Notorious [CD-single] [Import]

Notorious [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Notorious BIG (Radio Mix)
2. Notorious BIG (Club Mix)
3. Notorious BIG (Instrumental)
4. Dead Wrong (Main With Out Eminem)
5. One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
German single from the late Chris Wallace. Taken from 'Born Again'. Tracks include three verions of the title track (radio remix, club mix and instrumental), 'Dead Wrong' (club mix) and 'One More'.

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Life After Death
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • More Good Stuff from a Big Man
  • Posthumous greatness
  • Biggy at His Prime
  • Biggie's best work!
  • The greatest album ever released by Biggie & BadBoy Records.
Life After Death
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000039QA
Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Life After Death Intro
  2. Somebody's Gotta Die
  3. Hypnotize
  4. Kick In The Door
  5. #!*@ You Tonight
  6. Last Day
  7. I Love The Dough
  8. What's Beef?
  9. B.I.G. Interlude
  10. Mo Money Mo Problems
  11. Niggas Bleed
  12. I Got A Story To Tell

Tracks:

  1. Notorious Thugs
  2. Miss U
  3. Another
  4. Going Back To Cali
  5. Ten Crack Commandments
  6. Playa Hater
  7. Nasty Boy
  8. Sky's The Limit
  9. The World Is Filled...
  10. My Downfall
  11. Long Kiss Goodnight
  12. You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)

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The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody's Gotta Die," and "You're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills You)," but it's painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie's flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight." --Asondra R. Hunter

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The King of Brooklyn, Biggie Smalls, busted through with an instant hip-hop classic on his first album, Ready to Die, but he outdid even his standard on Life After Death, an audible, posthumous autobiography about the life of the former dope dealer. The 2 CD set revels in death, especially on "Niggaz Bleed," "Somebody's Gotta Die," and "You're Nobody ('Til Somebody Kills You)," but it's painfully clear that this chestnut-cheeked, fun-loving father of two wanted to see his kids grow up on "Sky Is the Limit" and "Miss U," both of which point to the future. The album also serves as a testament to Biggie's flexibility: he adopts Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's rapid rhyme flow and Midwestern beats when they guest on "Notorious Thugs," he positively bounces on both "Mo Money Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali" (guesting Eazy Mo Bee), and even kicks it Wu-Tang style when RZA shows up for "Long Kiss Goodnight." --Asondra R. Hunter

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars More Good Stuff from a Big Man.......2007-07-20

With 2 discs, Life After Death gives the listener a lot of material by Biggie. Some reviewers criticize this as having some weaker stuff and annoying guest appearances, but I think that's just a function of having a bigger album. Some stuff inevitably will not be as good as the rest. And I think the guest appearances are fine. Lil Kim spews off a foul mouth on one track, but that's what she does in her own stuff. Anyway, there's lots of great raps on her. The album's a bit slicker and more produced, lacking some of the edge of Ready to Die, but I think things as a whole work very well. While maybe not quite as awesome, on a song by song basis, as Ready to Die, this album definitely has enough quality material for the 5 stars. The best raps:

Hypnotize
Kick in the Door
I Love the Dough
Mo Money Mo Problems
Another
Going Back to Cali
The World is Filled

5 out of 5 stars Posthumous greatness .......2007-07-14

This album is Biggie at his best before his music got corrupted by a sniveling weasel named Sean P Giddy Combs. It has guest appearances like 112, Too Short, Jay-z, R. Kelly, The Lox etc but Biggie shines regardless of guest appearances. The album kicks of with vivid storytelling by Biggie on Somebody's Gotta Die but that's not the only track where Biggie tells a great story. N***** Bleed is another cinematic track and Story To Tell is Biggie telling a story of some chick he was messing with whose husband ends up coming home while he's still there. Miss U is a touching tale with some good vocals by 112 on the chorus. Big keeps it true to the MC side of him with tracks like Kick In The Door(Nas Diss), the sinister sounding What's Beef, the first single Hypnotize, My Downfall(feat DMC), Long Kiss Goodnight(obvious 2pac diss but the track could do without Puffy's bipolar ranting. We all know Diddy is a cupcake), Last Day(feat the Lox). I Love The Dough is another highlight which features Jay-z and Angela Winbush as both Jigga and Biggie drop some hot verses on the track. Bone Thugs N Harmony join in on the festivities on Notorious Thugs as everybody delivers some fast-paced verses on the track. Going Back To Cali is Big's ode California and Biggie teaches the rules to the game on Ten Crack Commandments. The album does have its flaws like Playa Hater which is awful and anybody who can tell you that track is tight is borderline insane. Last Day is suspect only because of lackluster verses by The Lox(Biggie killed it!). I never felt The World Is Filled(feat Too Short and Fluff Diddy) and thats another song, with guest appearances where Biggie had the only notable verse(case in point for Mo Money Mo Problems). After that this album is smooth sailing. Biggie has his songs for the ladies like Nasty Boy and F*** You Tonight(feat R. Kelly) which he makes work for him. Lil Kim joins in on the battle of the sexes record Another. 112 makes another appearance on the magnificent Sky's The Limit where Biggie recalls his past. The second disc ends with the gritty You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You) as Biggie brings it to you raw and uncut. Bottom Line: The Notorious Big's Life After Death is easily the best rap album of 1997 and is a necessary requirement for any rap fan's collection. Biggie excelled on every track(even when the guest spots didnt) and the production was the best that Bad Boy could get. Standout tracks on Disc 1: SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DIE, HYPNOTIZE, KICK IN THE DOOR, F*** YOU TONIGHT, I LOVE THE DOUGH, WHAT'S BEEF, N***** BLEED and I GOT A STORY TO TELL. Standout Tracks on Disc Two: NOTORIOUS THUGS, MISS U, ANOTHER, GOING BACK TO CALI, TEN CRACK COMMANDMENTS, NASTY BOY, SKY'S THE LIMIT, MY D0WNFALL, LONG KISS GOODNIGHT and YOU'RE NOBODY(Til Somebody Kills You). RIP to Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious Big. Gone But Never Forgotten. There you have it. The most earnest review you'll ever read without the silly arguments about who is the better MC out of Pac and Big. You guys who are still carrying on with this asinine dispute need to agree to disagree and GROW UP!!! You're fools are damn near 40 still carrying on like high school kids. SHAME ON YOU ALL!

