In just a few short years, the Notorious B.I.G. went from a Brooklyn street… Read Full Bio ↴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 re-established 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.

1996 proved to be an even more tumultuous year. More legal problems ensued after police found marijuana and weapons in a raid on Biggie's home in Teaneck, NJ. 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 L.A. 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.

Respect
Notorious BIG Lyrics

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Nineteen seventy somethin' nigga I don't sweat the date
My moms is late so I had to plan my escape
Out the skins in this world of fly girls
Tanqueray and Hennessy until I cold hurl
Ten months in this gut what the fuck
I wish moms'd hurry up so I could get buck
wild juvenile rippin' mics and shit
New York New York ready for the likes of this uh

Then came the worst date May 21st
2:19, that's when my momma water burst
No spouse in the house so she rode for self
to the hospital, to see if she could get a little help
Umbilical cord's wrapped around my neck
I'm seein' my death and I ain't even took my first step
I made it out, I'm bringin' mad joy
The doctor looked and said, "He's gonna be a Bad Boy"

Now I'm thirteen, smokin' blunts, makin' cream
On the drug scene, fuck a football team
Riskin' ruptured spleens by the age of sixteen
Hearin' the coach scream at my lifetime dream, I mean
I want to blow up, stack my dough up
So school I didn't show up, it fucked my flow up
Mom said that I should grow up and check myself
before I wreck myself, disrespect myself
Put the drugs on the shelf? Nah, couldn't see it
Scarface, King of New York, I want to be it
Rap was secondary, money was necessary
Until I got incarcerated--kinda scary
C74-Mark 8 set me straight
Not able to move behind the great steel gate
Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail?
All the money I stacked was all the money for bail

Ninety-four, now I explore new horizons
Mama smile when she see me, that's surprisin'
Honey's is tantalizin', they freak all night
Peep duckin' cops on the creep all night
As I open my eyes and realizin' I changed
Not the same deranged child stuck up in the game
And to my niggas livin' street life
Learn to treat life to the best, put stress to rest
Still tote your vest man, niggas be trippin'
In the streets without a gat? Nah, nigga you're slippin'
If I'm pimpin on The F with weed on my breath
Original hustler with the muffler on the Tec

Respect to the Mac's and the Ac's
To the freaks in the Jeeps, lick shots to my peeps

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Notorious B.I.G's song Respect tell the story of his life, starting from his birth in the year 1970-something. In the first verse, he raps about waiting for his mother to give birth to him and how he was almost stillborn because the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. He talks about growing up in a world of "fly girls" and drinking Tanqueray and Hennessy until he gets sick, then being a reckless teenager who smokes weed and sells drugs, wanting to become a famous rapper, but ending up in jail instead.

In the second verse, he reflects on his past mistakes and how he wished he had listened to his mother and stayed in school instead of dropping out to pursue a life of crime. He talks about his desire for success and money, his admiration for Scarface and wanting to be like him, and how rap music was secondary to his quest for wealth. He then ends the verse with a warning to his friends still living the "street life" to carry a firearm, and pays his respects to those who have lost their lives to gun violence.

Overall, the lyrics of Respect showcase Notorious B.I.G's storytelling ability and his talent for painting vivid pictures with his words. He is able to capture the struggles and triumphs of growing up in the hood, the allure of the drug game, and the harsh realities of life on the streets.

Line by Line Meaning

Nineteen seventy somethin' nigga I don't sweat the date
I don't care about the exact year I was born, it's not important.

My moms is late so I had to plan my escape
I had to figure things out for myself because my mother wasn't always around.

Out the skins in this world of fly girls
I am interested in dating beautiful women.

Tanqueray and Hennessy until I cold hurl
I drink a lot of alcohol until I vomit.

Ten months in this gut what the fuck
I spent ten months in my mother's womb before being born.

I wish moms'd hurry up so I could get buck
I wanted to be born so I could start living my life.

wild juvenile rippin' mics and shit
I was a young rapper, performing and entertaining people.

