Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter

Posted on 12.20.2005

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Notorious B.I.G
Album : Duets : The Final Chapter
Release Date : December 20, 2005
Label : Bad Boy Records

Review :
Bad Boy Records has announced the superstar line-up for the most eagerly anticipated album in hip-hop history, "THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. DUETS : THE FINAL CHAPTER." Over two years in the making, the 22-track collection is slated for release on December 20, 2005.

"THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. DUETS : THE FINAL CHAPTER" features rhymes recorded by B.I.G. throughout his career, melded with newly recorded performances by some of contemporary music’s greatest vocalists and MCs. Dozens of superstars have come together to perform with and pay homage to the legendary rapper on this unprecedented, history-making release. In addition, "THE FINAL CHAPTER" incorporates posthumous appearances by 2Pac, Bob Marley, and Big Pun.

Featured with the Notorious B.I.G. on "THE FINAL CHAPTER" are, in order of appearance : Diddy, Eminem, Obie Trice, Twista, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Jay-Z, Nate Dogg, Redman, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Freeway, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Faith Evans, Cheri Dennis, Bobby Valentino, The Game, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Avery Storm, 2Pac, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Mobb Deep, Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Scarface, Akon, Big Gee, T.I., Slim Thug, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Charlie Wilson, Bob Marley, and KoRn.

The music tracks are all brand-new, created by many of the industry’s top producers, including : Eminem, Swizz Beatz, Danja, Timbaland, Jazze Pha, Sean C "Sean Cane," Sean "Diddy" Combs, LV, Coptic, Lesette Wilson, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis, Just Blaze, Havoc, Stevie J, D. Dot, Reefa, Mike "Suga Mike" Allen, Mario Winans, J-Dub, Scott Storch, DJ Green Lantern, Clinton Sparks, Jonathan Davis, and Atticus Roff.

"This composition of sound and different energies has surpassed my wildest imagination," said Bad Boy Entertainment founder and CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs. "The love for BIG was and is real. This movement has been both an emotional and therapeutic experience, one that finds us at the end of the road in terms of original releases for a great man and at the threshold of a sound and a quality which may have fallen by the wayside after losing him."

A track from the album, "Nasty Girl," premieres on MTV.com today, October 26th, and the single is slated to officially impact at radio stations across the country on November 14th. Produced by Jazze Pha, the track features Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, and Avery Storm. A companion video, directed by Chris Robinson, is currently in production.

Another song from the album, "Hold Ya Head," was the first music to be released from "THE FINAL CHAPTER." The dramatic and poignant track pairs B.I.G. with a moving sample from "Johnny Was" by Bob Marley, another legendary artist who died before his time. "Hold Ya Head" premiered September 26th on AOL Music as part of its First Listen program, and a video is currently wrapping up production.

Other highlights of the project include "Get Your Grind On," which brings together for the first time B.I.G., Fat Joe, and Big Pun ; and "Spit Your Game," which pairs Twista with Bone Thugs N Harmony’s Krazie Bone, a long-awaited collaboration that hip-hop fans will go wild for. R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson join B.I.G. on the soulful groove "Mi Casa," and the group KoRn rocks with Notorious B.I.G. on "Wake Up Now." B.I.G.’s mom, Voletta Wallace, makes an appearance on the album’s closing track, "Love Is Everlasting," with the recital of an original poem about her son Christopher Wallace. Diddy and Notorious B.I.G. are the album’s Executive Producers, while Voletta Wallace is Co-Executive Producer along with Faith Evans, Harve Pierre, and others.

Born in Brooklyn, the Notorious B.I.G. was Bad Boy Records’ flagship artist. From his earliest verses on tracks like Craig Mack’s "Flava In Your Ear Remix" and Mary J. Blige’s "Real Love," it was clear to the hip-hop world that a new king had been crowned. Biggie solidified his position with his now classic 1994 debut, "READY TO DIE." Through the combination of Sean Combs’s powerful production and B.I.G.’s vivid rhymes, the disc brought Bad Boy to the forefront of East Coast hip-hop, and went on to be certified 4x platinum by the RIAA.

