Complex spoke with DJ Premier, asking him to recount the stories behind his "classic records." Included in this is The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Unbelievable" and "Kick in the Door." Interesting stuff to start the "Unbelievable" write-up:
“I almost didn’t make the record. Big called me at the last minute, and said, ’Get me a track,’ and I told him, ’I don’t have time to make one.’ I had other deadlines to meet at the time. He was on his way to blow up, and I loved him, and I wanted to help, but I really just didn’t have the time. I used to see Big in the area all the time. Just to hang. Mister Cee put me on to Big, and we would go down to the store where we used to buy 40s. We’ll see Big, and he’ll be like, ’Yo, what do I got to do to get put on?’ And I said, ’Well, you messing with Puff.’ And he’s like, ’Yeah, but he’s taking too long.’ And I would be like, ’Nah, stay with him. He’s going to help you get rich.’ He was just impatient like all artists, but it’s a process.
The last few months have been a little crazy and, as such, we have been focusing on high level stories - or stories that happened to cross my desk - here at Bad Boy Blog. At the same time, being a comprehensive source, I at least wanted to summarize some of the stories that fell through the cracks during this time. Check out some of them below.
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels Reflects on Contributing to The Notorious B.I.G.'s "My Downfall"
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels chatted with MTV about his contribution to the Biggie classic "My Downfall," from the "Life After Death" album. Watch below.
In an interview with Speakeasy, a blog of The Wall Street Journal, Method Man was asked if he'd seen the "Notorious" biopic (he hadn't - "I don't like death at all," he said) and he also shared this story:
What was [The Notorious B.I.G.] like in real life?
He was hilarious, man. Once when we went inside this airport [in North Carolina]. There was a lady at the security gate and Big went through and “beep beep beep” and he’s telling the lady, “Look, I got a bullet in me, so the machine’s gonna keep going off. Why don’t you pat me down?” And she was like “No just keep going through the machine.” And he kept going through and through…I just thought that was f—- hilarious…After a while you’d forget he was fat or had those googly-eyes, you’d just see a funny motherf—– …I think Big would have been big on screen.
The last few months have been a little crazy and, as such, we have been focusing on high level stories - or stories that happened to cross my desk - here at Bad Boy Blog. At the same time, being a comprehensive source, I at least wanted to summarize some of the stories that fell through the cracks during this time. Check out some of them below.
"Saturday Night Live" Comedian Jay Pharoah Impersonates The Notorious B.I.G. for Thanksgiving Skit
Back in November, Jay Pharoah of "Saturday Night Live" participated in a special Thanksgiving edition of "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers. Pharoah suggested that white people had "all the Thanksgiving songs." When Meyers said that there weren't any Thanksgiving songs for white people, Pharoah said that there should be a hip-hop Thanksgiving song and proceeded to do impersonations of Jay-Z, Drake and Biggie. Watch below.
Via Leah Greenblatt.
Faith Evans Talks About The Notorious B.I.G.'s Murder Case
In November, before it was announced that active leads were being investigated in Biggie's murder case, Faith Evans spoke with Davina Hamilton of the Voice Online about the status of the investigation.
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In a video interview with DJ Premier Blog, Premier and Pete Rock reflected on the creation of two classic Biggie records - "Juicy" and "Unbelievable." This was originally released back in December, but I am just seeing it now and had to share. It is well worth watching. The part about Biggie starts at the 35:50 mark.
Via HipHopDX.
In January, Swizz Beatz sampled The Notorious B.I.G. for "The Transporter" by Rick Ross, a track he released for free as part of Monster Mondays.
More Biggie fueled inspiration is included in the latest Monster Monday track, released yesterday. "Time to Get Paid" by DMX features a sample from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Juicy" as the chorus. His line also serves as the title, as in "time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade."
You can download it for free on the Monster Mondays website.
For this week's edition of Monster Mondays, Swizz Beatz produced "The Transporter," a record by Rick Ross that samples Biggie's vocals from the intro of "10 Crack Commandments," which was featured on the late rapper's "Life After Death" album. You can download clean and dirty versions on the Monster Mondays website.
Earlier today, CNN reported that the investigation into the death of The Notorious B.I.G. had been "reinvigorated" with new information.
TMZ has some creation from the late rapper's estate, quoting attorney Perry R. Sanders, Jr.
According to Sanders, they are "greatly pleased with any advancement" of the investigation and that they want to "make certain [they] don't interfere in the investigation."
It had been indicated that the prior dismissal of a wrongful death suit against the City of Los Angeles would allow authorities the freedom to take a better look at the case without fear of repercussion in the lawsuit.
"Their number one concern has always been the resolution of the criminal investigation," Sanders said.
Back in April, the wrongful death case filed against the City of Los Angeles by The Notorious B.I.G.'s estate was dismissed. At that time, estate attorney Bradley C. Cage suggested that the dismissal would allow investigators to continue to analyze the case without fear of liability in the lawsuit.
CNN's Ted Rowlands reports that that is exactly what has happened: local and federal authorities, including the Los Angeles Police Department, the L.A. Country District Attorney's Office and the FBI, are actively investigating leads. This is according to two sources "familiar with the investigation."
One source told CNN that the efforts to solve the case had been "reinvigorated" months ago due to new information. Due to the currently active investigation, no further details were provided.
Thanks Michael Warbux for the tip.
I just saw a commercial on BET for "BET 30: Moments and Movements," a new special celebrating thirty years of the network by showcasing 30 "moments and movements" of the BET era. Biggie's name flashed on the screen, suggesting that him and his story are one of the 30. The show will air on December 30 at 8 PM ET.
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