5 out of 5 stars Biggy at His Prime.......2007-07-11

The Notorious B.I.G. was a lyrical genius and he showed it on Life After Death. This is the greatest rap double album ever. Biggy mastered his flow and showed his versitility on this album. He told stories, gave us party records, got serious, clowned around, rapped over west coast beats, rhymed fast, and gave us hard core street records. This is the definition of a complete album. Ready to Die was a classic and Biggy took it to another level on this album.

He left the world with his best work before he passed. Biggy had a great ability to make his lyrics very visual. Stories like "Somebody Gots to Die", "Niggas Bleed" and "I Got A Story to Tell" are so good that you can visualize his every word. Biggy had the East Coast on lock and no one in the game could touch him in wordplay. I can not even sit here and start to name the best songs because there were too many.

Biggy dropped two classic albums and was killed while he was still on top. He never lost his spot. Life After Death raised the bar for the game. I would have loved to see B.I.G. grow as an artist and make new music after this record. Unfortunately, his time was cut short, but he left us with a gem that shows his amazing talent....

5 out of 5 stars Biggie's best work!.......2007-07-05

The first album was pretty tight, but this title cd album is Biggie's best work. And even if he was still alive, i'm not so sure that he could really top this one. It's a collector's item.

5 out of 5 stars The greatest album ever released by Biggie & BadBoy Records........2006-12-01

Life After shows Biggie's growth as an artist and man. The storytelling is very cinematic and compelling. This is really a movie on wax for real. The paranoia is also raised on here and for good reason since Biggie spent 1996 fending off Pac's accusations and insults. In short, Biggie was a naturally gifted, personable, smart dude that's greatly missed.

Top Joints:
I Got A Story To Tell
Long Kiss Goodnight
Notorious Thugs
Hypnotize
N*ggas Bleed
Goin Back To Cali
My Downfall
What's Beef
Kick In The Door
You're Nobody.........
Ten Crack Commandments

Basically the whole 2 discs.
Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Dope
  • greatest music
  • So-so, but worth a listen
  • greatest hits to say the least
  • half-filler
Greatest Hits
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
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ASIN: B000M5473E
Release Date: 2007-03-06

Tracks:

  1. Juicy
  2. Big Poppa
  3. Hypnotize
  4. One More Chance/Stay With Me
  5. Get Money - Junior M.A.F.I.A.
  6. Warning
  7. Dead Wrong
  8. Who Shot Ya
  9. Ten Crack Commandments
  10. Notorious Thugs
  11. Notorious B.I.G.
  12. Nasty Girl
  13. Unbelievable
  14. N***as Bleed
  15. Running Your Mouth
  16. Want That Old Thing Back
  17. #!*@ You Tonight

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Dope.......2007-05-13

The best songs from one of the best hip-hop artists in history. F*cking Awesome!

5 out of 5 stars greatest music .......2007-05-09

biggie is the best i enjoy this cd everyday ,biggie is awsome worth all its money i payed for it,

3 out of 5 stars So-so, but worth a listen.......2007-05-07

This has a few songs I really like and some I had never heard of. I wouldn't really say it's ALL of Biggie's hits, but it's definitely worth checking out.

5 out of 5 stars greatest hits to say the least.......2007-04-03

this was simply the perfect way to end the legacy. all the hits and no filler. i was even impressed with the new material which has been lacking in his posthumous deaths. a must buy for any biggie fan.

3 out of 5 stars half-filler .......2007-04-02

An artist with as influential (and short) a career as Christopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G., is done a disservice by an album like "Greatest Hits," especially since it was conceived as a tribute to the Brooklyn rapper 10 years after his tragic death.

While half of the release lives up to its premise with choice cuts from B.I.G.'s brief but brilliant studio album output like "Juicy," "Hypnotize" and "One More Chance/Stay With Me," the other half is muddled with posthumously-released cuts that are more vehicles for guest artists like Nelly and Eminem than true Biggie classics.

Removing the layer of artist purity, one would expect radio hits like the massive tribute release "I'll Be Missing You" or duets like "Mo Money, Mo Problems" (with Diddy), especially since minor hits like Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "Get Money" made the cut. But no, sadly, neither of the first two tracks are anywhere to be found, while the latter track and "Notorious Thugs" (with Bone Thgs-N-Harmony) made it onto the album.

This album is worth it if you're only passively interested in Notorious B.I.G.'s biggest radio hits (and don't mind paying for a lot of filler). Serious fans and B.I.G. beginners should seek out "Ready to Die: The Remaster" and "Life After Death" and call it a day.
Tupac Rap Phenomenon II DJ Green Lantern, Dirty Harry & Vlad (Mixtape) 2Pac
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • CHRIS ROCK IS THE MAN!!!!!!!
  • Sweet!
  • from beyond
  • good idea.
  • Delivers what it promises.
Tupac Rap Phenomenon II DJ Green Lantern, Dirty Harry & Vlad (Mixtape) 2Pac

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ASIN: B000F3FV2E

Product Description

Three of the illest DJs in the game pay tribute to the legendary musician Tupac Shakur in this mixtape classic! The follow-up to Notorious B.I.G. - Rap Phenomenon showcases six months of dedication creating a soundtrack to Tupac's career. This mixtape features blends, guest cameos & Tupac exclusives produced by these DJs solely for this exclusive mixtape. A TRUE MIXTAPE CLASSIC!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars CHRIS ROCK IS THE MAN!!!!!!!.......2007-07-23

This girl, i don't talk to anymore, left this album in my car when it came out. I let a friend borrow it and it came back ruined. I didn't know the name of the album or where to find it. Today, I see that Chirs Rock puts this on his 25 top album list. Every song on this alBum is awesome!!!!!!!! BUY IT TODAY!!!!!!! 5 STARS ISN'T ENOUGH

5 out of 5 stars Sweet!.......2007-05-19

This CD is one of the hottest, with Tupac lyrics over beats like: hold up by dr. dre, if u dont give a damn gone throw it up by young bloodz, on my block by scarface, and much much more... the best thing is it sounds like the beats were made just for those lyrics by Pac!

5 out of 5 stars from beyond.......2006-08-14

I have been a tupac fan since i was 15 and i will tell you this is a great jumpoff for a novice listener, and a great retrospective for a fan. You can say tupac was the best rapper ever give that title to a mortal like big or jay-z. Tupac was a poet of our times, even the hardest thug has to feel a not in his throught when hearing him flow on the the baby don't cry remix about a girl being atacked. This mixtape does justice to his quotes and should have been the soundtract to the movie instead of the cliche'ed one that was released. After seeing the movie and hearing this tape, if you are open minded, you will see why so many think he was assasinated and not just shot in a drive by. This man could very well have settled down and became a central figure in American politics. If ron regan can be president then Pac could have been a national figure easily. This album is a great place to start.

