One of the most celebrated rappers of a generation, The Notorious B.I.G. released just one full length LP during his lifetime, 1994’s ‚Ready to Die‚. Released just two weeks after his untimely passing following a shooting incident in L.A, the follow up, ‚Life after Death‚, was an instant hit achieving diamond certified sales and spawning several commercially successful singles, ‚Hypnotize‚, ‚Mo Money, Mo Problems‚ and ‚Sky’s The Limit‘, each based on highly memorable samples. The album featured the likes of Jay Z, Lil‘ Kim, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, R. Kelly, & Puff Daddy. This weekend marks the album’s 20th anniversary and in keeping with tradition, Whosampled.com teamed up with Wax Poetics to present and exclusive mix of album tracks, alternate versions and of course original sample material, mixed by former DMC champion DJ Matman:
Tracklist:
02. The Notorious B.I.G. – Sky’s The Limit
03. Screamin‘ jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You
04. The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
06. The Notorious B.I.G. – Long Kiss Goodnight
07. Public Enemy – Shut ‚Em Down (Pete Rock Remix) Matman Intro Edit
08. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
10. Barbara Mason – Another Man
11. The Notorious B.I.G. – Another
13. The Notorious B.I.G. – Nasty Boy (Bad Boy Remix) Matman Aca In Edit
14. The Notorious B.I.G. – Nasty Boy
15. Rene & Angela – I Love You More
16. The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Jay-Z – I Love The Dough
17. Zapp – More Bounce To The Ounce (Matman Intro Edit)
18. The Notorious B.I.G. – Going Back To Cali
20. Doug E. Fresh And M. C. Ricky D (aka Slick Rick) – La-Di-Da-Di
21. The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
22. Andreas Vollenweider – Belladonna
23. The Notorious B.I.G. – I Got A Story To Tell
24. Schoolly D – P.S.K.-What Does It Mean?
25. The Notorious B.I.G. – B.I.G. Interlude
26. Richard Evans – Close To You
27. Al Green – I’m Glad Your Mine
28. Biz Markie – Biz Is Goin‘ Off
27. The Notorious B.I.G. – What’s Beef?
28. Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
29. The Notorious B.I.G. – Mo Money Mo Problems Matman Aca Out Edit
31. The Notorious B.I.G. – The World Is Filled…
33. The Notorious B.I.G. – Miss U
34. The Notorious B.I.G. – Notorious Thugs
35. Billy Preston – I Wonder Why
36. The Notorious B.I.G. – Nobody Til Somebody (Enuff Demo Mix)
37. The Notorious B.I.G. – You’re Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)
38. Al Green – For The Good Times
39. The Notorious B.I.G. – My Downfall
40. The Notorious B.I.G. – #! *@ You Tonight
41. The Notorious B.I.G. – Last Days (OG Havoc Demo Mix)
42. The Whispers – Hey, Who Really Cares
43. The Notorious B.I.G. – N%$%*s Bleed