When BIGGIE went into the studio to record this, he didn't know that in 24 hours or less, he would be taken from the world. Yet he spit his lyrics as if he knew this was it... It was as if he wanted us to remember him with THIS flow... He absolutely punished this...As Busta screams the final chorus that ends the jam and the music stops, a tear usually falls, because that was it. No more Biggie. He left us with THE REAL LIVE SHIT, and had the rest of the rap game saying IT'S ALL FUCKED UP, NOW! WHAT WE GON DO NOW??
I say this all the time‼️ His voice demands respect and he means every word. He’s hardcore, confident and smooth. I will Stan Biggie to the end of time!
"You ain't gotta like me. You just mad cause I tell it like it is and you tell it how it might be.." Puff Daddy's/P Diddy's/Sean Comb's hottest line ever. Salute to whoever ghostwrote that
@@iTibez I can’t believe this lol I thought I was the only one who LOVED that part as a kid, combined with Biggie’s charisma and delivery it always gave me more confidence and made me more relaxed.
@@zgsfreaky9102 That's so lovely to hear. I used to have the most severe social anxiety you could imagine. I struggled to even hold regular convos with people; I would tense up simply telling my order to the waiter, etc. However, a few years back I had to present an important project in front of my class. Keep in mind I was one of the most reserved and shy students in that class, but I repeated the quoted line to myself and I was suddenly hit by a rush of newfound confidence just moments before my presentation. I kid you not, I outperformed all the loudmouths and received the best grade in my class. :) Thereon, I am always among the most confident public speakers in my academic circles. Thanks to that one line by Biggie. Always grateful to him for that.
Wow that’s great. So you used it as like a positive affirmation for yourself? Was it a consistent thing where you would repeat that line to yourself or just on one occassion and it stuck with you forever? I am an introvert and overthink alot, also super sensitive to other people their vibe and energy. Been had anxiety for a while, but I know how to deal with it for the most part. I feel like anxiety got me out of a lot of situations so I learned to somewhat appreciate it overtime. It just sucks when it hits you in moments where you REALLY dont want it. But, I noticed the better I do in life - the more I make myself proud - the less fucks I give what others think about me - the less my anxiety gets 😊. It were the times and moments where I was fucking up alot and not upholding my own standards/goals where I was getting anxious at damn near everything. Probably because your mind, body and soul know you could do much better. ✌🏽
Yeah you may be right. For me it's this verse and the second verse on Shaq's single "You Can't Stop The Rain"....... Christopher Wallace was unbelievable! GOAT!!! If that's 1996 imagine the wordplay in 2023 if he was still alive. Man this hurt! 🥲🥲🥲
Notorious B.I.G. is unquestionably, undoubtedly the greatest MC of all time. Biggie was untouchable, he ruled the Rap game with just 2 albums. RIP KING OF NEW YORK
Mumble rappers need to listen to this track over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over....
One of the best rap songs in the history. The beat, the vibe, the lyrics, the chorus… and it was the Biggie's last song before he dead! This gives me goosebumps.
Reeeeelax, get your heads out of the mainstream East n West coast Rap game... you cannot say "NOBODY" in my opinion there are many other Greats if not better, Sacramento alone brough so much heat to rap. CBo, Lynch, Lurch, Jmak, Gangster Dre, tripple 6 bounty. it can go on .... Listen to your shit.. know your shit and dont make a mainstream sheep comment.......
@@user-xb4fm5rx8h *Nah not really.* I find the original sample to be much more entertaining due to the orchestral ensemble - all the producer did with this sample was slap a kick & snare pattern on it and called it a day. _That doesn’t impress me._
@@KingofKings11312 it means while ppl is making shit up..(this was during the whole biggie/pac thin) we raking up plaques.. basically getting to that bread
@@MieCeDabeAst literally everyone knows that. Not being rude to you, the dude's just saying white boys dont know that and literally everyone knows that.
The imagery in BIG's verses is better than a lot of two hour movies you could see in the theater. An absolute classic. BIG, Diddy, and Busta at the top of their game!
@@terell2k12 I believe it but I'm mainly talking about Diddy's second verse on here sound like Kiss flow lowkey cause that's how he was rhyming in the 90s then
I love how Biggie shouted out the whole crew in this song. I respect how loyal he was to his team. Look today and artist don't really do that. 2018. They may shout out one person but big tried to get everyone around him on. R.I.P. to a real one
@Cookies Fortune Pac never had a issue with Chris, he even mentioned in a interview. Never wanted anything bad to happen between them. Even to call Chris his little brother.
@@bgstv10001 pac was overrated man. When you separate the mam from the music bit doesn't hold up. He's good, I still think he's top 10, but he was in no way the next rapper ever.