3 out of 5 stars good idea. .......2006-04-06

i, too looked for this after reading what chris rock said about it in rolling stone. a few songs are okay, a few songs are really weak (as weak as a pac tune can get), and a few are just filler.

however, a few stand out. such as "hold up," an entire song based upon nate dogg's line in dre's "the next episode." it has this really tight beat that sounds kinda like old old snoop dogg. before he dropped the doggy. if you're blazin' phillies, its good stuff to cruise to. additionally, "fight music" is a strong track, with pac flowing over "hate me now" by puffy and nas. it's really good because the beat is prolific, powerful, and quite emotional. the particular pac lines they choose are equally as powerful, giving one the feeling as though this is the original. "me against the world" is pac over dre's "still d.r.e." beat, which is pretty cool (except for the female chorus vocals). i mean, that's a killer beat no matter who rhymes over it. i like dre's much better, but this was a good mix. "thug in me" sounds kinda like something pac would've done when he was alive. it's a decent filler track, i suppose.

the best thing this cd has to offer is tupac's personal opinion that starts the track "revolution."

he says "this country was built on gangs. you know. i think this country still is run on gangs. republicans. democrats. the police department. the fbi. the c.i.--those are gangs. you know what i mean? the correctional officers. i had a correctional officer tell me straight up 'we're the biggest gang in new york state.' straight up."

hearing these words really made me remember how great tupac was. he had a lot of strong messages that unfortunately too little of his audience could actually hear. if you're a tupac fan and have most of his cds, then yeah. add this one to your collection because you'll probably dig it. if you're not a diehard pac fan, then maybe just consider it for fact that its pac with hot new beats. sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. but definitely get this before you shell out $XX for Death Row's "nu-mixx klassics." this one is better.

5 out of 5 stars Delivers what it promises........2006-03-31

I decided to pick this up after hearing that Chris Rock had put it in his top 25 Rap CD's of all time...
This mixtape does make you relise something though. All of Pac's beats on his old songs seem tailered for him, cause with his style of rapping, you cant just put any beat in, even the hottest beats may sound wack with him...
I own every pac album from when he was alive, and his greatest hits, and there was still some verses in here I hadnt hered, so it is a good buy... All the tracks flow together, so it sounds like a real mixtape. The best song is the second one, Revolution Feturing Busta Rhymes, over that one really hot P. Diddy beat ( Forgot the name ) And what is cool is that verse is from Military Minds, and even though I found the original song wack, they make it really really good, even better than some of his greatest hits... The Dj's did a good job... Bottom line, if you are a Pac fan get this! I will soon be getting the B.I.G. one too...

I denounce the explotation of premtitated schemes/
Introducin' a drug called crack to us ghetto teens/
-2pac
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Best of the last of the "old" Byrds
  • This is a true pyschedelic classic!
  • psychedelic byrds. great music.
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ASIN: B000002AHC
Release Date: 1997-03-25

Tracks:

  1. Artificial Energy
  2. Goin' Back
  3. Natural Harmony
  4. Draft Morning
  5. Wasn't Born To Follow
  6. Get To You
  7. Change Is Now
  8. Old John Robertson
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  10. Dolphin's Smile
  11. Space Odyssey
  12. Moog Raga (Intrumental)
  13. Bound To Fall (Intrumental)
  14. Triad
  15. Goin' Back (Version One)
  16. Draft Morning (Alternative Take)
  17. Universal Mind Decoder (Intrumental)

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The Notorious Byrd Brothers captures the Byrds between the seminal folk-rock glories of their better-known mid-'60s triumphs and the equally influential country-rock that would soon follow, but the album is no holding action: with onetime Beach Boy associate Gary Usher producing and Roy Halee engineering, the band weaves its signature vocal harmonies and chiming guitars through a lusher, more impressionistic art-pop tapestry that stops just short of post-Sgt. Pepper cliché, employing phased vocals, sound effects, Moog synthesizer, and horns. Thematically, the project pits utopian innocence ("Tribal Gathering," "Dolphins Smile") against a new wariness ("Artificial Energy," a cautionary look at amphetamines, and the Vietnam vignette of "Draft Morning"). In a field of well-paced, inventive songs, the zenith is the silken, wistful "Goin' Back," Carole King's poignant meditation on childhood and innocence. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Best of the last of the "old" Byrds.......2007-05-24

Replaces a worn out LP. Actually a 4.25 on the star scale but there is not that choice!

5 out of 5 stars This is a true pyschedelic classic!.......2007-03-16

THis is the sound of the Byrds imploding while at the same time throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the mix. Hints of their eventual country turn sit inside burbling moogs and mellotrons- (Yes spacey keyboards)- backwards phrasing- flanged guitars and vocals - swirling inside the classic Byrds sound. The guitars still chime but this is very much a pyschedelic and one of the most unique i might add records from the era. Dont be fooled by the negative reviews this is right up there with piper-sgts peppers-( beatlesque horns at times) and for my money it may not be the best Byrds record(though i think it is)most interesting and rewarding listen. It also doesnt sound as dated as most pyschedelia. SOme of the bonus material is good (triad a crosby penned tune is very good and should have made the album originally). Crosby was booted during the recording but despite the problems internally this is a stunning album. And for the price you cant beat it.

5 out of 5 stars psychedelic byrds. great music........2007-03-12

though mr tambourine man, younger than yesterday, and sweetheart of the rodeo are usually regarded as the best byrds albums, it is the notorious byrd brothers that i find myself returning to most often. i never tire of this great album. it's spacey psychedelicism is mesmerizing. the songs abound with wonderful floating melodies and stunning harmonics. horn and string arrangements are added to the byrd arsenal of sound here, and the rythmic shifts, abrupt tempo-changes, and various psych touches leave one wondering what sonic surprise might happen next. two slow numbers, "goin' back," and "draft morning," are particularly gorgeous, while "old john robertson" and "change is now" foreshadow the country leanings their music would later acquire. this is a great album, beginning to end. the bonus tracks on the cd do not, however, add anything worthy of the original recording, and would have been best left off. anyway, the remastered version from 1997 (which contains the six bonus tracks) is a big improvement in sound over the first cd version, so if you get this, make sure you get the '97 remastered disc.