New York New York ready for the likes of this uh
I was confident and knew that New York was ready for my talent.

Then came the worst date May 21st
May 21st is a significant date because it is when I was born.

2:19, that's when my momma water burst
I was born at 2:19 when my mother's water broke.

No spouse in the house so she rode for self
My mother had to go to the hospital alone because my father wasn't around.

to the hospital, to see if she could get a little help
She went to the hospital to get assistance with giving birth to me.

Umbilical cord's wrapped around my neck
When I was born, the umbilical cord was wrapped around my neck, which was a dangerous situation for me.

I'm seein' my death and I ain't even took my first step
Despite not even being born yet, I was already facing death.

I made it out, I'm bringin' mad joy
I survived my birth and my mother was happy to have me in her life.

The doctor looked and said, "He's gonna be a Bad Boy"
Even at birth, there was a sense that I was going to be rebellious and not conform to societal norms.

Now I'm thirteen, smokin' blunts, makin' cream
At thirteen years old, I was smoking marijuana and making money illegally.

On the drug scene, fuck a football team
I was more interested in the drug scene than playing sports.

Riskin' ruptured spleens by the age of sixteen
By the time I was sixteen, I was taking dangerous risks with my health by using drugs.

Hearin' the coach scream at my lifetime dream, I mean
Despite my love for drugs, I still had dreams of becoming successful in life.

I want to blow up, stack my dough up
I wanted to become rich and accumulate a lot of money.

So school I didn't show up, it fucked my flow up
I didn't prioritize going to school and it negatively impacted my future.

Mom said that I should grow up and check myself
My mother advised me to mature and make better decisions for myself.

before I wreck myself, disrespect myself
She warned me to stop behaving disrespectfully and endangering myself.

Put the drugs on the shelf? Nah, couldn't see it
Despite my mother's advice, I couldn't imagine giving up my drug use.

Scarface, King of New York, I want to be it
I looked up to a fictional movie character as a role model and wanted to become like him.

Rap was secondary, money was necessary
While I enjoyed rapping, making money was more important to me.

Until I got incarcerated--kinda scary
When I was arrested and put in jail, it was a scary experience for me.

C74-Mark 8 set me straight
While in jail, a specific correctional officer helped me understand the consequences of my actions.

Not able to move behind the great steel gate
Being locked up behind bars made me feel trapped and powerless.

Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail?
Jail gave me time to think about my life and where I went wrong.

All the money I stacked was all the money for bail
All the money I had saved was used to get me out of jail.

Ninety-four, now I explore new horizons
In 1994, I started looking for new opportunities in life.

Mama smile when she see me, that's surprisin'
My mother was happy to see me making positive changes in my life.

Honey's is tantalizin', they freak all night
Women are attractive to me, and I enjoy being with them.

Peep duckin' cops on the creep all night
I am always trying to avoid getting caught by the police.

As I open my eyes and realizin' I changed
I have come to the realization that I have grown and matured as a person.

Not the same deranged child stuck up in the game
I am no longer the same troubled young person who was caught up in the drug game.

And to my niggas livin' street life
To my friends who are still involved in criminal activities,

Learn to treat life to the best, put stress to rest
Try to live your life positively and reduce stress wherever possible.

Still tote your vest man, niggas be trippin'
It's important to be prepared for danger, because it can always happen unexpectedly.

In the streets without a gat? Nah, nigga you're slippin'
If you're out on the streets without a gun, you're not being smart or cautious.

If I'm pimpin on The F with weed on my breath
Even while I am out on the streets, I still have marijuana on my breath and I am selling it.

Original hustler with the muffler on the Tec
I consider myself an original hustler, and I am always armed and ready with my gun.

Respect to the Mac's and the Ac's
I have respect for other successful hustlers, and consider myself to be one of them.