I don't think people realize how young he was. to that big of an impact on music at that age is incredible. Let's not forget Pac. Pac did so much in his short life you would think he was 80 yrs old when he died. I'm glad to say I am from that era
Kareem Perkins word. Pac's tragedy was not only was a good artist but I thought he was an excellent actor too. What he did in Juice, man. He could've been the black Mark Wahlberg
Biggie's lyrics were so impactful yet he used simple words and hit twice as hard as any rapper at the time. Even Em's lyrics can only be considered as astonishing.
This song was recorded on March 7th 1997, a day before the murder of B.I.G. Hard to believe that this was the last song he ever recorded. May Frank White rest in peace as the greatest rapper ever.
Never thought about it like that before but you're right. This was after the masterful verses on some of the Life After Death tracks but he was just unreal how floated on this.
"Thumbs Up" if you only listen to B.I.G.'s verse on this joint and either stop the song or rewind it back when his verse is over... B.I.G. is spitting over a joint from "Rocky"...and murked it.
Fuuuuck! Once BIG's verse start's, he just moves in and IMMEDIATELY takes that beat and makes it his.....rapper....take note. THAT'S how you do this shit! First 4 bars.....make 'em count.
He couldn't lace his boots either though. Biggies wordplay is untouchable, thankfully after he passed we still had the lox and members of the wu keeping the new York style of intelligent lyrics alive.
I'm from Uruguay and I've been analyzing and loving rap for almost 10 years. It's my favorite music and Notorious Big is my favorite artist. I can assure you that this man is different. I learn his lyrics with an ease that no other English language artist could (sorry for my English) Rest in peace LEGEND from URUGUAY. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾
Rap was so good back then. They used samples from real songs and made the bass harder, they actually flowed and rhymed, had attitude, unique voices, told stories, painted mental images, were original...music is sooo bad today
"Long nights I perform like Mike, Anyone Tyson, Jordan Jackson Action.." The absolute greatest lyrical performance in a single in all of rap history..hands down.
And the crazy thing is…. This was like a light day for him. Easy day. Prolly wasn’t even trying hard. To us this was level 10, to him, he was prolly on 4… maybe 5. Big was a damn BEAST!
Cakes, its not only the name checking on the word play of mike, Its how he switches Jackson to Action. "Action Jaction" If you dont get the swich, Then you dont get the funk. FACT
there's definitely a lot of lyrical development with biggie throughout his career. he just seemed to get better and better. imagine if he would've survived just 5 more years... he could've taken over the world; even more so than he already did. we lost a true legend.
Springsteen of all ppl commented on this fire shit right here wen asked how he wrote the song Born to Run in 75' wen he was just 26 yrs old where did he get his desperation for the whole escapism n shit n he said well if u listen to other music u see Biggie Smalls wrote some of his most life changing lyrics in this song ALSO on his mid 20's ...crazy right!? Much respect given.
Ronald Lindsey pac was not even close to being a lyricist like big not even close ... dont get me wrong pac was in his own lane if he was alive he would've been the president
The absolute savagery of what he says, "WRONG nights I perform like Mike! Anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson...." That means on an off day he still performs at the highest level possible! If you take that mindset and apply it to anything you'll excel.
Biggie was the best, just the way he rapped, and the things he said, he was just way far advanced than the average rapper, his story telling was just amazing, the things he said you can actually picture it in your head!!
2Pac is just overrated. Biggies surpasses him with story, lyrics, Definitely the flow, Number of hits, most albums sold. Who had the higher rated album n who had a net worth of 120 million.
This song is still NUTS in 2020. Beat is amazing, and big was spitting venom! Busta rhymes energy towards the end. This is one of the greatest hip hop songs EVER.
Could you imagine being in the studio hearing the producer make this track then hearing what Biggie did on it. Still to this day he has the best sounding rap voice. Not bad for a kid from Bedstuy?
![Notorious BIG ft. Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Eminem, 2Pac, Nas - Victory [NickT Remix]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1cSWog1GpSg/mqdefault.jpg)
Biggie first verse may be the hardest of all time. This beat is nuts. Still get goosebumps from this.
This soundtrack was already epic from Rocky, Big just made it GULLY 🔥
If there was just an uncensored version...
I said the same thing
@Gc Navejar found one right here on YT, thanks.
Bro this is my all time pr song when maxing
When BIGGIE went into the studio to record this, he didn't know that in 24 hours or less, he would be taken from the world. Yet he spit his lyrics as if he knew this was it... It was as if he wanted us to remember him with THIS flow... He absolutely punished this...As Busta screams the final chorus that ends the jam and the music stops, a tear usually falls, because that was it. No more Biggie. He left us with THE REAL LIVE SHIT, and had the rest of the rap game saying IT'S ALL FUCKED UP, NOW! WHAT WE GON DO NOW??
I couldn't agree more.