5 out of 5 stars Flying High in the Friendly Sky.......2006-07-01

The Byrds, as a working unit, were beginning to disintegrate at the time this album was released; with their main songwriter Gene Clark quitting the band because of the fact that he was terrified of plane-travel, and David Crosby feeling increasingly neglected. And yet they managed to piece together some of their finest pop music to date, but this time with a little more edge than on their previous albums.

Their main inspiration, it seems, was a healthy competitive streak with their old Liverpudlian sparring partners, and Roger Mcguinn's occasional acid-buddies, The Beatles. Sgt Peppers fever was everywhere at the time- with everyone from psychedelic jazz artists (David Axelrod) to folkies like The Incredible String Band trying to ride the wave. And the Byrds were no exeption; they hardly even tried to hide the influence. I can think of three Sgt Pepperisms off-hand: the Lovely Rita-style heavy breathing in Get to You, the horns that come in near the end of Draft Morning, and then there's the fact that each song segues into the next. However, the Byrds were always more than mere Beatles wannabes, they were wonderful melody makers too.

The opening track, Artificial Energy, sounds like Beck thirty years before the fact- the driving horns and Mguinn's laid-back vocals make for what is probably the best opener on a Byrds' album. The rest of the album doesn't disappoint; from Carole King's Goin' Back (try and check out Nils Lofgren's brilliant piano-driven version if you can too) to Space Oddyssey, which continued the Byrds' obsession with alien contact. It could be said that the latter is some, dipsy, love-child era claptrap, but, writing this review in the year when Neil Young has released a State of the Union address/album called Living With War, I could do with a little more of this kind of music. What is arguably the best song on the album didn't even make the cut on the original release, which is a very Byrdsian trend (see axed songs like Psychodrama City and She Don't Care About Time). Triad's basically Crosby asking two lovers to go take part in a menage a trois, and I wouldn't be surprised if they went with it considering he delivered the idea so beautifully. However, I also think the song is about adopting a free-living, hippie aesthetic, and in that way I think of it as a sort of sister-song to his simliar sounding Almost Cut My Hair, which he released with Crosby, Stills and Nash.

Whether or not this is their best album depends on your tastes. Personally I'd give that award to Sweetheart of the Rodeo or maybe even Fifth Dimension, but I do know it's a wonderful album of catchy, sometimes inspiring, songs.

5 out of 5 stars Last Of The Greatest.......2006-06-05

For me, this album will always represent the last of the great, classic 'Byrds' albums, even if 'Sweetheart Of The Rodeo' might have some claim for thuis title. But I am just in love with psychedelia, and even though the album cover here indicates a country album, that style first entered the Byrd repetoire on their next outing. This is just simply one of the most brilliant recordings of the psychedelic era.

'Goin' Back' and 'Natural Harmony' are pleasant, soft, psychedelic songs, well-crafted, well-played and well-sung. But with 'Draft Morning' and 'Wasn't Born To Follow' the real classics kick in, before the surprisingly powerful 'Get To You' ends side 1.

'Change Is Now' is a true gem, even if the beginning sounds somewhat dull. The chorus revives all this and brings a wonderful Byrd song, easily a contender for the same status as earlier songs like 'Turn, Turn, Turn'. 'Old John Robertson' is arguably even better, though quality then drops a little bit for 'Tribal Gathering', though it is, nonetheless, a good song.

But then comes 'Dolphin's Smile' and 'Space Odyssey', two of their most marvellous psychedelic gems, as just the titles indicate.

All these songs are, however, nothing, compared to the first track. 'Artificial Energy' is simply one of the best psychedelic songs ever. It may be outshined by Steppenwolf's 'Magic Carpet Ride', but put it up against 'Magical Mystery Tour' or 'Pinball Wizard', and it, and I hope I don't offend anyone here, for all these titles have been chosen, because they are great monuments of psychedelia, but I think 'Artificial Energy' would beat them both!

This album is not better than 'Younger Than Yesterday', but it is neither worse, and both are very very valuable creations, and it is unbelievable, how underrated they have become...
The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Mostly fizzle, little sizzle
  • I liked some of it
  • Very original Cherry Bombs
  • It just makes ya happy!
  • The Notorious Cherry Bombs
The Notorious Cherry Bombs
The Notorious Cherry Bombs
Manufacturer: Universal South
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002IQIXI
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

  1. Let It Roll, Let It Ride
  2. If I Ever Break Your Heart
  3. Wait A Minute
  4. Making Memories Of Us
  5. Oklahoma Dust
  6. Dangerous Curves
  7. Forever Someday
  8. On The Road To Ruin
  9. Heart Of A Jealous Man
  10. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night
  11. Sweet Little Lisa

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This reunion of singer-songwriters Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill with pianist Tony Brown, ace guitarist Richard Bennett, and steel guitarist Hank DeVito sounds like the country equivalent of the Traveling Wilburys--a veteran supergroup having too much fun to take itself too seriously. Alumni of Emmylou Harris's Hot Band, the Cherry Bombs were Crowell's backing band in the '70s. Since then, Gill has become a star, Brown has become better known as a label executive, and Bennett has seen considerable demand as a producer. Starting with a call to loosen up on "Let It Go, Let It Ride," the album shows a spirit of playful camaraderie. It's tough to imagine either Crowell or Gill putting a cut titled "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long" on one of their own albums, but the collaboration here is a honky-tonk highlight. DeVito remains the band's secret songwriting weapon, as "Wait a Minute" (in collaboration with Crowell) and a revival of "Sweet Little Lisa" (previously recorded by Dave Edmunds) capture the exhilaration of early rock & roll. A former gospel pianist, Brown adds revivalist preaching to this busmen's holiday. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Mostly fizzle, little sizzle.......2006-10-03

With a pairing like ace songwriter Rodney Crowell and crystalline-tenored, jagged-riff twanger Vince Gill, you'd expect some fireworks. Those are sadly not in evidence on the 12 track release from the super duo. Along for the ride are hot shot producer Tony Brown handling piano and old colleagues Hank DeVito and Richard Bennett who were with Vince in Emmylou Harris' "Hot Band" when he was still an unknown commodity.

