Music News: Pusha T - Notorious B.I.G. Was the Greatest Rapper Who's Ever Lived
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This album is trash...
Waaaaaaay too many wack features.
And I love Pac.
Pac's best is Me Against he World.
Waaaaaaay too many wack features.
And I love Pac.
Pac's best is Me Against he World.
Hey man, you're usually a decent hip hop music conversationalist, but here, you sound like an imbecile. I stopped reading at "far superior production"...
Daz, DeVante, DJ Pooh, Timbland, Quick, Dre.. and more Mt Rushmore west coast producers contributed classic material to that album.. And you say LAD- a album heavyon BIG pandering to all regions and a handful of throw away tracks- is "far superior".. Wtf!!?
Enjoy the rest of your evening sir.
Calling it trash renders your opinion trash. And who gives a fuck what his best album was. This is about which is the better double album. Foh.
2Pac the best to me. Biggie is second on my list with LL coming in third.
Hey man, you're usually a decent hip hop music conversationalist, but here, you sound like an imbecile. I stopped reading at "far superior production"...
Daz, DeVante, DJ Pooh, Timbland, Quick, Dre.. and more Mt Rushmore west coast producers contributed classic material to that album.. And you say LAD- a album heavyon BIG pandering to all regions and a handful of throw away tracks- is "far superior".. Wtf!!?
Enjoy the rest of your evening sir.
I don't give a fuck who produced what, Life After Death had far superior production and half of All Eyez was garbage. Johnny J did half of it and I was never a big Daz fan.
And there were too many features from people who weren't that good or just average.
Ironic you mentioned pandering to regions
That was Tupac's whole career.
Hey man, you're usually a decent hip hop music conversationalist, but here, you sound like an imbecile. I stopped reading at "far superior production"...
Daz, DeVante, DJ Pooh, Timbland, Quick, Dre.. and more Mt Rushmore west coast producers contributed classic material to that album.. And you say LAD- a album heavyon BIG pandering to all regions and a handful of throw away tracks- is "far superior".. Wtf!!?
Enjoy the rest of your evening sir.
All Eyes on Me was better, even music critics will tell you that. Shit I'd put Scarface double CD My Homies and Eightball's Lost ahead of Life after Death.
What's funny is when Life after Death came out the were killing it on New York radio, they were saying it was bullshit.
WHAT Da F*ck you talking about?????
The fact that you think this album is so dope renders your opinion useless/biased.
And if it's trash and Life After Death isn't trash... then the question is answered.
Gave my opinion about Pac's best album so you could see I'm not biased.
And if it's trash and Life After Death isn't trash... then the question is answered.
Gave my opinion about Pac's best album so you could see I'm not biased.
http://www.hot97.com/news/new-hot97/life-after-death-remembering-notorious-big-20-years-later-video
“Biggie Smalls is the illest!”
It has been 20 years after the passing of Christopher Wallace better known to the world as The Notorious B.I.G. Over the years, hip hop has changed considerably. Yet, if one has stayed consistent throughout the years it’s the common sound of Biggie Smalls blaring through the speakers through your radio station or at a party. His words still relating to new generations who don’t cherish the art of lyricism as much as we did back at that time.
It was DJ Mister Cee that got him noticed. Back in 1992 that demo tape got to Puffy Daddy and the rest you can say his history. Here is what The Source had to say about that very demo tape back in 1992.
“If you’re an aspiring rapper and you know you have the flavor and potential to make dope records, you don’t need to go into the studio and spend crazy cash to make a fly demo. You don’t even need a 4-track; just two turntables and a microphone, press record on the tape deck and you’re good to go.
B-I-G is living proof of this fact. His DJ, Hitman 50 Grand, threw a couple classic breaks and instrumentals and let B-I-G do what he had to do: he ripped shit. Straight outta Brooklyn, New York, the heavy-set brother B-I-G has mad skills. His rhymes are fatter then he is.
All four of his jams were basically a freestyle exhibition. Obviously, to come out as an MC takes a lot more than hype rhymes, but rhyme skills are the main ingredient to true success in hip-hop, and when it comes to those, B-I-G’s got plenty.”
“Look up in the sky it’s a bird it’s a plane!” It was the remix to Mary J. Blige’s single “Real Love” that allowed mainstream fans to learn about the rapper for the first time with his catchy line. Before releasing his successful debut album, Ready To Die, he built up the hype with classic features such as “Dolly My Baby,” “What’s the 411?” and “Flava In Ya Ear.”
After the success his single “Party & Bulls***” in 1993, it was time for fans to get a full project from the Brooklyn MC. It was released on September 13, 1994. In 19 tracks, Biggie helped bring the balance of power in hip hop back to the east coast following the dominance of the west brought by the success of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Death Row Records.
It is Biggie’s strength of storytelling mixed with great production, and with the help of Puff Daddy – some singles that will play on the radio that made this such a successful debut. “Big Poppa,” “One More Chance,” and the timeless classic “Juicy” which sampled Mtume’s classic hit “Juicy Fruit,” helped carry the album to popular success. Rolling Stone said, "Ready to Die is the strongest solo rap debut since Ice Cube's Amerikkka's Most Wanted. From the breathtakingly visual moments of his birth to his Cobainesque end in "Suicidal Thoughts."
Going Back To Cali!