Tragically, the superstar’s life was cut short in March 1997, when he fell victim to a shooting. His already completed second set, a double album entitled "LIFE AFTER DEATH," was released soon after his death, and featured the smash hits "Hypnotize" and "Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems." A true masterpiece, it is considered by many to be the greatest hip-hop album of all time, with an unforgettable track list crafted by Notorious B.I.G. It entered the charts at #1 and went on to be certified 10x platinum, earning a rare Diamond Award from the RIAA.

1999 saw the release of "BORN AGAIN," an album of previously unreleased B.I.G. material. It also entered the charts at #1 and was certified RIAA double platinum. "THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. DUETS : THE FINAL CHAPTER" marks the first release of new B.I.G. material in six years.

Tracklisting :
1. B.I.G. Live In Jamaica (Intro)
2. The Most Shady featuring Diddy, Eminem, and Obie Trice
3. Spit Your Game featuring Twista and Bone Thugs N Harmony
4. Whatchu Want featuring Jay-Z
5. The Funk featuring Nate Dogg and Redman
6. Get Your Grind On featuring Big Pun, Fat Joe, and Freeway
7. Living The Life featuring Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Faith Evans, Cheri
Dennis, and Bobby Valentino
8. The Greatest Rapper (Interlude)
9. 1970 Somethin’ featuring The Game and Faith Evans
10. Nasty Girl featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, and Avery Storm
11. Living In Pain featuring 2Pac, Mary J. Blige, and Nas
12. Beef featuring Mobb Deep
13. I’m Wit Whateva featuring Lil Wayne, Juelz Santana, and Jim Jones
14. My Dad (Interlude)
15. Hustler’s Story featuring Scarface, Akon, and Big Gee of Boyz N Da Hood
16. Breakin’ Old Habits featuring T.I. and Slim Thug
17. Ultimate Rush featuring Missy Elliott
18. Mi Casa featuring R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson
19. Little Homie (Interlude)
20. Hold Ya Head featuring Bob Marley
21. Wake Up Now featuring KoRn
22. Love Is Everlasting (Outro)

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> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by D-block Soldier531 [2006-02-01 03:41:00]

this nigga is crazy just peep some of his bars : when i die fuck it i want to go to hell/ cause im a piece of shyt and it aint hard to fucking tell/it dont make sence goin to heavn with the goodie goodies/ dress in white i like black tims and black hoodies / god would probaly have me on some real strict shyt/ no sleeping all day no geting my dick licked......theres more but there aint enough space like shyt mann

tell me that isnt crazy your styll the best mc nigga nobody can take that title from you

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by rdsfgrger [2006-01-22 17:48:36]

Best tracks-

1970 somethin’ It has been said Whatchu want Spit Your Game

I think the album is actually diddy gettin loads of well known rappers in and putting them together and puttin them on tracks. Sometimes i think it kinda of isnt biggies album, like the Mi Casa song is just a chance to get kelly and winston together on a track which is bound to sell.

Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by emz [2006-01-12 19:10:52]

this album iz wiked !!!! i fort dat it wernt gun b all dat but boi woz i rong ! dis iz all me nd mi m8ts listen 2 a skwl nd on da busses lol x mwah x

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by bilal [2006-01-12 17:47:01]

RIP biggy man was de legend n he still lives on brapp album is gr8 of course wot more would u xpect

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by scott [2006-01-05 09:03:18]

Yo i no sum people shoudlnt of bin on the album but there payin there respects to the king anyways the album rocks !!!

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Scott [2006-01-03 10:40:20]

This album is awesum the songs r great

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Dirt [2005-12-30 17:53:31]

Yeah.. I copped the album on the day it came out.. Definitely different that what Big woulda released if he were still with us.. I think that all in all it is an average album. I’ve heard better and worse. Like other posters I don’t like the fact that kim, 112, or any of JM wasn’t on it. And I think that Juelz Santana, Slim Thug, and some others could have been left out.. Best tracks.. 1970 somethin (BIGGIE’s style completely), Whatchu want.

Now Sean.. Just release BIG’s Demo tape !!

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by King Juicy from Nicetown [2005-12-29 22:45:52]

Yo, that bonus CD is fiyah as well.

"What That Old Thing Back" Feat Ja Rule and Ralph Tresvant

Plus

"Running Your Mouth" Feat Snoop, Nate Dogg, Foxy Brown, Fabo, and Busta Bus.