HIGHLIGHTS:
For the most part the songs that veer farthest afield of honky-tonk fare best. "Wait a Minute"'s call for forgiveness in the midst of relationship strife is a bit lightweight (Gill had a much better take on it with "Gimme Just One More Last Chance") but catchy and hummable, sounding not unlike a Traveling Wilburys outtake with just a dash of Tex-Mex influence. "Oklahoma Dust" is clearly a Buck Owens' homage and a well-done one as guitarist Bennett does his best Don Rich impersonation. The sole exception to the 'fast songs are best' rule here is jokey weeper "It's Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night that Chew Your A** Out all Day Long". The hook is so clever and undeniable that it escapes the stupidity in the use of the phrase "disses" from someone Gill's and Crowell's age.

LOWS:
"If I Ever Break Your Heart" is a dull string of cliches every bit as yawn-inducing as the latest Nashville assembly line hat act number.

BOTTOM LINE:
It only really catches fire thrice...far from enough to justify purchasing this dud.

4 out of 5 stars I liked some of it.......2006-09-05

I bought this album after listening to the first few songs.

The first 1/3 seems more rock & roll then country -- and that's the part I like. The second 2/3rds of this album is a bit to country for me.

5 out of 5 stars Very original Cherry Bombs.......2006-08-26

The entire album is good. Every song is unique, fun to listen to, and has an original sound. We especially love Rodney Crowel's simpler than Urban's version of "Making Memories of Us". I loved this song the first time I heard it done by Keith Urban on CMT, and noticed that Crowel wrote it and knew he'd had to have done his own recording of it. But the reason we bought the Cd was the "Kiss the Lips" song that the radio won't play. My husband absolutely loves that song.

5 out of 5 stars It just makes ya happy!.......2005-12-27

As a real hard-core Vince Gill Fan, I've been wanting this CD for awhile now and finally got it for Christmas. What a fabulous collection of music! The talent on this CD is incredible; it makes you want to sing along, to dance, to stop and just listen, and of course, to laugh. I can't go from one room to the other without bringing it with me to play!

5 out of 5 stars The Notorious Cherry Bombs.......2005-09-10

this is the best album with the most talented guys of country music - my husband is a radio dj in Dunedin (NZ) and I can tell you this is a very popular album with us South Islanders!! I personally think these guys have just got quality and wow can't wait for another CD!!
Ready to Die: The Remaster
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The album that defined an era
  • Biggie's Best!
  • The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars)
Ready to Die: The Remaster
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JJ4PDK
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Things Done Changed
  3. Gimme the Loot
  4. Machine Gun Funk
  5. Warning
  6. Ready to Die
  7. One More Chance
  8. #! *@ Me (Interlude)
  9. What
  10. Juicy
  11. Everyday Struggle
  12. Me & My B*tch
  13. Big Poppa
  14. Respect
  15. Friend of Mine
  16. Unbelievable
  17. Suicidal Thoughts
  18. Who Shot Ya
  19. Just Playing (Dreams)

Tracks:

  1. Juicy [DVD]
  2. Big Poppa [DVD]
  3. Warning [DVD]
  4. One More Chance [DVD]
  5. Unbelievable [DVD][Live]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The album that defined an era.......2007-07-10

The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 debut arrived at a turning point for hip hop music. As the old school style from the east coast was slowly growing stale, a new funkier and angrier approach was steadily growing in the form of gangsta rap from the west coast. Then, of course, came "Ready to Die," one of the finest hip hop albums of all time, and one that bridged the gap between the old and new schools. This is the album that introduced the world to the incredible rapper and incredible character that was Christopher Wallace. A young, overweight Brooklyn native, a father, and a former hustler, Biggie impressed listeners not only with his talent but his personality on the mic. Technically, he is not short of amazing. His ingenious punchlines, late-night stories, threats, and jokes are delivered in his raspy, cheeky voice with precise technique, always on time and in a perfect flow. Lyrically, he covers many topics but the quality is ever so consistent. On one song, he'll be telling a story of crime, on the next song he'll be poking fun at a ghetto loser, or seducing a woman, nostalgically reminiscing over the past, or dramatically philosophizing about the meaning of life and death. His verses are all meticulously written and never lose your attention. Another reason "Ready to Die" is so great is the production. The young Sean Combs anchors a production team that uses extensive, clever sampling to create a unique musical backdrop for Biggie. The album is well divided between radio friendly singles and harder, darker songs that would be too rough for radio. The hardcore tracks inspired an entire generation of grimy New York rappers that would reign towards the late 1990s, but the influence of the popular singles could also be felt on urban radio for years to come. "Ready to Die" is an absolutely classic hip hop album and one of the finest ever, a must have for any collection.

The album begins with a dramatic intro, which gives way to "Things Done Changed," a well-produced and ironic look back at Biggie's humble roots. "Gimme the Loot" is one of the songs that shows his lyrical genius, where he plays multiple characters in a conversation, creating a classic track. "Machine Gun Funk" is an upbeat, funky cut sampling a song by Lords of the Underground for the hook. On the excellent "Warning," Biggie again plays multiple characters during conversation, before dropping philosophy on backstabbers and issuing threats. The title track follows accordingly, as does the original mix of "One More Chance," a song to a woman about their relationship (the more popular remix is not included on the tracklist). Perhaps my favorite song is the Method Man collaboration "The What," a song where the two depressed MCs drop some dark knowledge and philosophy over a great beat. It doesn't get much better than having two of New York's finest rappers over a solid 1994-styled beat. "Juicy" is an absolute classic, an emotional and effective rags-to-riches look at his upbringing, effectively sampling an 80s R&B hit by Mtume. Another of my favorites is the hopeful "Everyday Struggle," which is blessed with the nicest beat on the album, a sunny, clever production over which Biggie recounts the troubles of trying to get by. "Me & My B..." is a humorous and enjoyable tune, followed by the unforgettable hit "Big Poppa." This song has a perfect, Isley Brothers-sampling beat, a head-nodding funker, and shows the humorously seductive BIG at his finest. The well done "Respect" and catchy "Friend of Mine" are worthy deep-album cuts, and the DJ Premier-produced "Unbelievable" has an unforgettable chorus and production. The album closes with one of his most stunning works, "Suicidal Thoughts," a depressing insight of life from a suicidal person.

Overall, "Ready to Die" is inspiring, beautiful, and immensely entertaining. This album doesn't sound like it has aged a bit, and even thirteen yeras later sounds as fresh and incredible as the day it dropped. Listeners of any age should be able to appreciate this masterpiece, it's so consistent that there's not one piece of skip material over seventeen tracks. Unarguably one of the finest hip hop albums ever, I cannot recommend it any higher.