Ready to Die was a huge success. He single handedly brought the east coast back to its dominance in hip hop. Yet he wasn’t going to slow down. While he went three years between albums, Biggie was still busy. On August 25, 1995 Junior M.A.F.I.A. released the debut album Conspiracy which held classics such as “Players Anthem” and “Get Money.” It was soon after that he began work on his sophomore album. Little did we know the controversy that would surround him.
It was during that time, Biggie got caught up in the infamous beef with himself and his former friend 2Pac. At one time Pac was a mentor to Biggie, allowing him to stay in his apartment while he learned the ropes. At this point they are bitter enemies.
After a car accident shattered his leg, Biggie began to look at the world a different way. He wasn’t going to let the injuries keep him down though. It was time to finish the album.
He left to go to Los Angeles where he began promotion of his sophomore album. Big and Puff had released their first single “Hypnotize,” a song which sampled Herb Alpert’s late 70’s hit “Rise.” The song was gaining success quickly.
Donned in an all black tuxedo, Biggie’s presence dominated the stage as he performed at the 11th annual Soul Train Awards where he performed “One More Chance” then “Get Money.”
The next day he attended a Vibe Magazine party. It would end up being the last time anyone would see him alive as Biggie’s GMC Suburban was shot up minutes after leaving the party. Much in the way of his biggest foe. At 4:15 a.m. EST, he was pronounced dead.
One can only wonder what The Notorious B.I.G. would have done if he were alive today.
Would we have ever heard The Commission with Jay Z and Charli Baltimore? How about that secret project between himself and Fat Joe? Will he still be the king of hip hop? I guess we’ll never know.
Were you on crack at the time?
Lol When it came out niggas on the East Coast wasn't feeling it, they were saying it had too many samples and that it had too much Puffy influence on it. It did not come out to rave reviews bruh. That album became bigger after BIG's death. I personally thought it was decent but it wasn't what All Eyes on Me was when it came out.
No.
but I will confess...on first listen I personally didn't LOVE it...
But Kick in the Door sealed it... and then every time I listened to it AGAIN?
It was better...
I remember barbershop arguments over Notorious Thugs and who the hell BIG was talking about on Story to tell
and hearing DMC on there and that RZA production and hidden Pac disses.
I remember when that album dropped and I remember looking EVERYWHERE for a copy that day.
Yeah some print media probably talked it down...but that was the pint of the death of hip hop media to a degree and the start/continuation of outsiders judging our culture.
But RADIO in NY dissing Life after Death???
I do NOT remember that
I need somebody to give some EVIDENCE of that.
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Lol not at all bruh.
I got my top 5, top 10 and top 20. Big is top 10
How old are you?
Your opinion became shit the moment you labeled AEOM as "trash". Nothing said after that matters. You only further discredited yourself with you self professed love of Pac. Disliking the album is one thing.. saying you consider LAD a better album is fine.. But when you operate in bullshit extremes and flat out call it trash, you lose all credibility.
LAD has as many if not more throw away tracks. It should have been condensed to one great album.. it was a monumental reach to make it two albums.. especially when you consider the relatively laziness of BIG as an artist with a VERY limited catalog and body of work. And yea, Pac pandered, but im talking about a specific album here... LAD was blatant pandering and a sales gimmick.I don't give a fuck who produced what, Life After Death had far superior production and half of All Eyez was garbage. Johnny J did half of it and I was never a big Daz fan.
And there were too many features from people who weren't that good or just average.
Ironic you mentioned pandering to regions
As a lyricist? Absolutely.Canibus
i won't say all eyez on me is garbage. i like it. it was a few joints i could do without. but to me, i favored life after death more. big's flow was crazy. the concepts and storytelling was next level ( 10 crack commandments , i got a story to tell, somebody gotta die, fucking you tonight, my downfall, etc.) the hittmen, in addition to primo,rza, easy mo, and havoc did their thing on that album. on a psychological tip, since LAD picked up where ready to die left off; big shooting himself in the head after the tales of the 1st album, the stories he experience on LAD are dreams and imagery in his head, since he's on life support. we get puff in the beginning talking to big in the hospital about how they were suppose to rule the world. later we hear his mother telling him she didn't running the streets and hanging out with his friends. she then tell him he can be anything he dream,sky's the limit. very morbid, especially since big was murdered 2 weeks prior to the album dropping. eerie that the title was life after death and we got to hear him come back to life after death via music recordings. that 2nd album is a blueprint for certain rappers to use if they were studying right.
Who would you say is the "Greatest"?
The only way I see BIG not being the goat is because of his small body of work. Especially he didn't perfect the flow till the second album.
But to me his flow
In that case I would say Hov.
Nobody else has had a run this long.
But to me his flow
In that case I would say Hov.
Nobody else has had a run this long.
It's trash "to me" because I have not personally listened to a single track off of that shit in over 10 years.
LAD stays in rotation.
The features are what make it trash.
Outlawz, Rappin' 4-Tay, (insert bum ass feature here_____), etc., made this album horrid on the ears.
But I get it... I love lyricism only. I don't really care how dope the "producer" made the beat. It matters, but nowhere near as much as the lyrics.
LAD stays in rotation.
The features are what make it trash.
Outlawz, Rappin' 4-Tay, (insert bum ass feature here_____), etc., made this album horrid on the ears.
But I get it... I love lyricism only. I don't really care how dope the "producer" made the beat. It matters, but nowhere near as much as the lyrics.
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