I got mine from Target.

What are you doing buying Hip Hop from Walmart son ?

Hold ya Head

Juice

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by GstarZ_ANTOiN [2005-12-29 14:16:05]

i never buy albums, but i been hangin in for this one for the last 6-7 months since i heard bout it, and fk i had to get it first day it was out, greatest compilation album featuring many of the greatest artists there are today and not mentioning my man FRANK WHITE aka The Notorious B.I.G
RIP to my motherf**kin’ Biggie Smalls BAD BOY 4 LIFE

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by T-D [2005-12-27 21:49:07]

Danm the album is tight but why no kim and junior mafia aand the other who was tight friend with BIG but still a big 9.5/10 and big up to the producer no crunk muzik just good old vibes like before PLATNIUM SHIT this album a real tight album first album i buy in those last 3 year

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Bigfan [2005-12-26 09:58:00]

I baught the whole album but there are rumours of an exclusive bonus cd featuring 2 other duets one with fabolous and one with ja rule. I’ve even heard the tracks and seen a pic of the cd on the net. Anyone have info on this, where to get that bonus cd, its not the dvd pack from wallmart its a seperate cd containing 2 tracks not on the album

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by gary [2005-12-26 03:58:36]

does any1 have lyrics for breaking old habits from this album

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by U ALREADY KNOW [2005-12-24 18:56:57]

Artist : Notorious B.I.G. f/ Faith Evans, The Game Album : Duets : The Final Chapter Song : 1970 Somethin’

[Intro - Notorious B.I.G.] 19, 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 19, 70 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somthin’

[Verse One - Notorious B.I.G.] 1970 somethin’ Nigga I don’t sweat the date, my moms is late So I had to plan my escape, out the skins In this world, the fly girl Tangere or Hennessy until I called Earl Ten months in this gut, what the fuck I wish moms would hurry up so I could get buck While, Juvenile rippin’ mics and shit New York, New York ready for the lights of this Uh, then came the worst date, May, 21st 2:19 is when my mama’s water burst No spouse in the house, so she rolls herself To the hospital, to see if she could get a little help Umbilical chord’s wraped around my neck I’m seein’ my death, and I ain’t even took my first step I made it out, I’m bringin’ mad joy The doctor looked and said "He’s gonna be a Bad Boy."

[Hook - Notorious B.I.G.] w/ vocals from Faith Evans 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 19, 70 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 19, 70 somethin’, 1970 somethin’

[Verse Two - The Game] Would ’Pac be alive, if you let ’Pac drive ? Swear to God, to reverse, that I’ll give my Left Eye With the right I’ll visualize the king of Bed-Sty Checkin’ his daughter, Teana into junior high If I was in Brooklyn and B.I. was still alive In 2006, it might sound like this NY, 7-1-8’s, 2-1-2’s With Sue’s rendezvous, it’s like Moulin Rouge High fashion, uptown Air Force Ones and Vasquez Puerto Ricans with fat asses Blazed ducth masters, we dump ashes On models in S classes for you bastards Catch a cab to Manhattan, with that Broadway actin’ You hype, that Belly shit’ll get you capped and wraped in plastic Tell the captain to ask Rog’ What’s Happenin’ ? I hear, nor speak no evil inside the magnum

[Hook - Notorious B.I.G.] w/ vocals from Faith Evans 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 19, 70 somethin’, 1970 somethin’

[Verse Three - Notorious B.I.G.] Now I’m thirteen, smokin’ blunts makin’ cream On the drug scene, fuck the football team Risk it, rupt’ your spleens by the age of sixteen Hearin’ the coach scream, made my lifetime dream I mean, I wanna blow up, stack my dough up So school, I didn’t show up, it fucked my flow up Ma’ said that I should grow up, and check myself Before I wreck myself, disrespect myself Put the drugs on the shelf, nah, couldn’t see it Scarface, king of New York, I wanna be it Rap was secondary, money was necessary Until I got incarcerated, kinda scary Seat 74, Mart 8 set me straight Not able to move, behind a great steel gate Time to contemplate, damn, where did I fail ? All the money I stacked, was all the money for bail