Today, the black covered "Remaster" is the only version in print as far as I know, because last year some lawsuits emergedo over sampling issues. The remaster includes two bonus tracks, "Who Shot Ya?" and "Just Playing," both worthy additions to the tracklist. Also, the DVD is a welcome bonus, with videos and live performances. It's a pretty nice package for a good price.

5 out of 5 stars Biggie's Best!.......2007-04-09

Although Life After Death was excellent, Ready to Die was a landmark album. It is cool to hear the angrier Biggie on some songs and an others the smooth, slick Biggie we all know. His flow is outstanding and his lyrics and content truly capture his life's story. It will always remain one of the top hip hop albums of all time.

5 out of 5 stars The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars).......2006-12-14

Can anyone forget this album? This album (as well as Nas' "Illmatic" were the front runners of the year 1994. Christopher "Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls)" Wallace debuted with this album with the lead single "Juicy". A rags to riches song that still gets played here in 2006. Biggie's lyrical skills were excellent. I hear a lot of rappers (who I will be here all day naming) saying excellent lines that came from Biggie. I think to myself "Damn, this guy said everything".

The album is excellent too. A lot of these songs are about drugs, robbing, and what not. Big was just rhyming about things that he went through before he had a record deal, trying to survive and eat. Who could blame him? "Give Me The Loot" is one of those songs about his struggles (some words were edited in this song. I'm pretty sure rhyming about robbing a pregnant woman was going to gain some negative attention). "Machine Gun Funk" is self explanitory on how a good song it was. "Warning" was a short song and video about people targeting him for his money. "One More Chance" is a great song about how he gets his females. The song would be remixed and made into a video a year later, but both versions sound great.

Guest appearances are only one. Method Man, back when his rhyme skills were phenomonal, would rhyme on "The What". Classic track if you ask me.

Production was by Mr. Cee, Puff Daddy, and Easy Mo Bee. True, Puffy might be the "king of beat jacking" and what not, but he did a damn good job with them. The Isley Brothers "Between The Sheets" would be made into the classic single "Big Poppa" was one of them.

This album was pulled off the shelves earlier of this year, because of unauthorized sampling on this album. But recently I've seeing it back on shelves. I guess it got settled. I bought this back in 2003 when it had the origonal white album cover. If you purchased this in 2004, you get the album with a few extra tracks like the more popular "One More Chance (Remix)". And you get the DVD with all the videos that came from this album. This album had a heavy impact in 1994, is a classic and is a must have for any hip hop collection. Most of these songs are rehashed into choppy verses on his postmothous albums unfortunately. But this is where most of them origonally came from. Biggies legacy helped influenced a laundry list your favorite rappers today, who bite his style. That alone should explain how this impacted hip hop. Word.

Rest In Peace Biggie Smalls

Lyrics: A+
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A+
Musical Vibes: A
Overall: A+

Favorite Tracks: Give Me The Loot, Machine Gun Funk, Warning, One More Chance, Juicy, Every Day Struggle, Me & My B*tch, Big Poppa, Respect, Friend Of Mine, Suicidal Thoughts

Peace!

Notorious BIG-Rap Phenomenon
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • True phenomenon
  • nonstop biggie
Notorious BIG-Rap Phenomenon

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ASIN: B0009AFF10

Product Description

This mixtape was voted mixtape of the year 2003. Green Lantern and DJ Vlad bring you unreleased freestyles, tracks, remixes, and much more. Collector's Item. Complete with laminated cover.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars True phenomenon.......2006-03-02

It took a while for this to arrive, but this was so well worth it. Every track on here is absolutley ridiculous. Vlad and Dirty damn sure did their thing. If you are a Biggie fan, you need this to be in your collection. It's amazing to hear Big over somebody else's track. In most cases, it sounds like the beats were made just for him. If cats want to see how hip hop is truely done, they should give this a listen. Just do it quick. I paid 5$ for mine, and the price has already gone up. 5 stars. Without a doubt.

5 out of 5 stars nonstop biggie.......2005-08-15

this album was awesome. it has biggies lyrics over todays hottest songs and some old west coast beats. plus it has alot of his freestyles and alot of his songs that were never released on any of his albums if you like biggie you need to cop this album!!!!!!
Born Again
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Its Definitely a Good Ready To Die Companion CD
  • decent (3.5 stars)
  • Pretty good, but not better than his others.
  • aight
  • How can you not see?
Born Again
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
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ASIN: B00002S5DF
Release Date: 1999-12-07

Tracks:

  1. Born Again (Intro)
  2. Notorious B.I.G.
  3. Dead Wrong
  4. Hope You Niggas Sleep
  5. Dangerous MC's
  6. Biggie
  7. Niggas
  8. Big Booty Hoes
  9. Would You Die For Me
  10. Come On
  11. Rap Phenomenon
  12. Let Me Get Down
  13. Tonight
  14. If I Should Die Before I Wake
  15. Who Shot Ya
  16. Can I Get Witcha
  17. I Really Want To Show You
  18. Ms. Wallace (Outro)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Its Definitely a Good Ready To Die Companion CD.......2006-08-31

Ok, not every song is Ill... I read the reviews and thought twice but I bang that stuff just as loud as I do Ready To Die. Its got some jems on it.

4 out of 5 stars decent (3.5 stars).......2006-08-08

lemme start off by saying DEAD WRONG IS ILL and eminem rips that track up, even better than big. other standouts include "notorious big" and "rap phenomenon" (which features the classic line 'all them rings and things you sing about bring em out / its hard to yell when the barrel's in ya mouth', which was used by jay-z on "what more can I say", and the jay version was sampled by swizz beats on last years hit "bring em out" by t.i.). the rest of the tracks range from good to bad, and none are outstanding like the first two.

buy it if you love big, otherwise just get the few best tracks from itunes.

4 out of 5 stars Pretty good, but not better than his others........2006-07-28

There's always been one thing I didn't like so much about Biggie's music, and that was the fact that it is so beat based. When I listen to some of 2Pac's material, I get caught up in the lyrics much easier. On Pac's songs his voice is standing out on the track so you notice it, while Biggie's voice is just there, while the beat dominates.