To the freaks in the Jeeps, lick shots to my peeps
I send my love and support to my friends and associates who are driving jeeps, and promise to always protect and defend them.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, JELLYBEAN MUSIC GROUP
Written by: HARRY CASEY, HARRY WAYNE CASEY, SEAN COMBS, RICHARD FINCH, RICHARD RAYMOND FINCH, DIANA EUGENA KING, CHRISTOPHER WALLACE

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Comments from YouTube:

@BrileyGabriel

4y↑1.5K

Dude possessed, quite simply, the sickest flow in the history of the game....period!

@zanamasoud4160

4y↑17

@Sarel klienjie Vantonder its just opinions, different styles different opinions

@CapraDemon101

4y↑30

Not one like him. And that beat ooooof

@ERICGRIMEY1

4y↑9

2nd to nas bruh...

@ERICGRIMEY1

4y↑4

@Sarel klienjie Vantonder nas

@hanssl1838

4y↑30

@@zanamasoud4160 true.. I hate the debate.. Biggie is the best ever to me.. But my friends like 2 pac.. Thats ok.. Respect.. (But my friends are fucked and dont know anything)

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@johnmccrossin8261

4y↑1.2K

You can comfortably say that you don't have to skip any tracks on this album! 🤤

@milkmedia1657

4y↑14

For real

@ionknomanee347

4y↑286

Just the awkward ass porn audio in the middle

@milkmedia1657

4y↑13

@@ionknomanee347 yes

@that_dude_tk7327

3y↑30

@@ionknomanee347 its not awkward ur just embarrassed by it

@ranmindyt2902

3y↑2

Correct; That would be dumb

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@ShonnysLab1995

4y↑1K

This is one of the dopest songs I’ve heard to date. Flow, lyrics, beat, reggae Ad-Libs. This is straight fire.

@dirtmcgirt8269

4y↑17

Fuckn' slaps bruh!

@TheMack-km5lz

3y↑9

Definitely slaps!💥

@victoribarracastillo6279

3y↑6

@@dirtmcgirt8269 esta bien verga esta rola osea si no eres de México es como so good, a great song.

@isaacheiss7093

3y↑3

Word

@daltonsumner2961

3y↑3

It's big for ya💪🏾👑

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@brandonnorman4595

4y↑1.8K

This was Biggie's underrated song strictly for the streets

@luisarmando5770

4y↑70

It belongs to the streets

@supremeclientele83

3y↑54

Favorite song from the album by a narrow margin. The beat. Most underrated

@jordancathro4626

3y↑37

Who under rates this tune?..I know nobody that doesn't give it the RESPECT it deserves.. excellent time...straight up triple OG..gangsta beats🙈🙉🙊👇

@mz.6109

3y↑17

For those of us that getting 'why all the money I stacked was For bail' type stuff😉

@mz.6109

3y↑18

@@supremeclientele83 I listened to this back in the 90s when hip hop truly did did not give a shite about color just good music. I dont know wtf happened with that and I say that as a white mother of a half black Sun

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@lacodadirabiot2824

5y↑946

R.I.P. BIGGIE
R.I.P. TUPAC
R.I.P. GURU
R.I.P. EAZY E
R.I.P. NIP
R.I.P. BIG L
R.I.P. BIG PUN

@srkhan123srk

5y↑104

R.I.P ODB
R.I.P Nate Dogg

@manofwar877

5y↑57

RIP Phife Dawg
RIP Craig Mack

@shamgod2373

5y↑65

anonimo030 R.I.P Prodigy

@jakegarman4526

5y↑26

@@salva3517 not sure if you're joking but he's still alive.

@antonio3195

5y↑33

R.I.P. my dad... lol

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@dopeod1

3y↑163

That 'I'm seeing my death and I aint even make my first step' line is just undefeated. Biggie was a monster

@LuDel95

45w↑4

Umbilical cords wrapped around my neck!!

@johnsmith-kn4cc

3y↑122

This song was a dedication too his uncle in Jamaica, after big became succesful..
His uncle use too take big to dance hall clubs when he was youngsters visiting Jamaica 🇯🇲as a kid..
Dude was a genius 👏

@jayskicksnfits9372

13w↑1

to not too. 😅

@vivianaestremera5381

12w↑1

I wish he did more reggae like songs !