Sh!t makes me shed a tear man, miss BIG
Honestly, you couldn’t name a colder verse
Well said brother!
Bro he so underrated I miss him 😔
I don’t care what anybody say. Biggie is what a rapper is supposed to sound like.
I say this all the time‼️ His voice demands respect and he means every word. He’s hardcore, confident and smooth. I will Stan Biggie to the end of time!
@@KayLoveNYC this comment brings such joy 🥲
Best to ever do it💯
@@franklucas6865 agree 💯 percent
Absolutely 💯
Bigg's first verse is legitimately in the top three verses of all time.
His 2nd isn't bad either
@@robertworkman1419 True. He's second verse gets slept on cause his first verse is so good.
I like his second verse
@@dennismichealsm3786 He's second verse is great too.
the first verse on rap phenomenon equals the first verse here on victory
"Brawl nights I perform like Mike, anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson, Action!"
- Fucking Brilliant right there!!
Macmittens411 the lines he comes up with a straight fire
+Macmittens411 Yup. Then Jay-Z goes and rips it off. "I'm liable to go Michael, take your pick. Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game 6"
+Macmittens411 Kanye rips that too... "When I die I guess I'd like to be compared to big, anyone, Big L, Big Pun or Notorious - The Glory
+Jack Davis Mine would be: I'd like to bone Emma, anyone, Stone, Watson, Thompson!
Ethereal Bukkake LOL awesome
"You ain't gotta like me. You just mad cause I tell it like it is and you tell it how it might be.." Puff Daddy's/P Diddy's/Sean Comb's hottest line ever. Salute to whoever ghostwrote that
Korey Sylver Nas was the one who wrote that verse for him
Word, thanks for that info Myla Duff. Salute to Nas and to Puff for cutting that check
Korey Sylver not nas biggie and jada aka Jason Phillips wrote it it's in the credits
+Myla Duff nas ain't write that .. where in the hell u get that from ... big n kiss wrote that lol
lol, she must be a huge Nas fan
Fun fact: This song was recorded March 8, 1997. Was the last time Big rhymed on wax..man what a way to go out. One of his hardest verses ever!
I'm not sure you want to call it a "fun" fact but that is crazy to think about.
The fact that this was recorded literally on my birthday is insane
@@joehashem it's creepy and sad at the same time
It's sad when you think about it
@@slimexd5151 if u have 30 ppl in a room, chances are in favour there are shared birth dates. Nothing special about it
Biggies Rhyme Schemes were always on point. The way he switched his pronunciation and emphasis to keep it flowing was genius.
“Excellence is my presence, never tense never hesitant” Biggie’s flow ridiculous
REAL NIGHTS I PERFORM LIKE MIKE ANYONE TYSON JORDAN JACKSON PACK GUNS RIDICULOUS 😱🔥🤟💯
Mastery
Not as good as Rakim. But hey ho
"Excellence is my presence...never tense, never hesitant." - my life motto
This is my favorite part!!!!! Love this
@@mssarahrenee That line alone helped me overcome my fear of public speaking. Truly amazing how a few words can better our lives.
@@iTibez I can’t believe this lol I thought I was the only one who LOVED that part as a kid, combined with Biggie’s charisma and delivery it always gave me more confidence and made me more relaxed.
@@zgsfreaky9102 That's so lovely to hear. I used to have the most severe social anxiety you could imagine. I struggled to even hold regular convos with people; I would tense up simply telling my order to the waiter, etc.
However, a few years back I had to present an important project in front of my class. Keep in mind I was one of the most reserved and shy students in that class, but I repeated the quoted line to myself and I was suddenly hit by a rush of newfound confidence just moments before my presentation. I kid you not, I outperformed all the loudmouths and received the best grade in my class. :) Thereon, I am always among the most confident public speakers in my academic circles. Thanks to that one line by Biggie. Always grateful to him for that.
Wow that’s great. So you used it as like a positive affirmation for yourself? Was it a consistent thing where you would repeat that line to yourself or just on one occassion and it stuck with you forever?
I am an introvert and overthink alot, also super sensitive to other people their vibe and energy. Been had anxiety for a while, but I know how to deal with it for the most part. I feel like anxiety got me out of a lot of situations so I learned to somewhat appreciate it overtime. It just sucks when it hits you in moments where you REALLY dont want it.
But, I noticed the better I do in life - the more I make myself proud - the less fucks I give what others think about me - the less my anxiety gets 😊. It were the times and moments where I was fucking up alot and not upholding my own standards/goals where I was getting anxious at damn near everything. Probably because your mind, body and soul know you could do much better. ✌🏽
The way Biggie puts his words together is unbelievable 😭😭🔥🔥🔥
His last few lines were so fucken hard 🔥
He knew he was next..