[Outro - Notorious B.I.G.] w/ vocals from Faith Evans 19, 70 somethin’ 19, 70 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’ Nine, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’, 1970 somethin’ 1970 somethin’ Nine, teen, seventy, somethin’ 1970 somethin’

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by nayj [2005-12-24 12:18:44]

best songs are

spit your game living in pain

the album is hot.

no new lyrics by big but its a cool album.

a few songs are weak like

i’m with whatevea and breaking old habits

8 out 10

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by [2005-12-23 21:02:38]

forget that Get your grind on is the hottest song by far. Big, pun and joe KILL that beat

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Samoan Uso [2005-12-23 06:37:52]

Samoan uso at it again, the craziest album ever !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dave Chapelle this album will right next to you, Source Magazine 5 mikes how about twenty, my fav. tracks 1970 sa’um and livin the life, still wondering, weas busta ? weas queen bee ? weas jada *muah*, weas chuck ? thank god no whack daddy MA$E

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by D-MOTE [2005-12-22 23:17:36]

no doubt about it, this iz tha tightest album of the year, all those fake G’s can give up now. G-UNOOOOOOOT

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Andrew O [2005-12-21 21:49:59]

This is an undisputable album.But why is 50 cent featured on it ? i dont know waht kind of mentality puffy has,is he scared of 50 or what. Big ups to tha Game for tha 1970 something track, that is the hottest track on tha album. Fuck 50 and his whole crew(Gunit), especially the first lady who has a Dick (Olivia)

Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Dubberz [2005-12-21 06:08:05]

Holy Fucking Shit... Could this cd get any better ? I mean seriously this is the first cd i have ever actually gone out and boughten... all the other ones i just download.. this has 2 be the best mix of artists with biggie i’ve ever heard...

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by MORETTI [2005-12-19 20:37:29]

Whatever The Greatest spits on is gonna be hot. If Biggie farts on a record it will sound good. I’ll get the joint because it’s Biggie, that’s all that matters. He is up there with Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Bruce Lee and all the "Greats". He is the Lion of this rap shit and will continue to be so. I know if Biggie was alive today, none of these SHE-UNIT bastards could exist in his presence. I know BIG wouldn’t even rap with most of the people on this album, but he is the greatest, so you gotta get the joint. ALL HAIL THE KING !!!!! THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by tmakilveli [2005-12-16 07:01:57]

btw tha album iz krazy !go get it if u dont have it r.i.p. mista wallace

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by tmakilveli [2005-12-16 06:58:20]

n e 1 have the lyrics for "1970 Somethin ? featuring The Game and Faith Evans" ?? if u do please hit me bak up on diz bitch

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by ’90s hip-hop for life [2005-12-14 23:50:01]

1970’ somethin’>>best track on the album...this is definitely a B.I.G. type of track but I’m not feelin the featured artists on this LP..juelz santana ??? and no Kim, no Cease no Junior MAFIA, no LOX ??? wtf was Puff thinkin’ ? BIG would have never done a track with juelz santana !! Overall I give the album a 7 out of 10 and only cuz producers took a great rapper’s music and put it over the crap-ass crunk beats of today with weak featured MCs who have no skill whatsoever...BIG’s mom, Ms. Wallace was right..too many ppl try to use BIG’s name just to make more sales...RIP Chris..and as for 50 cent..G-UNOOOOOTT !!!

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by samoanuso [2005-12-12 07:39:28]

Lil Kim ? How Bout Chuck B’More were’nt they together, before he died

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by biggestbiggiefan [2005-12-03 23:47:08]

yer i also got the album briliiant to all u suckers

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Ghost [2005-12-03 16:29:06]

i’m going to have it today.. from hold ya head it looks that album it’s tight.....can’t wait to hear livin in pain....

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by [2005-12-01 12:36:43]

how come lil kim isnt on this album. i thought she loved big to death

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Mike [2005-11-25 18:08:35]

The album is so hot that I’m going to buy it for Christmas presents to my homies and homegirls !

> Notorious BIG Duets The Final Chapter, by Mike [2005-11-25 18:07:51]

The album is available...i’ve had it for 2 weeks...even have enough extra songs for a bonus disc of 12 tracks...LMAO Bust a Nut with Too Short & Webbie, guess that couldn’t make it.....