@arstar5435

4y↑640

Nobody gone mention how he getting slurped at the end?

@victorkamara9226

4y↑37

Yh didn't see that coming lol 😧

@slimingram4789

4y↑60

Big was a comedian too at the highest level!!! When I first heard it I was floored! 😂

@victorkamara9226

4y↑2

@@slimingram4789 lol

@hip2thabone_da_sticky1

3y↑27

That (sucked), if u ask me! 😊

@kyleropah1399

What up neo, u apart of the trolls neo, love that pic neo🙃

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@aarondublin9025

3y↑349

Who else is hear because of the great Netflix 1 hour series to me thats the best thing on Netflix Rip the king of new York

@Kazze4real

3y↑2

Meeeee

@Hardgainer14

@yournanisdead4450

Mea

@albertofava865

I just finished watching it

@codyflowers9804

😂😂😂😂😂 me!!!

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@d.pinit7796

3y↑198

I was 16-17 In 94-95. Damn did we have some of the greatest albums drop in my high school dayz! No era will beat it . I don’t think these yrs will ever be topped . Not possible , perfection!

@yankees29

2y↑7

Same here. I remember hearing him non stop on Hot97 while we were driving around.

@david.mbb1366

2y↑11

I wish I was alive during those times

@Corinthian99

2y↑3

Yeaaaa Im 22
Just like you guys.
Anyone that was really good in our generation
Is dead or will die. But most the best ones have died.
I don’t count drake tho. He’s trash. Death don’t even want him lmaooo

@yankees29

2y↑10

@@Corinthian99 when I was 16 we would drive to Manhattan’s Lower East Side bumping Biggie and score a bunch of blow from the Dominicans. 🤣 I miss the early 90’s.

@d.pinit7796

2y↑8

@@david.mbb1366 you know what , growing up then before cell phones actually made life a lot more fun. I know you might find that hard to believe but social media changed the behaviors of people in so many ways. The world was less strict in a way. Hard to explain but neighborhoods were filled with kids outside. You lived more in the moment. I’m gonna sound old here but me and my boys had a tape recorder(cassette) to capture us doing stuff lol! There was music stores to go hang out. Damn things done changed in 25 yrs. Beepers came out and we were like why do I want someone to get ahold of me while I’m out. I’ll get their message whenever I go home . Seriously lol

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@snake_indagrass3250

2w↑2

One of the MOST underrated tracks of ALL-TIME agreed? 🤝Agreed

@alchavous9547

3y↑173

Man, Biggie's music after all these years is still better than the music we have today

@MrDamonte

2y↑1

Yup

@weekendwarriorprospecting817

2y↑4

I tell everyone that. Even my daughter who is 13 and listens to digga D says biggie is the greatest of all time. I Don't suppose living with her dad for 11 years had anything to do with that. 🤣🤣👍🏻

@H_S_3_S

4y↑250

BIGGIE was out here getting that double handed twisty twisty schlop schlop on the beat

@ruben6000

3y↑21

t w i s t y t w i s t y s c h l o p s c h l o p

@isaacheiss7093

Don't fight it-- LIGHT IT!

@domanickclark2952

3y↑5

That snappy nappy dugout.

@Yosi4real

@@domanickclark2952 juice

@ThePie45dude

3y↑9

he was getting that gawk gawk 9000

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@adduuahmed6153

5y↑224

The beat , the flow ,and his way of story telling was remarkable. BIGGIE 👑

@jth8612

2y↑1

Somethin bout loadin down a jeep with top back ridin all over listen to and actin like we was tha BIGGIE 😂

@chrisjarrett9724

12w

☺☺☺☺☺☺

@chrisjarrett9724

12w

😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾😃🕺🏾👏🏾

@thorxe-

5y↑390

This song still hits in 2019. This, my friends, is hip-hop at its absolute finest. Lyrics are absolutely amazing.