Biggie smalls is the illest
Pure god given blessing. It’s just speechless poetic greatness
Rhyming word after word
His first verse on this song is probably the greatest verse I’ve ever heard.
His second and very last verse for me .. RiP BIG
Without a doubt that first verse is an All Time great
Yeah you may be right. For me it's this verse and the second verse on Shaq's single "You Can't Stop The Rain"....... Christopher Wallace was unbelievable! GOAT!!! If that's 1996 imagine the wordplay in 2023 if he was still alive. Man this hurt! 🥲🥲🥲
Notorious B.I.G. is unquestionably, undoubtedly the greatest MC of all time. Biggie was untouchable, he ruled the Rap game with just 2 albums.
RIP KING OF NEW YORK
Facts
Thanks man.
@Xolani Mbatha - 💯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
As a 50 cent kinda jealous "king of new york"
He didn’t even live to see the release of his second album
Mumble rappers need to listen to this track over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over....
and than retire!!!
carlito`s way preach
Facts
I'm sure they did stop casting broad nets.
I hope you are not referring to Bone Thugs and Harmony.
Biggie verse was pure Venom.
Straight toxic venom
@@phillipconner6362 The point of venom is that it’s toxic to the bloodstream...
I'm going
@@ausgamecollector 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Definately but that other guy sounds whack. Who is that
One of the best rap songs in the history. The beat, the vibe, the lyrics, the chorus… and it was the Biggie's last song before he dead! This gives me goosebumps.
Yeah it's a good coverYeah it's a good cover.... Where would this version be without the original
Crazy
i just texted my boy the same.
Biggie verse hard
❤
Biggies verses are beyond skill.
The man was a master. 20 years on i still listen to him.
Nobody comes close to his lyricism. NOBODY.
Pac is just a TAD bit better than biggie in my opinion
driverdj2000 I beg to differ Black Thought would keep Biggie running and I respect Biggie bit facts are facts
driverdj2000 not saying mozzy is close but he bangs with lyricism and amazing word play
Reeeeelax, get your heads out of the mainstream East n West coast Rap game... you cannot say "NOBODY" in my opinion there are many other Greats if not better, Sacramento alone brough so much heat to rap. CBo, Lynch, Lurch, Jmak, Gangster Dre, tripple 6 bounty. it can go on .... Listen to your shit.. know your shit and dont make a mainstream sheep comment.......
Nas is better tbh.
This beat alone kills every rappers career today, this beat is a MONSTER!!!
Cant really give credit to the instrumental since it’s from Rocky.
@@GMAV3RICK Still one of the greatest beats of all time, imo. Most classic beats has samples.
@@user-xb4fm5rx8h *Nah not really.* I find the original sample to be much more entertaining due to the orchestral ensemble - all the producer did with this sample was slap a kick & snare pattern on it and called it a day.
_That doesn’t impress me._
@@GMAV3RICK I never really thought about it before, but you're completely right, this really is just Going the Distance with a kick and snare over it.
@@robertcampbell8070 Yep. Glad you took the time to examine my claim… most people don’t have the testicular fortitude to do so. _Respect!_👌🏾
This is one of the hardest, most raw tracks ever.
ajacob12 rawest ever
Listen to Notorious Thugs from Biggies last album, for me its the hardest and best hip-hop song ever made with him and Bone Thugs.
They making up facts while you rackin up plats any true homie that can tell me what this means no white boys please yalll know jack shit
@@KingofKings11312 it means while ppl is making shit up..(this was during the whole biggie/pac thin) we raking up plaques.. basically getting to that bread
@@MieCeDabeAst literally everyone knows that. Not being rude to you, the dude's just saying white boys dont know that and literally everyone knows that.
The imagery in BIG's verses is better than a lot of two hour movies you could see in the theater. An absolute classic. BIG, Diddy, and Busta at the top of their game!
This song is legendary. Grimey, murderous, while bragging and dominating. There will never be another biggie. This shit is greatness
@Respect_ The_Curv - 💯‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
The Lord called BIG home after these verses.... there was absolutely nothing else for him to do or prove
Tiffany Davis Well said
Tiffany Davis well put
The truth is biggie sold his soul to the devil so he got sent straight to Hell just like he said he wanted to be ... RIP BIGGIE
Word up
im sure thats what happened. no one was jealous smfh.
Biggie's verse...my goodness. The goosebumps I get.
Listen to Last day
Kicksaddict NY
Kicksaddict NY slaughter
Kicksaddict NY 'Used to call me fatso now you call me castro!'
His second Part is epic
Lyrically BIG was ahead of his time he rapping like he was 30 years old at 23, 24 years old.
This whole song from Puff's verse, to the hook is all BIG. He wrote it all. Ridiculous talent.
