Life After "Life After Death". What Biggie had planned for the future.....
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Rapmastermind
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Good question. I've thought about this a lot myself. Shyne had a very amazing voice and rhyming ability. His flow was very sharp. But the fact is he was successful cause of his similarities to Biggie vocally. Shyne was actually discovered by one of Biggie's longtime Producers Clark Kent who produced several of Biggie Classics. My hypothesis would be it could of gone two ways. Biggie could of dismissed Shyne for sounding to much like him (Lil Kim ended up dissing Shyne for that very thing) or with Clark Kent urging, Biggie would got a kick out of Shyne's similarities to him and they would of done some "Gimmie the Loot" type multiple personality song collabos.
Honestly Listening to Shyne's album I felt Big's energy on a few tracks as far as flow, style as well as sound. Ironically the last song on Shyne's album is called "The Commission" and the beat was produced by one of the Hitmen and longtime Biggie Collaborator Nasheim Mavrick. Which leads to me believe it may have been a beat he was thinking of giving Biggie for "The Commission" album. A few beats on Shyne's album was tailor made for Biggie's flow including "Bad Boyz", "Bang" and "Die". But when I heard "The Commission" I felt Shyne was channeling Biggie for sure, even the hook sounded like something Biggie would say:
"Die for it, get on the stand lie for it, blow trail
get up in the chair fry for it, never turn into snitchin
rather swin with the fishin, mothafukka respect it, THE COMMISSION, UHH"
When I heard that, I seriously thought Puffy gave Shyne a secret Biggie rhyme book, lol. Shyne even starts the song with Biggie's trademark "Uhh, Yeah" adlibs. Also for the record, this timeline I presented is from Biggie's death 97 up to the year 2000. I've gotten questions about Biggie past that point and honestly his plans were for the next 3 years after his Sophomore album came out. People have to remember, Biggie died before his 2nd album, he only released 1 solo album during his lifetime he was literally at the beginning of his career.
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Rapmastermind
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Bumping this cuz today would of been Biggie 42 Born Day. Seeing Diddy, Dre & Jay burn up the Fobes list has me wondering with all Big's business plans he could very well been right with them.
Good question but in my honest opinion I don't think Biggie would be on the Fobes list because of Diddy. He's not on Puff on the business level/sense but I could be wrong but still I don't see it.
It seems to me that Biggie cares about the music more than the business.
Pac seems like he already be prepared what he about to do with his future than Biggie. Pac had more chance to leave Death Row and go on with his future than Biggie had more chance to leave Bad Boy.
Jay-Z already got partners with the Roc-A-Fellas before Bigge died.
Rapmastermind
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But Biggie broke Lil Kim and Junior Mafia outside of Bad Boy. He had a clothing line b4 Puff and Jay. If n e thing Big learned from Puff. Again 3 executive producer credits after his debut album with about 5 more albums to produce on his plate. Based on my research Big was building a business empire. He would of been a full blown executive by 2000. He was even managing Puff.
To me, it seems that was all P.Diddy's plan, not Biggie's. OFC, Biggie was the biggest popular on the Bad Boy but it was all along was Puff.
Biggie died and what happened?....Bad Boy was still going on with Mase, The Lox, Loon, Lil' Kim, Lil' Crease, or whatever Puff came up with. It wasl all Puff's idea.
Pac died....what happened?....Death Row is GONE.. Death Row don't need Dr.Dre but they got 2Pac until Pac gone and Death Row is death.
Death Row need Pac
Bad Boy don't need Biggie cause they got Puff.
Naw, Biggie had ideas of opening a restaurant with Heavy D, then Puffy came along years later with Justin's. Biggie had the idea of a clothing line, Brooklyn Mint, then Puff came with Sean John years later. He had the label with Lance Rivera, they had Lil Kim & Junior MAFIA signed to it. I believe they was going to do a joint venture on the Commission project with Jay Z. Some sources has his estate being $150 million of net worth. Which is amazing considering he's been gone for nearly 20 years. One can only imagine what he would have done had he still been alive.
Happy BDay Biggie!
Cam Sampled BIG On His 2nd Album Also, One Of My Fav Camron Songs
Great reads in here. shyt is just
to think about
Knicksman20
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Posted this in another thread but it's fitting since D-Rock was his man & he talks about his birthday. 4:15-5:15 pretty much sums up how I feel & I know a lot of others here will agree:
what about the whole "Think B.I.G." thing? was that just promotional or was it a side project?
Rapmastermind
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"Think B.I.G." was the promotional slogan for LAD but its also the name of an underground song Big did with Pudgee and Lord Tariq.
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C-Styles
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The Greatness we we're robbed of... smh
Max Goonberg
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Naw, Biggie had ideas of opening a restaurant with Heavy D, then Puffy came along years later with Justin's. Biggie had the idea of a clothing line, Brooklyn Mint, then Puff came with Sean John years later. He had the label with Lance Rivera, they had Lil Kim & Junior MAFIA signed to it. I believe they was going to do a joint venture on the Commission project with Jay Z. Some sources has his estate being $150 million of net worth. Which is amazing considering he's been gone for nearly 20 years. One can only imagine what he would have done had he still been alive.
Happy BDay Biggie!
nikka trying mad hard to down play big and bring up some pac shyt at the same time when pac died broke as a joke fukk outta here
Mortal1
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Dope information drop OP makes it even crazier that last song on LAD being Your'e Nobody Till Somebody Kills You.