@keezyweezy3493

5y↑2

Yes gives me chills!

@Hborn

3y↑2

2021

@ranmindyt2902

3y↑4

Of course is still good why wouldn’t it be

@blackmagickgenetics

3y↑1

I rember this as a kid..I was wearing baggy pants , flipping the peace sign ✌️ 😆

@erinshuler8778

No doubt

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@laurenchristina5506

4y↑55

“The doctor looked and said hes gonna be a BAD BOIII”....the delivery on that was nasty lmao, dope

@MrDamonte

Sure was

@mattspencer6154

51w↑18

Greatest of ALL time. With only 2 albums. Life after arguably the greatest rap album ever.

@Dav-lc8sc

5w↑1

In my opinion definitely

@userr_742

3y↑80

Biggie was untouchable and still is.

@Xpzilla

4y↑247

BROOO idk who that woman is on the hook, but she goes HARDD

Edit: Her name is Diana King

@deezy81

4y↑25

She told us she wanted a shy guy, but she lied to us.

@abdullahomar1313

@@deezy81 yah man totally and she ask many times??!!? ooh why why why you tell that lala lala lala lie lol

@xr2kid

4y↑12

@Halimah Griffin she even says This is Diana King in the damn song come on yall lmfaoo I love Patra this ain't her tho.

@ROGANSMITH

3y↑1

@@xr2kid lol. I'm like she literally says this is Diana King. 😂😂😂

@Wavy_blade

4y↑158

Fuck, he was talented, I’m speechless...this is a masterpiece! Truly a criminal track to say the least. 💣🧨💎❤️🔥

@user-zr7hl3wb6h

3y↑2

,&"%~~

@SavageXBenjis

Facts

@lolollololol2758

4y↑274

RIP BIG - 23 years today
but is no one gonna talk about that last minute of the track??

@zerkulavlad7784

4y↑10

Nice bj

@shaggyposts6221

4y↑21

he was actually getting a head, diddy said so lol

@shahnawazsooba7904

4y↑56

@@shaggyposts6221 diddy was giving head.

@shaggyposts6221

4y↑3

@@shahnawazsooba7904 most likely

@eltondaniel1038

😂😂😂

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@robj362

52w↑14

Favorite biggie song. The man's ability to tell a rhyming story was next level

@CanisLupus123

3y↑5

Christopher George Latore Wallace

The Notorious B.I.G

May / 21 / 1972 - March / 9 / 1997

Rest In Peace

@leomcalary7320

47w↑29

The flow, the Rhymes, the beat Respect is unbelievable🔥🔥🔥 R.I.P. Big Poppa!

@Emz0110

3y↑59

every time i listening to this song thru the speakers, i always make sure the hit next after biggie done rapping.

@romanmusheyev9800

51w↑1

Would leave the ending blasting in the whip when i was with a shorty…hint hint

@kingsavage5832

50w

😂😂😂

@daniel022209

4y↑63

Biggie and Diana King went ham on this from start to finish lol.

@ninolocke4446

4y↑52

BIG might be the only rapper to admit that prison is a scary place u don’t wanna be!! The G.O.A.T

@reginaldsmith7897

5y↑111

Now that's real rap music New Orleans 504!!!!✊🏿🔥✊🏿🔥✊🏿🔥✊🏿🔥✊🏿

@shondarpowlessjr2215

5y↑5

Respect my gangsta

@troydowdy50

4y↑3

Orleans kno da deal... Jay Electronica. Respect!!

