the intarwebs has been vibing over biggie smalls tracks since it's fifteen years ago the notorious b.i.g. passed away. as usual there will be songs shared and linked to from all times and there is a whole load of them that are quality and will bring the house down proper any day.
this tune is one that i found out about a couple of years ago and it's a mending of three special people, one of the biggest rappers/(or actually artists in general) to have ever come out of sweden (yeah, i know she is a bit uk and us as well but with a birtnname of neneh marianne karlsson, she is sweden); a very talented producer by the name of christian falk or falcon as he used to bill himself in the hiphop heyday and of course a (then) little known rapper called the notorious b.i.g. (or biggie smalls as he was known then).
nowadays biggie is the star and neneh cherry is the lesser but back in '92 the roles were reversed and biggie had only been on a few records officially and this was one of them. rumour has it (according to falk's collaborator & friend dj sleepy) that biggie wasn't the first choice for the guestspot but busta rhymes but he was difficult to get and wanted more money. probably because of his reputation for turning out verses that stole the show.
the beat by christian falk and fabian is typical 90's east coast material and holds up really well and is nice & gritty. biggies verse isn't the best thing in the world but his flow and presence speaks for itself. this track is somewhat forgotten classic and for biggie, i want to bring it back. r.i.p. christopher wallace. and for neneh cherry, keep on rocking and doing what you do. she is still working and doing wonderful music, same goes for christian falk.
listen here (youtube)
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