Nah Jada wrote Puff's verse
@@michaeliverson5789 jada had input biggie and jada actually wrote it.. puffs verse is all biggie flow but jada was apart of it.
@@michaeliverson5789 BIG wrote this his you can tell by the word play. Kiss wrote Benjamins and other things on the LP.
@@subzero308 I believe it
@@terell2k12 I believe it but I'm mainly talking about Diddy's second verse on here sound like Kiss flow lowkey cause that's how he was rhyming in the 90s then
I love how Biggie shouted out the whole crew in this song. I respect how loyal he was to his team. Look today and artist don't really do that. 2018. They may shout out one person but big tried to get everyone around him on. R.I.P. to a real one
Big Up, Fam!
Like ur daddy to ur mami!
@Cookies Fortune Pac never had a issue with Chris, he even mentioned in a interview. Never wanted anything bad to happen between them. Even to call Chris his little brother.
RIP B.I.G
Biggies Flow is Flawless on this shit, and it sounds current! and better than anything out now
his first verse is top 5 verses ever. its insanely good it blows my mind every time I hear it.
@@dutchcaliber Listen to this ruclips.net/video/O5mSWLnJXY0/видео.html
@@fightermma oh fuck off
Facts I mean flawless!
@@Kezzers Why so angry?
that Tyson, Jordan, Jackson line is top 10 in rap history. Biggie should be no lower than 3 on any list.
He is always number 1 on every list
I perform like Mike anyone tyson jordan Jackson. That line so dope. And it’s super true lol. Wow great bars.
@@Crushluigi Facts!🤜🏾🤛🏾
He should be no lower than numero uno
Top 3 on mine. Only behind Jay-Z and Nas
"Used to call me fatso, now you call me Castro."
Gotdern!!!!
That verse, heck ALL of Biggie's verses here is too much! Rip 🙏🏽 BIG
BIGGIE made this track what it is. One of his best moments on the mic.
And he was shot dead the day after
Don Robertson for real?!
Word, his verse is fire for real, and not to take away from that but I love Busta on this too
When he was killed a day after
And Busta
Honestly I feel like the hardest part of the entire song is the 1 minute, the chorus and buildup to Big's verse is godly 👏🏽
The G.O.A.T....
+Ronnie Hollingsworth agreed my friend, so sick, miss this kinda stuff
+Ronnie Hollingsworth i run miles to this song , and i get into it foreal when biggies part comes in it's just so hardcore and dope
Yeah, nailed hi part for both verses. He passes the wand BIG perfectly. His rap, as a performance, was well done.
U aint never lied
That diddy intro speaks volumes after everything that’s coming out😭
What I was thinking
His second verse is probably 😢he best one he’s ever done
The fact that Biggie said "And I'm quick to bust if my ends you touch
Kids or girl you touch, in this world I clutch" in his first verse is crazy
@@Lzo7639Jadakiss wrote this for diddy
The fact that this is Biggies last verse ever makes this so much better to me. It almost sounds like he knew this would be the last one
Wow...
Probably did .
It was only a matter of time ⏲️
This is his best verse ever too. This is my 2nd fav verse.
Biggie killed this ridiculous. In 2016 this would be unheard of to rap all this gangsta shit but actually being lyrical. Now you get 1 or the other.
i feel you. we are getting old,sucks huh?
Larry Tipton ain't it mane
#truth
couple of them still got it...Obie being one...
Dom G EMIN3M could spit with this CAT...and you know it ;)
I entered the ring to this song on my professional debut. (USAA boxing)
I got the shit beat out of me that night.
Thanks Biggy
Damn G.
James Barnes maybe you needed the Victory 2004 remix 🤷♀️
Good shit dude
Keep yo head up G. Most people don’t have the balls to be in ur position 👊🏾
You got in that ring! Anyone who get in that ring have heart!
That first verse by Biggie deserves to be in the HOF!
Big is the greatest MC ever...His flow and lyrical ability is unmatched even till this present day
is 2PAC and i respected BIG he's a top 3 artist of all time
Lol Tupac I is Lyrically not in the same building as biggie. cut it out. Biggie was better in every way.
@@christianpryor753 that's your opinion pac is better in my opinion
@Jerry Gambino he screams you sound so STUPID meek mill screams you a idiot my man
@@bgstv10001 pac was overrated man. When you separate the mam from the music bit doesn't hold up. He's good, I still think he's top 10, but he was in no way the next rapper ever.
Keep in mind big was only 24 years old WHEN HE DIED. Aint no body killin shit like this at that age today 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
I don't think people realize how young he was. to that big of an impact on music at that age is incredible. Let's not forget Pac. Pac did so much in his short life you would think he was 80 yrs old when he died. I'm glad to say I am from that era
Kareem Perkins word. Pac's tragedy was not only was a good artist but I thought he was an excellent actor too. What he did in Juice, man. He could've been the black Mark Wahlberg
MarrEMarr1 word. I think of Lauryn Hill, how ill she was but she got all that fame at 19, and sometimes it's tough to handle all that.
