Posts Tagged ‘Notorious B.I.G.’
Joey Bada$$ – “Brooklyn’s Own” (Prod. By Statik Selektah)
March 14, 2016
Rest in Peace to the Notorious BIG!
& BIG UPS 2 BROOKLYN HOME OF THE REALEST!!!
– Pro Era
Man, do you realize March 9th’s passing made it 19 years since Biggie’s passing? You probably did, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth saying it again and again. And for the real Hip-Hop fiends, this Joey Bad banger “Brooklyn’s Own” (producer by Statik Selektah), dropped in honor of the fallen emcee, is worth playing…again and again!
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Tags: B.I.G., Big, Brooklyn's Own, Joey Bada$$, Joey Badass, Notorious B.I.G., Notorious BIG, Statik Selektah | 
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Kardinal Offishall – “Kardi And Bullsh!t” feat. DJ Starting From Scratch
March 14, 2016
Yeaaaahhh! Kardinal Offishall went slap the f#ck off on this track of Biggie runs. R.I.P. B.I.G. – we wholeheartedly agree Kardi O. Respect for this dopeness.
BIG is the greatest rapper who ever lived. He is also of Jamaican lineage. We did this freestyle in the energy of when we saw the footage of him 17 years old on the block just spitting some bars. The ultimate expression of Hip-Hop – BEATS AND RHYMES.
– Kardinal Offishall
KARDINAL OFFISHALL – KARDI AND BULLSH!T FEAT. DJ STARTING FROM SCRATCH
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: B.I.G., Big, KARDI & BULLSH!T, KARDI AND BULLSH!T, KARDI AND BULLSHIT, Kardinal Offishall, Notorious B.I.G., Notorious BIG | No Comments »
Nas Talks About Career Highlights, Favorite Collaborations And More With DJ Khaled (Video)
March 9, 2016
DJ Khaled welcomed Nas for a chill and chat on his Apple Music Beats 1 show ‘We The Best Radio.’ Khaled runs some questions on key points in Nas’ career in music from different angles. But the big megaton bomb: Nas was almost on the remix of the B.I.G. joint “Gimme The Loot!†Wowwwww.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: Biggie, Biggie Smalls, DJ KHALED, Gimme The Loot, Gimme The Loot remix, Nas, Notorious B.I.G., We The Best, We The Best Radio, We The Best Radio Interview | No Comments »
Treach (Of Naughty By Nature) Reminisces About A Studio Session with The Notorious B.I.G. x Onyx (Video)
January 14, 2016
Even before you click play to watch the energy above, what do you think a monster studio sess interview with Naughty By Nature, Onyx and Biggie would be like? In a word, Treach would say… HOT! Check out the mini-clip.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos, Vintage | Tags: Biggie, DDTV, Digital Dynasty TV, Naughty By Nature, Notorious B.I.G., Onyx, Studio session, Treach | No Comments »
Kevin Powell Speaks On His Relationship With Tupac Shakur, Shares ‘Rikers Island Interview’ Audio From 1995 And More (Video)
November 27, 2015
Very few people know the turmoil that erupted between 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. better than Kevin Powell. A political activist, author, and journalist who first became known as a cast member on the original season of MTV’s The Real World, Powell made perhaps his biggest impact as a senior writer for VIBE magazine in the mid-’90s. It was there that he had the opportunity to chronicle the life and career of Tupac Shakur. He penned three highly acclaimed cover stories about the enigmatic superstar. including one based around an interview conducted when Pac was locked up on Rikers Island.
Posted in Activism, Celebrity, Hip-Hop, History, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: 2pac, Complex, Complex News, Kevin Powell, Notorious B.I.G., Rikers Island, Rikers Island 1995, Rikers Island Interview, Tupac Shakur | No Comments »
Rick Ross – “Get Money Freestyle”
November 16, 2015
Can the Bawse do justice to a classic Junior Mafia and Biggie beat? Play this freestyle Rick Ross did for DJ Clue when he dropped the needle on the “Get Money” beat. Judge for yourself.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: BBB, BBB Freestyle, Dirty, DJ Clue, Get Money, Get Money Freestyle, Junior Mafia, Notorious B.I.G., Rick Ross | No Comments »
Notorious B.I.G. Commemorated By Some Of Those Who Knew Him Best (Video)
September 25, 2014
From NPR Microphone Check’s Frannie Kelly and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (of A Tribe Called Quest fame) comes this presentation of a panel exploring the late great veteran Notorious B.I.G. for this, the 20th year since “Ready To Die” dropped. Including Biggie’s first DJ Hubert Sam, jazz musician Donald Harrison Jr., writer Dream Hampton and The Source Magazine’s “Unsigned Hype†columnist (who gave him his first major writeup) Matty C., the panel gave classic commentary on the life and times of a classic Brooklyn emcee who left us with classic Hip-Hop music.