His voice fits the beats very good on this CD, just like his other Albums. This CD starts with an intro, and after that possibly my favorite track on the CD, simply called "Notorious B.I.G.". It's just the whole beat in this you just can't help loving. The CD continues the success with another great track after that, "Dead Wrong". But, sadly, after these two great tracks, this CD is only going to get worse. The next 5 tracks are also pretty good, all with rather good beats, but none that compares to the two first. Once you're about half way through the Album the songs starts getting really bad though, it seems that at this point Puffy had run out of good beats and just wanted this CD over with, but what do I know.

All around a pretty good CD, definetely worth picking up if you like Big's material, however, I would recommend getting Life After Death and Ready to Die instead, if you haven't already got those.

4 out of 5 stars aight .......2006-02-11

this album is real tight but dosen't have anything on Life After Death. in my opinion Biggie is the best rapper ever right behind Tupac, so thats why i gave this album 4 stars

3 out of 5 stars How can you not see?.......2005-12-30

Biggie is not dead. The guest rappers spot is just a fairly good ploy to hide this fact. Not like Tupac, who is consistently coming out with new material despite having died. I mean, please, people. How could Snoop Dogg NOT show up? He's a big crusader on the gangster front lines, pushing for the leader of the Crips and this as well. It's a front I tell you.
Notorious K.I.M.
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Notorious cumdumpster!
  • Queen Bitc*, what bitc* u know can thug it like this!
  • I agree with kurupt
  • 2 dollar whore with a three dollar hairkut
  • Lil' Kim...notorious for making horrid music.
Notorious K.I.M.
Lil' Kim
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004TSX6
Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

  1. Lil' Drummer Boy - (featuring Cee-Lo of Goodie Mob and Redman)
  2. Custom Made (Give It To You)
  3. Who's Number One?
  4. Suck My D**k
  5. Single Black Female - (featuring Mario "Yellowman" Winans)
  6. Revolution - (featuring Grace Jones and Lil' Cease)
  7. How Many Licks? - (featuring Sisqo)
  8. Notorious Kim
  9. No Matter What They Say
  10. She Don't Love You
  11. Queen Bitch Pt. 2 - (featuring Puff Daddy)
  12. Don't Mess With Me
  13. Do What You Like - (featuring Junior M.A.F.I.A.)
  14. Off The Wall - (featuring Lil' Cease)
  15. Right Now - (featuring Carl Thomas)
  16. Aunt Dot - (featuring Lil' Shanice)
  17. Hold On - (featuring Mary J. Blige)
  18. I'm Human

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The Madonna of hip-hop strikes again. But in spite of her blonde ambition (demonstrated on "I'm Human," a "Vogue"-esque tribute to the other material girl), the Queen Bee maintains her thug-ette aesthetic. Her beats (provided by an assortment of dance-floor-friendly producers) may be slick, but the rhymes are rough, rugged, and raw. Kim proved her post-Biggie microphone prowess with a take-no-prisoners cameo on Mobb Deep's "Quiet Storm (remix)". Here she continues her reign. Tracks like "Who's Number One?" where she reps for hometown Brooklyn, and "Notorious KIM," where she denounces ex-pal Foxy Brown, demonstrate her lyrical skills, which transcend the sex-centric niche market that she dominates. Notorious KIM builds on the foundation created by her cheeky debut, Hard Core, with more freakiness than Penthouse's letters page. She also gets macho male rappers on their knees with "Suck My D**k," in which she turns the sexual tables on males like those from N.W.A. The weak spots on the album are flaccid pop confections such as "How Many Licks" and "No Matter What They Say," which don't provide Kim with the support she needs. --Lizz Mendez Berry

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Notorious cumdumpster!.......2007-03-26

Hoodrats, ho's with no class, and gay n*gga's who like to giggle are the only ones who can feel this. I swear if anybody comes up to me! And calls this hip hop, I will hurt them!Women like her is alot of the reason why black women are so disrespected in the first place. How can someone relate to a female tellin them to suck her d***?! Is Kim a tranny or something? And this album sounds more like pop than a rap album. I swear even if my shorty plays this in my whip, I will knock her out. This album deserves no stars. I wish this ho did life in prison so she could've stopped puttin out albums.

5 out of 5 stars Queen Bitc*, what bitc* u know can thug it like this!.......2006-07-20

Despite what all the negative reviews say. Kim proved herself the leader of the female rap game with this album. Just because she isn't afraid to say what she wants doesnt mean its trash. Suck mY DI.. is one of the best tracks. The beat is crazy and the way she spits on this tracks makes u get the chills! Thats good music!
Fact is Lil Kim is the leader of this game and clearly doesn't give a fu*.. what people think. Thats a winner.
And her image cant get no better, Yea shes sexual to the xtreme, so what, stop hatin!

1 out of 5 stars I agree with kurupt.......2006-07-06

Kim is nothing but a publicity tramp with no class or style. Please stop buying her albums b/c to me, it sounds like stereo porn. Great female MCs to check out: Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shante, even Salt N Pepa. What do they have in common? They were pioneers who didn't sell music with horrible lyrics and had class at the same time. So don't buy any of Kim's records and get something from the ladies I listed above. So now, your stereo system should be playing the right music.

1 out of 5 stars 2 dollar whore with a three dollar hairkut.......2006-06-09

This is the perfect example of why black women and women in general are disrespected. Lil kim is teaching generations of women to be nasty as you can be and to disrespect yourself. Then to top all of this off she is still hanging on the coat tails of biggie, the ultra fantasy gangsta rapper. Queen latifah never had to talk like this to get her name out or to make good music. This is ridiculous! Kim would be better off in a porn movie than in the rap game. Please please please spare us and stop rapping.

