9/7/2023 0 Comments Ten crack commandments sampleThe 22-year-old Bed-Stuy emcee channeled his experiences as a low-level street hood and dreams of large-scale success through vivid lyricism and superhuman rap ability. The cinematic rise and fall of a gangster gave us the clearest iteration of the New York street hustler this side of Super Fly. Released in 1994, Ready to Die is a rum punch of a rap record - maybe the greatest ever made. Without Life After Death, Biggie’s oeuvre would have leaned on just one album. Rarely has an artist done so much in a discography so compact. The way things played out makes Life After Death a chilling work of dark prophecy. Had its creator lived to see its release, the album would still have been a cutting meditation on mortality, akin to Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal. Yet, flowing through its platinum outline is the dark specter of death. It’s a blockbuster rap record - all fulsome beats, commanding verses, unchecked experimentation, sharp pop instincts, and mammoth singles. Shouts to Hip-Hop Is Read for putting us on!Ģ Victory Blend – Diddy, Bill Conti, B.I.G.ģ Unbelievable Blend – Honey Drippers, B.I.G.Ĥ Kick In The Door Blend – B.I.G., Screamin Jay HawkinsĦ Big Poppa Blend – The Isley Brothers, B.I.G.ħ Ghetto Red Hot Blend – Super Cat, B.I.G., Herbie HancockĨ Me and My Bitch Blend – B.I.G., Zapp & Rogerĩ Who Shot Ya Blend – B.I.G., David Porter, Mos Defġ0 Dreams Blend – B.I.G., James Brown, Skillzġ2 Brooklyn’s Finest Blend – Jay-Z, B.I.G., Ohio Playersġ3 Get Money Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., Sylvia Striplinġ4 Gettin’ Money Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., Dennis Edwardsġ5 Players Anthem Blend – Junior MAFIA, B.I.G., New Birthġ6 Crush On You Blend – Lil Kim, B.I.G., Jeff Lorber Fusionġ7 The Benjamins Blend – Diddy, B.I.G., The Jacksonsġ8 Can’t You See Blend – Total, B.I.G., James Brownġ9 One More Chance Blend – B.I.G., DeBargeĢ0 Ten Crack Commandments Blend – B.I.G., Les McCannĢ1 Sky Is The Limit Blend – B.I.G., Bobby CaldwellĢ2 Outro (St James Pl & Fulton St) – Roy Ayers, B.I.G.Īlso check out the Life After Death sample set at and Easy Mo Bee talking about the making of “Ready To Die” at legend of Big was crystallized on his double-disc sophomore opus, Life After Death, released just 16 days after his death. Check the track listing and download it below. DJ Parler has dropped another gem in his Samplology series mixing classic Notorious B.I.G cuts with their sample sources.
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