Megan Thee Stallion & More On Her “How To Rob Remix”
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It’s her take on 50 Cent’s infamous classic.
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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. 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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Nicki Minaj Recorded 90 Percent Of “Barbie Dreams” In One Take
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“She told me to load up that beat, put it on loop, and give her about 20 or 30 minutes.”
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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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50 Cent Weighs In On Nicki Minaj’s “Barbie Dreams”
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Nicki previously cited his 1999 song “How to Rob” as an inspiration for the track.
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JAY-Z (Ft. Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G.) – A Dream
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Jay-Z and Faith Evans pay a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. on the Kanye West-produced opening track to Jay’s 2002 album The Blueprint²: The Gift & The Curse.
The song samples
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Nicki Minaj Deliberately Avoided Trap Production On ‘Queen’
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She feels the sound has reached a saturation point.
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Skillz – Move Ya Body
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The Story Behind Move Your Body.
He added the [Biggie sample] hook when I made the beat. He wanted to use that sample on a record. It’s funny though, because the day after I gave
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2Pac (Ft. The Notorious B.I.G.) – Runnin' (Dying to Live)
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A reworking of Runnin' (From tha Police) (1995).
All other artists' parts were taken out, 2Pac’s verse was replaced with a previously unreleased one, and a new beat with hook was
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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. – 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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Nicki Minaj – Barbie Dreams Interpolations
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See all of “Barbie Dreams” by Nicki Minaj’s interpolations
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The Notorious B.I.G. – Tim West Wood Interlude
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[Intro: The Notorious B.I.G. & Tim Westwood] / Uh / Check it out, uh / That's some flavour in the place (Uh, check it out) / Tell 'em what's the deal baby / Alright then, so boy
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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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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. – 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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The Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance
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Not to be confused with the remix (“One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)”) that became a major hit in 1995.
The original “One More Chance” appeared on Biggie’s 1994 debut Ready To
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Queen Key – Dreams
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[Intro] / Queen / Queen shit bitch / Shout out motherfuckin' Biggie, Lil Kim, Nicki / All, everybody who did this shit / Queen / Queen / Queen might be fuckin' on your favorite
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Canibus – Dreamzzzzz
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Canibus shares his bootie fantasies about attractive female television journalists.
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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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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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Foxy Brown (Ft. Jay Rush) – Dreams of Fucking a D-Boy
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[Foxy Speaking:] / Yo, Dam, I'm tellin' you Tiff / This nigga Regardless Devon hold the cash (flaawless) / We got give a nigga some ass to get to the boss / Yo all the mutherfuckin
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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. (Ft. The LOX) – Last Day
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Another gem off of Biggie’s Life After Death featuring the LOX. The trio consists of Jadakiss, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. This track touches on how people live fast but end up
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Diddy (Ft. JAY-Z, Kelly Price & The Notorious B.I.G.) – Young G's
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“Young G’s” is a stand-out track from No Way Out with Bad Boy Records star, The Notorious B.I.G. and frequent collaborator Jay Z.
Iconic xylophone beats allow Puff, Hov and Biggie
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Geto Boys – Mind Playing Tricks on Me
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Hip-hop’s most famous paranoia anthem inspired a whole generation of rappers to rhyme about the mental stress of the gangsta lifestyle, and helped lay the foundations for the
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Nicki Minaj – Dreams '07
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This track was Nicki’s first take on the classic musical celebrity sex fantasy “Dreams (Just Playin')” by The Notorious B.I.G. — she went in another direction on 2018’s “Barbie
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Teyana Taylor – Dreams Of Fuckin' A R&B Bitch (Original)
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Teyana Taylor delivers a response to Tory Lanez' “Teyana” record.
Back in June, Tory Lanez’ released a dope record paying homage to his Facetime queen Teyana Taylor, and now she’s
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Genius Presents: The Month In Lyrics (August 2018)
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New releases from Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott, Ariana Grande, & Eminem dominated this month.
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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. (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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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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The Notorious B.I.G. (Ft. Slim Thug & T.I.) – Breakin' Old Habits
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[Intro: T.I.] / Hey what it is pimpin / Slim Thug and T.I.P. doing it B.I.G with B.I.G (yea a ye yeaah..) / Ya understand what I'm saying (hey..) / P.S.C. pimpin! / Y'all already
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