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вЂњThe World Is FilledвЂ¦вЂќ then features West Coast rap veteran Too $hort, which is in turn contrasted by NYC rap veteran DMC on вЂњMy Downfall,вЂќ a track that also features a top-3 Puffy rant (wedged between No Way OutвЂ™s вЂњVictoryвЂќ andВ вЂњLong Kiss GoodnightвЂќ).Д¬losing out the album is вЂњYou're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You),вЂќ which, despite its biblical intro and moody Faith Evans backing vocals, finds The Black Frank White himself undisturbed by death.

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Naturally, that record was followed by вЂњTen Crack Commandments,вЂќ a track featuring a booming Chuck D countdown over a classic DJ Premier beat, without a doubt the most NY record on the album. HeвЂ™d also unabashedly express his love for California on вЂњGoing Back To Cali,вЂќ a typical West Coast banger complete with Roger Troutman sample. Decades before we accused Drake of stealing the sauce from regionally successful rap acts, Biggie was collaborating with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on a track thatвЂ™d fit right in on one of their own albums. In the second half of the album, we see Biggie introduce another element to his game of contrasting tracks: adopting styles from other regions. ItвЂ™s every bit as recognizable and even more unchanged than the Diana Ross source material that follows, but the result is a sharp contrast that moves the story along. Interlude,вЂќ in which Biggie repurposes Schoolly DвЂ™s minimalist classic вЂњPSK, What Does It Mean?вЂќ the very song whose brutal drums and unapologetic lyrics started gangsta rap itself. Its predecessor? The short but stomping вЂњB.I.G. This decision is most blatantly apparent on вЂњMo Money Mo Problems,вЂќ a song straight from PuffyвЂ™s patented late вЂ90s template of highly recognizable, barely chopped samples from established hit records, paired with celebratory lyrics. That griminess is followed by the glitzy JAY-Z collaboration вЂњI Love the Dough,вЂќ which, in turn, is followed by the brooding вЂњWhatвЂ™s Beef?вЂќ

Following this glorious raunchiness is вЂњLast Day,вЂќ where Biggie and The Lox prove they can tackle a Havoc beat as well as any rapper from Queensbridge. This wise contrast of tracks is held up throughout practically the entire album. вЂњKick In The DoorвЂќ is a rap puristвЂ™s wet dream, so of course, itвЂ™s followed by You Tonight,вЂќ the most sexed-out, R&B crossover track on the album, featuring none other than R. So he kicks in the door over a knocking Premier beat, throwing bleach in the eye of any of his peers that dare doubt his mettle. ItвЂ™s something The Black Frank WhiteвЂ™s success could easily allow him to ignore, but Biggie remains a rap purist at heart. This point is underscored by a genuinely funny skit (a rare feat in itself) featuring The Madd Rapper, a character on a talk show who is ranting about why his raps deserve more success than Biggie.

But the next song makes clear Christopher Wallace hasnвЂ™t forgotten the people who brought him here. Close like Starsky and Hutch, stick the clutch.Д¬elebrating their cartoonishly lavish lifestyle by proxy, weвЂ™ve left the darkness well behind. YouвЂ™re witnessing the infectious birth of the shiny suit era, and itвЂ™s clear whose steering rap in this direction: Yeah, Poppa and Puff.

Notorious big life after death album cover