@Hborn

Thank you 504

@str8swish538

3y↑52

My favorite biggie song will always be “RESPECT”. I’ve gone back and listened to all his stuff over the years but nothing will ever come close to “RESPECT”. I believe it’s his best. That beat, that hook the realness was life for any hood boy growing up listening to it. The most underrated song of all times. I’m Puerto Rican and although I will say Big Punisher was more lyrical I still say biggie was the greatest. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see his full evolution in the game because his life was cut short. It broke my heart writing that last sentence. 👑

@ws9304

3y↑3

RIP BIG ❤️

@jlntpy1706

2y↑2

Ofc you ll rank big pun that high when ur from Puerto Rico. 😅
Biggie is hard to reach imo though

@str8swish538

2y↑1

@@jlntpy1706 that’s not why. Lyrically he was that nasty with it. I don’t put DMx up there cause his lyrics were basic and repetitive. Pun was a very versatile rapper who could do it all from anywhere underground to the mainstream. I actually didn’t like him when I first heard him. It took a while cause I wasn’t feeling him at first but like all the others I gave him his chance. He didn’t disappoint.

@user-ky2eo5ll3e

40w

At 25 he just started his career, also he was a pioneer in the genre, he could have been massive! He is still the GOAT in this genre, pure street stuff and real, day to day life struggle, top level poetry and beats, musicality... It's a pitty he got shot. Respect the King of N.Y.

@jessicawilliams1176

48w↑12

I love this song ❤🔥. He would’ve been 51 years old today. Happy Birthday to The Notorious B.I.G.! We celebrate you, always. #BiggieForever ❤🥳🎉🎊🕊️5/21/2023

@chriswilliams6098

45w↑5

Moe B on the Beat, Biggie Flow, Destroyed!!!

@nashse7en

43w↑6

the precision of those rhymes, the beat, B.I.G till the end of times will be unfkwithable

@fellowbloke741

4y↑29

If the whole album came out today every song would be a hit

@fatherj3283

4y↑28

“Original hussla with the muffla on the tech” 🔥

@elliot2177

2y↑4

Diana King on the vocals...Classic joint.

@chriscaruthers4268

2y↑9

I will say it again. All I heard was juicy on the radio in Houston. When my brother brought this back from the East Coast. That was it. Played this all night.

@yankees29

“If I’m pimpin’ on tha F with weed on my breath, original hustler with the muffler on the Tech.” This shyt goes really hard.

@Jean_Pierre_Wehry

4y↑72

Listening to Biggie in 2020 and beyond. This song is a classic. RIP legend.

@manuelmoreno8374

yes sir

@barrydee2857

37w↑7

I’m both a rock metal fan and older east coast rap fan. Hands down BIG was one of a kind. His flow, his cadence, words. You can close your eyes to every song and play it in your mind as a movie. This guy is on the Mt.Rushmore of greatest Rappers of all time. East coast rappers like Biggie, Big Daddy Kane,KRS1, slick Rick are freaking top shelf. Todays rap are garbage

@wowbam8966

4y↑62

THAT BEAT

@ntali21

4y↑2

It's taken from KC & the Sunshine Band - I get lifted and also Big daddy kane used it in Mortal Combat .

@eliseovillalongojr419

4y↑4

KC and The Sunshine Band Slowed down and based up ☝

@Notorious-AP

3y↑1

@@ntali21 link?

@ntali21

@@Notorious-AP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr_yaGD-O_A&ab_channel=VizZzDeuH
and from BDK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x23XtXbwDc8&ab_channel=SLickAnt777 :)

@Notorious-AP

3y↑1

@@ntali21 thank you so much

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@JKswrmx

2y↑15

Quite arguably his greatest song

@dylanmcdermott1110

42w

I agree, this might be the song of his that gives "Juicy" a run for its money. Diana King is just 🔥on this track.