Watch part 1 of the recording of the historic happening above; part 2 after the jump.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: If You Don’t Know, Microphone Check, Notorious B.I.G., Now You Know, NPR, The Stories Of Notorious B.I.G. | No Comments »
Talking ‘Bout Biggie And More: NBA’s John Starks Has Answers For ESPN’s ‘Highly Questionable’ (Video)
September 19, 2014
This episode of ESPN’s Highly Questionable will be highly memorable for one reason: Starks stuck to the ‘G’ Code… No snitching! Former NBA standout John Starks declares that Notorious B.I.G.’s song “I Got A Story To Tell” was not about him. It was about one of his New York Knicks teammates… You can guess all you want though… ’cause Starks will NOT speak on it!
But watch the whole video though. Memories and chuckles shared by the bag boy turned pro baller Starks.
Posted in Celebrity, Series, Sports, Videos | Tags: ESPN, Highly Questionable, I Got a Story to Tell, John Starks, Knicks, New York Knicks, Notorious B.I.G. | No Comments »
Rare Notorious B.I.G. Documentary (Video)
November 19, 2013
Rare 1995 documentary put together by UK Channel 4′s Passengers program about the Notorious B.I.G. Must watch (runtime: 15 minutes).
Snoop Dogg Speaks On His Global Popularity, Past Conflict With Tupac Shakur, His Last Moments With Biggie, & More (Video)
May 17, 2013
We need to sit back and take Snoop in from time to time… World traveler, known around the world, knows a LOT of people for a LONG time (like Tyrese since before the Coca-Cola commercial). Sway gets into it with Snoop on real gangsta cred, on ‘Pac, on B.I.G. and more. Heather B chiming in. Good talk!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Radio, Videos | Tags: Dogg, Lion, Notorious B.I.G., Snoop, Sway, Sway Calloway, Sway In The Morning, Tupac | No Comments »
Biggie’s Daughter T’yanna Wallace Revists Her Father’s Old Brooklyn Neighborhood (Video)
January 18, 2013
Global Grind TV interviews with the Biggie’s (aka Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace) eldest child. She is now a student at Penn State University; into fashion…NOT rap. That’s okay though, as she clearly has her own lane and seems comfortable in her skin. On a tour of Poppa’s old stomping grounds, the clip above celebrates B.I.G.’s life and impact on Hip-Hop and folks in it… while giving us a good look at T’yanna and her future outlook. Good feel good video.
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Human Interest, Videos | Tags: Bed-Stuy, Big Poppa, Biggie's Daughter T'yanna Wallace Re-Visits Bed-Stuy In First Official Interview, Brooklyn, Daughter, Global Grind, GlobalGrind, Notorious B.I.G., Notorious BIG, Penn State, Sharon Carpenter, T'yanna Wallace | No Comments »
Notorious B.I.G. – White Chalk Pt. 2 (Unreleased Reference Track)
January 16, 2013
There’s a rare unreleased Notorious B.I.G. verse flying around at the speed of the Internet. Listen to it below. Where did it come from? Why is it only surfacing now? The audio tags more than suggest it was for a DJ Capone mixtape. Beyond that, the rest is a guess.
UPDATE: Apparently it’s an old Junior Mafia reference track called “White Chalk Pt. 2”
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Biggie, DJ Capone, Notorious B.I.G., Unreleased Verse | No Comments »
Raekwon, Fred The Godson, & Lil Cease Biggie Tribute (Video)
March 10, 2011
Raekwon, Fred The Godson, & Lil Cease paid homage to Biggie in NYC last night commemorating the 14th anniversary of Biggie’s passing…..
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: Biggie, Fred The Godson, Lil Cease, Notorious B.I.G., Raekwon | No Comments »
Unreleased: The Notorious B.I.G. – What U Want (prod by Wyldfyer)
March 9, 2011
The philly homie Wyldfyer, who’s produced for many artists such as Nas, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, & a host of other marquee artists sent this joint over to me that was supposed to appear on the Biggie Duets album when Puffy commissioned him to do some tracks for the project. Puff decided not to use this joint, but Wyldfyer was cool enough to let me drop this joint for the site. So what u want nikka?! Ennnnn…joyeeeeeee!
THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – WHAT U WANT (PROD BY WYLDFYER)
Media Gasface: Method Man Talks About Biggie & Tupac (Video)
March 9, 2011
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: Biggie, Interview, Media Gasface, Method Man, Notorious B.I.G., The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac | No Comments »