1 out of 5 stars Lil' Kim...notorious for making horrid music........2006-06-01

Biggie put her on the map. Why, i'll never know. So she sucked off the fame he gave her (not the only thing she's been sucking) Also, being a Biggie fan, the name of this cd (proving my point about Biggie) was offensive and disrespectful. This is not rap, this is pop. If you think this is rap, you need to get smacked with a "The Lost Children of babylon" album and learn real rap. Nothing but two dollar trash by a two dollar wh*re.
Duets: The Final Chapter
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Diddy, Let Biggie RIP
  • An Absolute Disgrace
  • Rubbish
  • 2-1/2 stars -- Ah, yes...further milking the legacy
  • puffy's money album
Duets: The Final Chapter
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
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ASIN: B000BJS4P8
Release Date: 2005-12-20

Tracks:

  1. B.I.G. Live In Jamaica (Intro)
  2. It Has Been Said
  3. Spit Your Game
  4. Whatchu Want - The Commission
  5. Get Your Grind On
  6. Living The Life
  7. The Greatest Rapper (Interlude)
  8. 1970 Somethin'
  9. Nasty Girl
  10. Living In Pain
  11. I'm With Whateva
  12. Beef
  13. My Dad (Interlude)
  14. Hustler's Story
  15. Breakin' Old Habits
  16. Ultimate Rush
  17. Mi Casa
  18. Little Homie (Interlude)
  19. Hold Ya Head
  20. Just A Memory
  21. Wake Up
  22. Love Is Everlasting (Outro)

Album Description

Since his passing Notorious B.I.G. has lived on through his posthumous releases, Born Again and the highly anticipated album, The Notorious B.I.G., Duets: The Final Chapter. The album is duets with Biggie and some of today's greatest mc's and vocalists. In addition, the tracks are all brand new, from the best producers in the music industry. There will be a limited edition CD/DVD which includes never before seen performance footage, celebrity interviews and vintage biggie videos.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Diddy, Let Biggie RIP.......2006-11-02

I hope "Duets: The Final Chapter" is the last thing released by BIG. Puffy/Diddy needs to stop trying to make money off of Biggie's old material and let him rest in peace. "Duets: The Final Chapter" just contains old Biggie material remixed and re-worked into new songs. The only release I want to see of Biggie is to have "Ready to Die" back into print and a 10th anniversary of "Life after death" in 2007 wouldn't bother me too much. Buy Puffy/Diddy needs to stop trying to make new Biggie material by re-working his old material. On "Nasty Girl" you can hear re-played parts of the recording "Nasty Boy". According to Amazon's editorial reviews of this product, There will be a limited edition CD/DVD which includes never before seen performance footage, celebrity interviews and vintage Biggie videos. That dvd needs it own release. This cd is not good at all. The only decent tracks on this cd are the ones with his other and kids. And That is where I tunes come in handy. I wouldn't be surprised if Bad Boy released a Biggie singing album which would be a spoof of Queen Latifah's "The Dana Ownes Album" entitled "The Christopher Wallace Album".

1 out of 5 stars An Absolute Disgrace.......2006-10-16

I think biggie was one of the best in the hip hop world which is why i cant stomach this.The production is amateur throughout,the guest rappers and singers bring nothing to the table and the subject matter is non evident from track 1 to 24.To top it off they have lifted biggies lyrics from his old tracks and then stuck them on this,and then they have the nerve to print a sticker on the front of the cd claiming it has all new tracks.I have never felt so ripped off buying a cd in my life,this is a disgusting insult to a hip hop legend

1 out of 5 stars Rubbish.......2006-10-07

Yo, don't take this the wrong way because I'm not a hater but rather a big biggie fan. But this album is terrible. Its nothing but easy money for greedy producers by using old Biggie verses and whipping up new beats. Biggie certainly didn't leave very much unreleased material unlike Tupac then again I suppose he wasn't expecting he was going to die. But they still shouldn't do s*** like this. If you want to support Biggie's legacy this year which isn't a bad idea, pick up one of the classics - Ready 2 Die or Life After Death.

2 out of 5 stars 2-1/2 stars -- Ah, yes...further milking the legacy.......2006-10-06

Now, don't think of me as another person debating over whom is better, Biggie or 2Pac, because it's not like that. The reason why I'm bringing up Pac in my review for Biggie's Duets album is that there's a difference between his and Biggie's posthumous albums. That is, Tupac had a huge catalog of unreleased material left over after his passing; Biggie didn't. All the songs on here are verses that we've all heard already from either Biggie's first two albums or from his guest appearances on other people's albums. Thus, this is really a remix album disguised as a regular album. Get it?

And as my brother said, the most irritating thing about this album (aside from the fact that "duet" means two people) is how the songs are constructed around these old Biggie verses. It's hard to say what the worst songs are, but I'll have to go with "Mi Casa" (with R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson) and the badly produced rap/rock song "Wake Up" (featuring Korn). "Nasty Girl" is also pretty cheesy, and speaking of that, if Biggie was alive, I seriously doubt he'd be collaborating with Nelly, or some of these other average emcees like Boyz N Da Hood ("Hustler's Story") or especially Jim Jones (see "I'm With Whateva" -- but actually, Biggie's not even in that song, so I don't know if that really counts).

Another annoying thing is the way Diddy tries to change the meanings of some of these songs. The aforementioned "Nasty Girl" was originally "Nasty Boy", and now it just seems to be a club anthem about nothing. And "What's Beef" has transformed into "Beef", with Diddy yelling at the end, "Beef doesn't not happen on records. You don't KNOW what beef is!" Apparently, HE doesn't know, or he forgot.

While ALL the guest stars' verses don't necessarily fall short, the only really interesting parts of this whole album are the testimonies from Voletta Wallace and Biggie's kids. And I'm not really surprised by the four and five-star reviews for this album because, not to be funny, but I think that if an album came out called The Notorious B.I.G. Sings Sinatra, those people would give THAT a high rating too. Anyway, I'm a fan of Biggie too, but continually reusing his verses is not the way to preserve his legacy, so...Diddy? It's time to quit.

Anthony Rupert

2 out of 5 stars puffy's money album.......2006-09-17

this cd isn't that great. just about all of B.I.G.'s raps are recycled. Just a couple of songs that have new verses. Whatchu want is the only track stands out. Spit you game, it pretty much a sad remake (my opinion) of notorious thugs ft. bone. and the other is.. it has been said and it doesnt have B.I.G. in it at all. use caution if you think about buying this album

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  2. Oddiscee [Explicit Lyrics]
  3. Only If U Knew [Explicit Lyrics]
  4. Operation Contamination
  5. Overcoming the World
  6. Private Personal Parts [Explicit Lyrics]
  7. Psycho [Explicit Lyrics]
  8. Reality Check
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Form Follows Function [Enhanced]

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Going West [Import]

Slip Away: His Best Recordings

Sarah Sings Soulfully

Purcell: The Complete Anthems and Services, Vol. 11

Septentrion's Walk

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Reason for Living, Pt. 1 [CD-single] [Import]

Pulse Remix

Menonita Rock [Import]

Prokofiev: Peter And the Wolf/March In B Flat Major/Overture On Hebrew Themes/Classical Symphony

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