B.I.G. 4ever
Eminem is and will always be Biggies competition. Jay is in the top 10...maybe.
Biggie verse was a Flawless Victory....
Yup
It was a FATALITY
First or second?
@@andisuge1119 first verse
Brutality.
"The most shady Frankie baby, fantastic" Big 1st verse was so dope I shedded a tear.... Allegedly.
Biggie's lyrics were so impactful yet he used simple words and hit twice as hard as any rapper at the time. Even Em's lyrics can only be considered as astonishing.
This song was recorded on March 7th 1997, a day before the murder of B.I.G. Hard to believe that this was the last song he ever recorded. May Frank White rest in peace as the greatest rapper ever.
How do u know this ?
+Sh8y 96 It's true, you can check Google!
+Local Cannoneer the night of the 8th which turned to the 9th when the club let out.
The vocals and production for this track were laid down in Trinidad in summer of 96’
Big was always better then pac it wsn't hard to tell
I love how puffy spitting the hardest verse of his career and Big just talking through his whole shit 😂😏
Juan Nicasio jadakiss don’t even write his own music.
Jadakiss wrote puffy verses
Treal-OG DaGod that’s how they did it in all their songs
Ghost written
Jadakiss did write this, its one of the songs he wrote and never saw any return from it
this is probably the closest we will get to listening to prime biggie
Never thought about it like that before but you're right. This was after the masterful verses on some of the Life After Death tracks but he was just unreal how floated on this.
Damn, it's true
"Thumbs Up" if you only listen to B.I.G.'s verse on this joint and either stop the song or rewind it back when his verse is over...
B.I.G. is spitting over a joint from "Rocky"...and murked it.
Thought I was the only one lol
NatPickett357 I fast foward and rewind to Bigs verse.
Pretty much
BIG over rocky going the distance? thumbs up for life.
+NatPickett357 "Shut the fuck up Puff Daddy" *Fast Forwards*
Fuuuuck! Once BIG's verse start's, he just moves in and IMMEDIATELY takes that beat and makes it his.....rapper....take note. THAT'S how you do this shit! First 4 bars.....make 'em count.
Big can rap to any fucking beat.
Henny Lopez thats because the beats back his vocals yo
liveguy He killed it!!!!!
liveguy any Biggie song first 4 verse he's knocking u out like iron Mike Tyson
Facts
Biggie was years ahead of his time, rappers of these days couldn’t lace his boots.
He couldn't lace his boots either though. Biggies wordplay is untouchable, thankfully after he passed we still had the lox and members of the wu keeping the new York style of intelligent lyrics alive.
Years ahead?? Fuck that. My dude was ahead of any rapper of any time. Period.
yh but lloyd banks murdered this shot.
That's real talk. B.I.G. is the goat for a reason.
JID, YBN CORDAE, DENZEL CURRY THEYRE GOOD TOO
I'm from Uruguay and I've been analyzing and loving rap for almost 10 years. It's my favorite music and Notorious Big is my favorite artist. I can assure you that this man is different. I learn his lyrics with an ease that no other English language artist could (sorry for my English) Rest in peace LEGEND from URUGUAY. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾
Rap was so good back then. They used samples from real songs and made the bass harder, they actually flowed and rhymed, had attitude, unique voices, told stories, painted mental images, were original...music is sooo bad today
Concurr.
Damn right. Ahhmen!
Well said.
adolescent kid
You seem to be falling victim to nostalgia
I literally get teary eyed from Biggie's flow in here
So Do I... His last words to a MIC may have been his finest...
And when it echoes out on "commission" it's like he's going away forever...
@@12jazon yes
So good man, its so sad man, he saved his best for last.
"Used to call me Fatso, now they call me Castro"
I call it super brilliant
"Long nights I perform like Mike, Anyone Tyson, Jordan Jackson Action.." The absolute greatest lyrical performance in a single in all of rap history..hands down.
No
No way
Brawl nights*
Not really lol
Yep..All these ppl say no but think of another line that beats that.Ill wait..
And the crazy thing is…. This was like a light day for him. Easy day. Prolly wasn’t even trying hard. To us this was level 10, to him, he was prolly on 4… maybe 5. Big was a damn BEAST!
I feel like Kobe played this alot before each game he played! Rest in peace Black Mamba! 1/26/20
Just a 🔥 flow
I thought same thing
@Man With No Name lol so true man
Don't use Kobe's name for clout
@Man With No Name so at what point in anything I just said do I beg like a bitch? I'll wait!🤔🤔🤔🤔
Biggie's verses prove why he was, and still is, unable to be touched.
