Along with the many variety of weed smoke going around (I honestly didn’t know how many smells one plant could have), there was murmurs of a group of “New York dudes” acting out of pocket. The intermission was extremely long and the crowd was getting restless. Had he’d been the headliner I’d been happy with that. After the hypemen left the stage and we booed, I suppose the promoter came out and asked us to chill and give it up for Murray. Maybe they thought we were some fanboys or fangirls, but this is Baltimore. Keith Murray’s hype men came out and kept requesting the audience to chant “Keith Murray.” After several prompts and no Murray, we got tired and gave his people the business. I didn’t realize I would be incredibly close to being Mufasa in “Lion King” and see one of the greatest shows ever. We go down the Baltimore Civic Center (now known as the Royal Farms Arena) and get ready for a dope show. I was never a concert goer, however I had disposable income and this was a change I wasn’t going to pass up. “Ready to Die” was in constant rotation with my discman when my best friend told me of the upcoming Biggie Smalls/Method Man concert coming to town. This track, like Ice Cube’s “Us” and “Bird in a Hand” and “Self Destruction” by the Stop the Violence Movement saved my life.
Listening to this, I would be able to transfer any negative feelings and urges on the tape and cd and move on. “Suicidal Thoughts” was a song that was a somber reminder of how final suicide is. Yes I still was tired of the song, but I found a new appreciation for the song when listening to the whole album. I returned to “Juicy” and it became a favorite. I always wanted an album with those two much like what Method Man and Redman have done. The blend was peanut butter and chocolate, it was perfect. “The What” paired Biggie with one of my favorite emcees Method Man. “Warning” became the song that I storyboard in my head a hundred ways and joined the list of my “get hype” jams.
I wasn’t hearing a song, I’m being put into a middle of a story and the narrator was perfectly putting me through one scene to another. First song in I was rewinding back to hear it again. Was it him? Was the child ready to die? Like any good music buyer I copped the tape and popped it in the Walkman. I heard cats rant and rave over “Ready to Die.” I’d see the album cover and wondered what was the deal with the kid. Perhaps it was the name, in my juvenile mind I couldn’t get over “Juicy.” A big dude rhyming on a song name “Juicy…” Yeah I was that juvenile…įast forward to the album release. For me, it was an overplayed jam and I was tired of it. Rightfully so it got a ton of airplay, it was a dope jam. It became a song I would run from because it was all over the place. I thought it was pretty damn clever and anyone who drops videogame references was cool with me (I’d fight a panda back then to have both consoles.), my “issue” was that I heard it EVERY FIVE MINUTES. A classic cut, a song that defined a time and moment, a nearly perfect introduction to a emcee who ability to flip & bounce words so effortlessly… “It’s alright.” It wasn’t that I didn’t like the song. “It’s alright.” That was my only comment I’d give on the song. As a spoiled Hip Hop Head, I wanted to see what old boy was going to do. So this Biggie Smalls cat was cool, but what was next? The jam with Super Cat was hot and I didn’t think he’d be “one hit wonder” or anything. Not bragging or anything, one of the benefits of being my age is that I have heard a lot, A LOT of dope music. “Party and Bullshit” was the jam and got regular rotation in my friend’s ride and 88.9 WEAA “Strictly Hip Hop.” I thought it was dope, however I was in an era where every week it seemed like a dope cut came out. I have to admit that at first glance I dug the Brooklyn emcee, however I wasn’t a huge fan. made an Extinction Level Event impact on Hip Hop and Pop Culture. aka Biggie Smalls was shot and killed in Los Angeles, California. Today marks nineteen years since Christopher Wallace aka Notorious B.I.G. There will be more stories and such VERY SOON. While I'm working on some new work, I want to share something I wrote some time ago.
#Hypnotize biggie medley Pc
My PC went south over the Holiday Break and it through a loop. Hey everyone, Happy New Year and I hope all is well with you and yours!!! I apologize for the lack of content.
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