@melindaniemczyk4328

3y↑37

Def one of his best songs that gets forgotten about!! Rip Biggie 🙏

@chrisanderson7984

3y↑15

The story telling is truly unbelievable

@Boomab

3y↑41

"Put the drugs on the shelf? Nah, couldn't see it
Scarface, King of New York, I want to be it
Rap was secondary, money was necessary
Until I got incarcerated, kinda scary"

@anthonyhebert5630

4y↑77

No doubt one of the best beats period

@machiavelli3410

3y↑36

I finally made it out,I'm bringing mad joy
The doctor looked and said:''he's gonna be a bad boy''

@salahuddinwilliams7175

3y↑1

Author withheld

@dreadeddeadman6511

Wow😂😂

@LyricsToYourJam

1y↑17

The sickest flow in history

@LyricsToYourJam

1y↑2

Listen to this shit

@beirutlebanon2195

22w

My flow is remarkable peace to matyo now we smoke blunts like Tony Montana sniffing yayo

@ronaldsaez8039

9w↑1

💥💥💥💥💯💯💯 BX !!! Still untouched!!! R.I.P BIG, BROOKLYN FINEST

@mschai0121

1y↑17

Only Biggie can make childbirth sound awesome

@winkykai

he actually got head in the studio

@aintnopresident

11w

Nas - Fetus

@dezzyaaliyahhh.

1y↑31

This song is dope from start to finish I’m still bumping it in 2022 I love the flow , the lyrics and beat miss big ❤️‍🔥

@Nayefinho

50w

YOU MISS BIG? WOW DID YOU KNOW HIM??

@buffalosoldier4045

1y↑7

Biggie flow untouchable Rip Biggie gone too soon

@emzhz962

11w↑1

I made my west side pro dudes listen to this song back in the days. They were never the same again 😂.... east or west coast .. music was good from both sides.

@SR-Treestar

3y↑22

Gone too soon, but never forgotten. A true legend, RIP BIG

@thomasjackson3833

3y↑15

Still remember the first time I heard this, never knew Hip-Hop could sound this way

@BryceSH1992

4y↑62

Bruh 4:51 hahahahahaha I thought one of my other videos was playing in the background

@isaaykuttolgay9656

4y↑5

Sucki ducki

@bellerene

4y↑9

Fun fact: That’s actually him getting head

@tupenny1331

3y↑3

@@bellerene how you know?😂

@tupenny1331

@@kourtneyindigo4426 I just looked it up and yeah puffy did say that😂

@QueenLibra41

28w↑2

2023♨️♨️♨️♨️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥Rip Biggie Much respect to you 🎉❤ ✊🏽

@matthewhyman2208

4y↑56

Homeboy rapped about him coming out of the coo and still sounds better than most rappers nowadays

@yankees29

“Umbilical cord is wrapped around my neck, I’m seeing my death and I ain’t even take my first step, I made it out I’m bringing mad joy, the doctor looked and said he’s gonna be a bad boy…..” 1000 times better than anyone out there today.

@caponecollin

5y↑42

Respect ✊ to all d gunman dem Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲 and new York USA 🇺🇸 I’m a bad boy

@face1159

3y↑16

Without Biggie half of hip hop wouldn’t be here ...

@antonitabliashvili6513

5y↑41

One of my favourite Biggie's song

@andrewadae2611

36w↑3

That second verse🤝🏾

@jalenmcpherson3203

5y↑68

Dope song 🇯🇲💚💛❤💪👑🦁🎶🔥

@dylankurtz8423

12w↑1

Big lived the 30s life in his 20s. Unreal

@ASUCAR

3y↑47

This song's amazing, uplifts my life everytime

@marcoreali5197

3y↑8

Fucking love this song. The whole story of his life starting from his birth... Doctor said he's gonna be a BAADD BOOYYY

@Wandering_fighter

1y↑16

I like how nobody talks about him getting getting gawk at the end

@jonwifebeaterjones6389

1y↑7

Fr first time i listened to this i was weirded out by both the porn skits. Still weird tbh

@flowbossandre

46w

😂😂

@peepodhumperdink4456

2y↑11

One of his best tracks along with Everyday struggle

@SJ20KGAMING

5y↑19

R.I.P Big. Much respect to Diana King. ❤️💯

@capitaldistrictcourtblock2016

42w↑4

The freaking baby blinks 😭 for a min I thought I was tripping. On some interview with a vampire type$#!+

@organik_individual9740

4y↑21

This joint got the trunk about to fall off ... this shit still slap

@GloryAlmighty

15w↑1

Diana King killing this one !