Hip Hop clearly not cause he got hit up cuz
Hip Hop Agreed, no rapper has ever matched Biggie’s bars as of now
BullzNation12 must not have heard Freddie Gibbs
Dawayne james He's good..not anywhere close to Bigs
Hip Hop
Those lyrics proves 2pac is the goat , better than DMX or any other
Look that track up kid
this song still sends chills down my spine
real shit.
You shouldn't be alone..
same here
Eeeyup
@@MrZangetsu468 why cause he in the DANGER ZONE????? love it!
"I perform like Mike, anyone, Tyson Jordan Jackson..."
One of my favorite lines of all time
Who else had to replay just to hear BIG again? One of the hardest verses I've ever heard. GOAT
ProgressiveResistance absolutely 💪💯
Biggie killed it
Every time I least gotta rewind whole song 3 times
ProgressiveResistance. 100
Like 5x
"anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson.." yeah, just give him the crown. I'm done.
John Shepard name checking is lame
Cakes, its not only the name checking on the word play of mike, Its how he switches Jackson to Action. "Action Jaction" If you dont get the swich, Then you dont get the funk. FACT
@@cakes3958 You're lame. Big is the best.
Jay z bit that line on niggas in paris
@@idontwanttobeaking9303 my dude your observations is illa 4rilla
there's definitely a lot of lyrical development with biggie throughout his career. he just seemed to get better and better. imagine if he would've survived just 5 more years... he could've taken over the world; even more so than he already did. we lost a true legend.
excellence is my presence
The year is 2022 and i'm still listening! Still getting goose bumps for that biggie flow !!
Real music gon stay good no matter what year it is!
Everyday.❤️
We here
Rappers todat are secretly trying to figure out how he done it
@@jamiekensington1155 Yep..Still chills in 2023
BIG's first 10 words on the track are harder than most rappers entire albums today. 🔥
Thomas Liquori facts
Lies
Naked Snake not it’s not
Give me an example then
Naked Snake So are you going to ignore the J. Cole Joyner Lucas Denzal Curry Kendrick Lamar Capital Streetz and others
Every time I go running I play this when I need to make it through that one last sprint. Motivation....
🤗
Nice.
😃Its the 3rd track on my 30 min run
Its on my run list too ..straight fire energy..
So do i
and to think B.I.G. was only 24 when he spit this... there was still room for improvement damn...
Eazy gom-khaiseb No room for improvement. This is as good as it gets. Perfection. There could only be variations of it.
Rapping is a young mans game, he was in his prime on this
Springsteen of all ppl commented on this fire shit right here wen asked how he wrote the song Born to Run in 75' wen he was just 26 yrs old where did he get his desperation for the whole escapism n shit n he said well if u listen to other music u see Biggie Smalls wrote some of his most life changing lyrics in this song ALSO on his mid 20's ...crazy right!? Much respect given.
@Hazem Radoncic pump ya breaks cuz...wouldn't say "way" better
@Hazem Radoncic lmfaoo Nas being better than Biggie.
How in the world was this NOT used in the Creed film??? It's almost criminal that this was overlooked!!!
Pound for pound might be the greatest verse in hiphop history. "Gun rest under the vest by the abdominal"
That's my favorite bar on this track
that's true
+Jonathan Johnson I guess so i mean biggie had quite some pounds on him lmao
+Jonathan Johnson I see what you did there lmao
its the best line ever, to me, that certified him as the goat...
"In the commission, you ask for permission to hit him" One the greatest intro lines ever!!
jrealtall30 thats real gangsta talk as in real life mobsters wen wanting to do a hit ask permission from the heads of the family to do it
That, Wu-tang "triumph", and Dmx intro simple
Biggie killed this shit. Nobody can do this better.
Ronald Lindsey pac was not even close to being a lyricist like big not even close ... dont get me wrong pac was in his own lane if he was alive he would've been the president
Nah That's Where You're Dead Wrong
@@omerahmed3533 let that be your little secret
@@relentless4g63t since its not mine only how about you tell me the names of pac's songs that are as lyrical as just this 1 biggie song dummy .
You know it
Ain't it funny,Biggie is BIGGER now than he was when he was alive.Him & Pac r now hip-hop martyrs without a doubt!!Their legacies live on!!!😊👍😝👍
Biggie word play and lyrics on this was insane
The absolute savagery of what he says, "WRONG nights I perform like Mike! Anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson...." That means on an off day he still performs at the highest level possible! If you take that mindset and apply it to anything you'll excel.
This song represents everything NYC ever was... RIP Big
If that ain't the truth I don't know what is.... r.i.p big
Well said
"Was..." too bad, the golden age of greatness is now over (:
I aint even from there bro but i could stand on that witcha💯💯🖨🖨🖨
Death Note RIP
The Hardest Intro EVER. Biggie killed IT
I get chills when he says "excellence Is my presence"... bet it was true
This is BIGs hardest song. This isn't a Puff Daddy song. Goes so hard
Nobody’s talking about busta being on this at all.
