In honor of today’s release of Drake’s debut Thank Me Later come two edits of his critically acclaimed collaboration with Jay-Z. First, Cooking Soul turn in their remix by adding the late and great Notorious B.I.G.. This version can be found on their upcoming Don Cannon-assisted Thank Us Later (The Remix Album). In addition October’s Very Own unleash the official Rikers Island Remix featuring Lil’ Wayne’s phone-recorded verse. Enjoy and purchase.
A new mashup project has become available featuring San Fran-based DJ/Producer, Wait What and several of Biggie’s all time classsics. Entitled The Notorious xx, the project was created to pay tribute to the 13th year anniversary of B.I.G.’s Life After Death’s release and the results came out to be very amazing. The contrast between lyrics and music are exceptionally harmonious. You can download the whole project for free below. Check it out.
Tributes to the late Notorious B.I.G. shall be spread out – especially on March 9th. In this sense:
J.Period & “Uncle” Ralph McDaniels (Video Music Box, The Bridge) bring Biggie back to life with the “March 9: Video Remix Collection”—a collection of exclusive B.I.G. remixes set to classic videos, in honor of the 13th Anniversary of B.I.G.’s untimely passing. “Flava in Ya Ear (March 9 Video Remix)” marks the first release, a club-shattering blend of old and new that begs the question: where would hip hop be if B.I.G. were still alive!? Tune into jperiod.com/march9 to view more “March 9: Video Remixes”… Coming soon!
Here goes part two of Kenzo Digital’s beat cinematic project. This chapter, Eulogy features vocals from Biggie, Jay and Nas – arguably three of Hip Hop’s greatest ever. You can listen to the intriguing project below, meanwhile below is what the creator of this had to say on this piece:
This song was created to celebrate and commemorate the life of the late, great Notorious BIG. As the 2nd “Deleted Scene” from the “City of God’s Son” project, I wanted to show my respects by creating this song, and create a parallel world where Biggie still lives. For more information please visit www.CityofGodSon.com
The day of passing for Biggie Smalls to many fans should hailed upon as a holiday. But within the realms of Hip Hop for fans and artists alike, to them it is “Hip Hop holiday” So much so, Diddy and his team are pushing to make March 9th a national Hip-Hop holiday. But to celebrate his legacy we’re posting up Biggie’s music video for his classic record, Warning off arguably one Hip Hop’s greatest albums Ready to Die. This particular special version has a cinematic ending which not many have seen, so be sure to check it out. Props to Kor The DJ.