@ilovegodandjesusjohn316

40w

Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

@mex8729

1y↑14

The art of story telling through Hip Hop at its lyrical Finest .💣💣 Shit !!

@conniefigueroa5416

49w↑3

🙏bigg Pappa 🙏, since 1996 🗽🌉🇵🇷, memories hitting up clubs house party's block party's memories something nobody can't take away from us real talk SALUD 🥃 from LA FAMILIA, South side Brooklyn lucky, Elmo,canno,gill, DJ Tony touch,ect,🙏 bigg Pappa 🙏💯👆

@dariuswilliams6683

2y↑3

The doctors look & said he's gonna be a bad boy!!!!! #My Line! 💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

@athena2755

5y↑144

Stop getting me excited for Biggie to come back from Cuba and drop new music

@berrbbensonjust_frick_0ff228

4y↑9

saem wit pac

@patriciooliveira9417

Just like me

@albinxx

4y↑6

@@berrbbensonjust_frick_0ff228 fuck 2 pac bad boys for life

@abdullahomar1313

4y↑4

@@albinxx You know what I think you are from this generation who shake there ass's for now reason and lesson's to trash shit like lil weyn and fucking Drake wherever and come to the public and say this is the real rap music,,,, what fuck

@suicidalsanctity6451

Honestly we'd have a better chance of big and pac dropping than Kendrick

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@user-bp8uh1tw5f

5y↑18

RIP KING 🗽👑

@yung_d_kir

23w↑2

The ending is just amazing...

@Jean-PaulNDEMA-lk7os

12w↑1

What a flow . RIP King of NY

@Rgnotown

3y↑22

I remember I was in high school when this album came out. I bought this album , I’m from the Cali and nobody even heard of him yet. Over 20 years later still bumping in 2021!!!

@T2daBikeGuy

Respect

@yankees29

I was a senior when it dropped. Driving around smoking and bumping this shyt was all over the radio. NYC had a complete different scene from the west back then. It’s become so watered down.

@pimps1986

3y↑31

This song is awesome from start to finish. I love the flow, the lyrics, the beat, so fucking awesome. I miss Biggie!

@ramsantoshchilukoti5896

20w

yeh but he didnt finish

@chrisgullit2516

1y↑2

Biggie was the best.. From Italy

@mikeleehez

This is one of biggies baddest verses and I love Jamaican Women... Derr all firey ❤

@vendetta9792

4y↑5

God fuckin damn RIP KING!!

@grigogrg

2y↑3

This Album is the best hip-hop album in history, even better then Illmatic

@Loscali213G

2y↑2

Happy birthday Notorious B.I.G!

@GregStJohn-qv4jw

48w↑2

Happy G Day to the 🤴🏾🐐

@DonTheking

2y↑3

Diana King’s first ever verse 🔥👀

@-Dylan--

4y↑41

All the money I stacked was all the money for bail 🔥🔥

@queensmickey

2y↑1

KC & The Sunshine Band - I Get Lifted slowed down? It sure sounds like it. Fresh!

@gasmangwap5975

2y↑2

I just found da Original sample : I Get Lifted- George McCrae

@kamalbuddhika6159

4y↑6

Father of rap..

@markhigh8361

4y↑34

THIS SONG HIT HARD ONE OF BEST SONG

@angelvillarreal3648

2y↑7

Some of the best bars and delivery in the game.

@henriqueantunes5171

4y↑4

Cause B.I.G. is the G.O.A.T.

@bettyholden72

4y↑26

This song is fire like warning, mad izm, & ten crack commandment.

@musiclover-cn7tb

Good taste.

@moerahman6749

2y↑3

Shout out Diana King! RIP Big.

@kayodeolowomeye6688

Two great Musicians , Big was musician man, like Puffy said he would always sing. Diana King was exceptionally too. My favourite jam on the album . Stack My Dough Up!