The Notorious B.I.G. "One More Chance" (Woody Remix) Feat. Carlitta Durand

Woody links up with Carlitta Durand on his latest B.I.G. remix. Woody x The Notorious B.I.G.: Remixed drops tomorrow. In the meantime, enjoy One More Chance. Chea!



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What I'm Watching: Woody X Notorious B.I.G. "Going Back to Cali"

L.A based producer Woody drops the visuals for his B.I.G. remixed Going Back to Cali ahead of his Biggie remix album due out July 25th. Peep the vid and make sure you check the project when it drops. Chea!

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What I'm Watching: Notorious B.I.G. "Think B.I.G." (Tribute Video)

PDS EXCLUSIVE: Notorious B.I.G. - Think B.I.G. (Tribute Video) from pleasedontstare.com on Vimeo.



R.I.P. The Late Great Christopher Wallace. We'll Always Love You BIG...

I'm happy I came across this joint shared with me on twitter by the homie Carter G. Directed and written by Sekayi "Tahoe" Guy, he serves up a solid set of visuals using Biggie's words to pay tribute. I dig this a lot. Enjoy. Chea!

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Kanye West vs. The Notorious B.I.G. "Suicidal Thoughts Runaway (White Lotus Mashup)"

I peeped this Kanye and B.I.G. mashup from White Lotus by way of hypetrak.com earlier today. This joint is dope. Hit play and enjoy.

  Kanye West vs. The Notorious B.I.G. - Suicidal Thoughts Runaway (White Lotus Mashup) by Hypetrak

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Take Three: The Notorious B.I.G "Ready To Die"

"Get ready to die, tell God I said, "Hi""

Many writers, critics and fans alike are in their steadfast belief about Christopher Wallace's debut. Prolific, gritty, unabashed, and in songs such as "Juicy," "Big Poppa," and "One More Chance," it was an album that still is the gold standard for the Bad Boy sound. Debuts that have since come out focus more and more on the baller and player aspects of that Bad Boy aesthetic, but again, B.I.G. set the standard, and in turn charted his own destiny.

Happy Birthday B.I.G.!

It was 6:30 am and I was asleep in a college dorm room when the phone rang. It was my cousin on the other line and he was telling me I should flip on Hot 97 because they were reporting that B.I.G was dead. It was crazy. Some folks argue whether he was the best of all time but at 24 we can all agree he was just on the rise. His life was cut short and we still don't have all the answers so many years later. Figured I would put up a few of my favorite BIG joints since today is his birthday.

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ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE: Biggie and Pac, the best?

From time to time we're going to allow some other heads speak via the blog. Dam is a friend of The Mad Bloggers and dude definitely goes at in on different issues. He'll be featured from time to time on the blog with his thoughts.

We know the following is a controversial statement. Soon as I saw this posted as his FB status I knew cats were going to come for him. I quickly jumped in with, "You know heads are coming for you son! Haha! They about to murder your email. Blow up the cell. They coming son! They coming!" But we strive to post real things from real people. It's a thought provoking statement

From Dam's FB status, "Since we keeping it 100. Can we honestly say in 2009 that Biggie and Pac were the best that ever did it? Biggie to me was decent... clever and witty punchlines, but definitely had fast foward material. Pac was and will always be wack to me. I never liked his music and I felt he was one of the biggest frauds and hypocrites in hip-hop. I never had neither of these cats in my top 5, or even top 10. But that's just me.."

See, told you it was a controversial statement. Other heads quickly joined in and offered names like KRS-One, Kool G Rap and Rakim as the best. And the B.I.G. fans and Pac fans definitely joined in saying dude was crazy not to include them in the top 10 of the best emcees, if not calling them the greatest.

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Twenty-five minutes after the original post, Dam responded to folks saying he was just seeking attention with, "Ask anybody who knows me, I don't say shit for attention I say exactly what i feel, people either agree or they don't. I never ever ever ever ever liked Tupac. I was a BIG fan, but in retrospect, he wasn't that great. I can think of many artists who were better than Pac and BIG and still are better. Biggies subject matter was limited. To be honest, I was a backpacker and still am. I like my shit underground. I had major issues with commercial shit back then and I still do today."

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Then forty-five minutes after we posted this joint another friend, Ced, joined in on the debate. Dude knows and appreciates good music. I had to update and give you his side.

Ced joined the debate with, "Man I had to stop breathing hard to answer this. Pac actually had a variety of meaningful content. In his early days he was more like an activist poet than a rapper. His lyrics really addressed issues rather than just intricate poetic devices about shallow things. Your friend hasn't said much about who is better than Pac and why. I think your friend should take a class on poetry and storytelling and read the lyrics for me against the world. Some people just aren't smart enough to catch what's being thrown.

Btw... Pun's mechanics are untouchable... Eminem has tried... listen to the Infinite album... and if u notice he still using a lot of rainman shit in his videos and music... its code bro. Kool G Rap's style changed my life... when I first heard Road to the Riches, I listened to it like 27 times in a row. Kane is who got me into poetry in the first place. Rakim had emotion filled content with an emotionless flow.

All that being said... I would like to know WHY dude feels the way he does. because it sounds like he's just talkin to talk. And he must of forgot all the albums before All Eyes on Me. Cause I don't know anyone who can really go toe to toe with him content wise... and he may not have always been consistent but he was real. There is no one realer in the mainstream, period."

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