Biggie stole his name and song Juicy from this rapper?

[3:30]

Interesting, I'm doing a little digging in the crates now,

and I just found out that a bay area rapper named Dre Dog dropped a album in 1993

that featured the same beats Puffy used for Juicy and Big Poppa

Unless these beats were popular samples back then, maybe Puffy got inspired by this dude

And I dont think that takes away from the greatness of Puff and Bigg,

Sometimes dope beats can end up in the wrong hands

Being from the Bay and growing up around legendary underground Bay Area rappers, I can tell you Bay rappers sampled hella songs before East Coast rappers did. But you also have to realize a lot of these sampled songs weren’t obscure records. Mtume “Juicy Fruit” was one of the biggest R&B records of the fukking 80’s. They still play that song on classic R&B radio to this day.

Also, a lot of rappers pattern themselves after underground rappers that are relatively unknown in the mainstream. Snoop patterned his early rap style after D-Loc and Richie Rich from 415 from Oakland. But Snoop admits this. He even used the same sample for “Gz and Hustlaz” as 415 did on “Snitches and bytches”. Everybody patterns themselves after somebody. Nas sounds like G Rap mixed with Rakim. Biggie sounds nothing like that B1 dude though.

The only weird coincidence is his name being Notorious B1, him being fat and calling himself big daddy. I know big name rappers with the machine behind them are known to low key steal game from underground rappers. Sort of like how Jay Z said “I got 99 problems but a bytch ain’t one” in 2003 when local Bay Area legend Cellski from my old block in Frisco said that same phrase on “On the Grind” in 94’.

He Later became Andre Nikatina

..NY lookin funny in the light

 

[DaKidFromNoWhere]

He couldn’t use his name because biggy smallz was already trademark by a Caucasian rapper from the west coast who ironically had ties to Pac - The record label gave him the name notorious BIG

how in da hell would he be inspired by a rapper he probably never heard of

Another way of showing folks not black or don't respect culture.
Biggie actually got his name from a character in the classic Let's Do It Again.

 

[Juggalo Fred]

Interesting, I'm doing a little digging in the crates now,

and I just found out that a bay area rapper named Dre Dog dropped a album in 1993

that featured the same beats Puffy used for Juicy and Big Poppa

Unless these beats were popular samples back then, maybe Puffy got inspired by this dude

And I dont think that takes away from the greatness of Puff and Bigg,

Sometimes dope beats can end up in the wrong hands

You didn't know who Dre Dog was???

 

[Tribal Outkast]

I mean Juicy Fruit was a major hit back when it came out so I wouldn’t be surprised that a bunch of rappers would sample it. That’s not to say Puff didn’t steal it though

 

[Lord Beasley]

So the great rapper of all time couldn't figure out how to rap over Juicy Fruit without stealing it from a dude in Mississippi

greatest rapper of all time?

 

[Metal Face]

That Mississippi to East Coast line is sus

but im blaming Diddy

 

[pawdalaw]

You had to be around during that time. After James Brown catalog was milked dry, there was a mad dash to sample any and everything familiar that the original artist would clear for the low.
Dig deep enough and there are probably doze s of Juicys out there. Westcoast had the Zapp, Roger sound on lock and Puff made sampling hits stylish.... nothing to see here.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

…..

 

[JordanWearinThe45]

 

[Breh Obama]

Surprised more people aren’t talking bout this on here

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Sounds like a fat eazy e

 

[head shots101]

Interesting

 

[Big Boss]

 

[Big Boss]

 

[SunZoo]

@ coincidences.