Jonathan Kaden he ain’t
Yassss.. Busta...got the real live s-- from front to back for my n------ in the world where the F you at....
Busta is my favorite part
Bust’s hook is the most energetic part of this song. A very good compliment, just like Puff was. But this is CLEARLY Big’s song
Because his part is pretty unremarkable compared to Biggie's. I love him, but this isn't his song.
real hip hop raw and uncut! spotify won't even play all the versus
What's tha directgame but hide for us ?!
Biggie was the best, just the way he rapped, and the things he said, he was just way far advanced than the average rapper, his story telling was just amazing, the things he said you can actually picture it in your head!!
This was the last song Biggie was on and was recorded 1 day before his death. R.I.P King Of Rap
Not king butt ok
Makaveli1996RAP
yeah not king. His G.O.A.T
2pac G.O.A.T
2Pac is just overrated. Biggies surpasses him with story, lyrics, Definitely the flow, Number of hits, most albums sold. Who had the higher rated album n who had a net worth of 120 million.
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"I perform like Mike, anyone Tyson, Jordan, Jackson, action pack guns ridiculous"
Fuck yes
I remember in 1997 my HOMIE rapped dat verse for me n I went CRAZY😂
Mad guns
My favorite line in this song
@Simon Curtis😂😂😂 Thankfully no!!
Bigs verses is what you call a master at flow!
Young boys this is how it's done!
Biggie was just hitting his stride when he died. Master storyteller and wordsmith.
Word play master, all other niggas is bartenders, biggie owned the club,
This song is still NUTS in 2020.
Beat is amazing, and big was spitting venom!
Busta rhymes energy towards the end. This is one of the greatest hip hop songs EVER.
No no..... this is rap
Bruv even the lead up to biggies verse gives you goose bumps
I thought I was the only one. I start it over just to hear the lead up again!!!!
K Williams I do it too 💀
Yadunoameddy Yadunoameddy true
Yadunoameddy Yadunoameddy real shit
bro this gave me chills when bigge gave his first verse
While I absolutely love this song and especially Big's lyrics, can we just talk about that orchestra in the background!!! Dope!!
Gives me goosebumps when i hear it.
Yep. It's from the Rocky soundtrack by Bill Conti. Check it out if you like the strings.
Yes
Do you believe that Puff had an orchestra in the background ?
Those horns! Ahhhhhh.........orgasmic..
BIG word play is crazy. This song is eternally fire.
"black rob joined the mob, there aint no replacin him" RIP Black Rob. RIP BIG
3:39
Always thought he said Junior Mob as in Junior Mafia not joined the mob
black rob died 7 months ago???
its been THAT long?
@@mikophilo348 yea
@@ceerious feels like 2 and a half 3 months tops
“Business wise? I play men.
Hide money on the island Cayman.
Y’all just betray men,
We spray men”
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Biggies verse on this probably the single best verse in the history of hip hop. No need for a debate
That Rocky Sample goes HARD!!
Biggies victory verses are some of the best in hip hop history this mans lyrical ability was bananas
"You ain't gotta like me you just mad cuz I tell it how it is and you tell it how it might be"-Diddy. One of the hardest bars of all time.
Bet 20 bucks Jada wrote that line
50 Biggie
I'll tolerate Diddy to hear Big
He aint that bad tho
Lmao 😂
Jadakiss wrote the verse for puff
you cant deny his inspiration impact tho
💯
there is no doubt biggie's verse is the best verse in rap history.
No doubt
Man, with the horns too. Fuck. Man, hands down the sickest lyrical presentation in the history of rap. I'm not worthy
With out a doubt , not even
Close
Bullshit..
Is that a troll comment?
If there is a Creed III, this song should be in it. Would be perfect for the training montage
🎯
FACTSSSS
The instrumental was in the first creed movie
@@superb3184 I could swear I heard it there too, do you know where in the movie?
Agree 👍
this song from biggie is the one that ended the comparation between him and Tupac, Biggie had the victory
I am here because hip pop said this the best song.
Same
fuck that guy,he sucks
ayeeeeee
@@blorb32 ♿
Just a random guy saying its the best, he's got nothing to do with hiphop
"The son of satan, they say my killing's too blatant" DAMN!
Biggie had no equal.
I like how Biggie is talking about the volume of the music in his headphones during Diddy first verse. It flowed right into the song.
Ofc it did its biggie
Oh wow.
Could you imagine being in the studio hearing the producer make this track then hearing what Biggie did on it. Still to this day he has the best sounding rap voice. Not bad for a kid from Bedstuy?