The Notorious B.I.G. graces the cover of the February 2007 issue of The Source.
Well, maybe it's too late now, with the album coming out March 6, but they could still do it. It being making a video for "Running Your Mouth" one of the two "unreleased" tracks on "Greatest Hits". The fact is, they were released by Bad Boy as a Target exclusive bonus for "Duets: The Final Chapter". I have them. But, most people don't. For those that don't know, the song features verses from Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Foxy Brown and Snoop Dogg with Nate Dogg on the chorus.
Add Biggie and you have a track that will have at least something for a bunch of people. So, why not make it the first (and probably only) single? Put out a video. I'm sure it would help sales. Would it help them enough to negate the cost of making the video? Not sure. But, hey, I'd like to see it!
So, the press release for the "Greatest Hits" release has been making rounds. They are really going to release a "greatest hits" collection without one of Biggie's two #1 songs. I don't know how that happens. I really don't.
At any rate, here are some quotes from the release:
"Christopher Wallace was more than an artist, he was my friend," said Bad Boy CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs. "The Notorious B.I.G., as most knew him, was a rapper, a story teller, and a prolific poet. However, many didn't have a chance to see the Father, Husband, and Man that I knew. Through his words, persona, life, and music, he was able to open doors and create opportunities for Hip-Hop as a whole. I wanted to celebrate his legacy, life, and work as we mourn his senseless death 10 years ago. The release of 'Greatest Hits' makes it clear to the world why the Notorious B.I.G. is the greatest rapper of all time."
"It's time to celebrate the legacy of the Best that ever did it," said Bad Boy Executive VP and General Manager Harve Pierre. "We realize just how connected fans remain to his classic work and wanted to issue a 'Greatest Hits' to celebrate the life of Christopher Wallace. We'll always love Big Poppa and are forever thankful for what he has done for the Bad Boy family and Hip-Hop culture."
From HHNLive.com:
... This year commemorates the 10th year Anniversary of his death and Voletta further expands the Brooklyn Mint Brand with the launch of NOTORIOUS B.I.G....
Ms. Wallace will debut the Spring and Fall 2007 collection of Notorious February 13-16, 2007 in Las Vegas at MAGIC Marketplace...
Via D Twizzle at BadBoyForever.com.
From XXLMAG.com:
The documents recently surfaced when Mack included them in a motion challenging the unrelated conviction for bank robbery he is currently serving time for. Philips writes that the police records disprove several aspects of Poole’s theory including the notion that Mack had a shrine to Tupac in his garage, and that he offered another officer a job working security for Knight. Much of the information that Poole used to build his theory came from two other LAPD detectives, Brian Tyndall and Greg Grant. Grant has since retired and Tyndall now heads a task force created last year to reinvestigate the murder.
According to Anthony, here is the official tracklist lined up for the Biggie greatest hits album.
1. Juicy
2. Big Poppa
3. Hypnotize
4. One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)
5. Get Money
6. Warning
7. Dead Wrong
8. Who Shot Ya
9. Ten Crack Commandments
10. Notorious Thugs
11. Notorious
12. Nasty Girl
13. Unbelievable
14. N***** Bleed
15. Running Your Mouth
16. Want That Old Thing Back
17. F****** You Tonight
This differs in one way from the one that HMV.co.uk has released. That would be the addition of "Nasty Girl". Of course, the obvious missing track would be "Mo Money Mo Problems" which was one of Biggie's 2 Hot 100 #1 singles. That's a huge deal, really. How can you have a "Greatest Hits" without it? A smaller omission is "Going Back to Cali" which was Biggie's only other Hot 100 charting single that is not included. Although, that one could be excused, really.
Assuming this stands, we'll have to see what else comes of it. Perhaps there will be a DVD.
Update: This is the cover. A bigger version is now displayed below.
There has been an image posted on The Notorious B.I.G. MySpace. It may or may not be a cover or potential cover, but I wanted to mention it anyway.
HMV.co.uk has posted a tracklist for The Notorious B.I.G.'s Greatest Hits album.
1. Juicy
2. Big Poppa
3. Hypnotized
4. One More Chance [Remix]
5. Get Money
6. Warning
7. Dead Wrong
8. Who Shot Ya
9. Ten Crack Commandments
10. Notorious Thugs
11. Notorious
12. Unbelievable
13. N***** Bleed
14. Runnin Ya Mouth
15. Want That Old Thing Back
16. F****** You Tonight
It shouldn't be treated as real, but it could be it. "Running Your Mouth" and "Want That Old Thing Back" make sense. Keep in mind that "Greatest Hits" cannot (and will not, in my opinion) just be "hits". You have to offer people something they probably don't have. And most people probably don't have those two tracks. So, that would be the hook. Not the hook I hoped for, but it's a hook.
Of course, you have got to doubt a tracklisting that's missing "Mo Money Mo Problems" which was one of Biggie's 2 Hot 100 #1 singles. Besides that, it is also missing Hot 100 charting singles "Going Back to Cali" and "Nasty Girl".
Via slickvik at BadBoyForever.com.
Not "new", but something I just noticed myself. "Three Bricks" by Ghostface Killah featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Raekwon on Ghostface's "Fishscale" album is different from the "Duets: The Final Chapter" iTunes bonus track "Three Bricks" by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ghostface Killah and Raekwon.
The vocals are the same, but the music behind it is different. You can listen to a sample at Amazon.com.
A footnote in an article about a sexual harassment case filed by an LAPD sergeant named Ya-May Christle:
The rapper's murder back in the 1990s is entangled in the sexual harassment litigation because officer Christle was part of an LAPD team that reviewed the investigative files, Chatman reported.
Christle and her lawyer claim some of the information she prepared has disappeared and was never forwarded to the rapper's family as ordered by the courts, according to NBC4.
Via Mitch1984 at Notorious Online.
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