Biggie probably eventually gets his publishing back had he stayed alive but he probably would have had to work for it by doing so much writing for Puff or resigning another 5 album deal with Bad Boy or some shyt.
It speaks volumes that Biggie brought Kim, Cease, Cam and Charli to Un as opposed to Diddy because he knew Diddy was jerking him. I know that made Diddy look crazy to Arista.
Which lines up with Mase bringing Cam to BIG instead of Poof.
Like Greg Tate said, when Poof Diddy transitioned to being a rap star it proved aggressive mediocrity won the war over art and talent. I used to feel like I was losing my mind watching a nikka who couldn't dance, write a rhyme, or spit a ghostwritten with an ounce of style or rhythm be taken seriously.
If you have any insight into the human condition and psychology, and you watch the PE 2000 and Come With Me videos, you know you're looking at a psychopath capable of any and all evil. Come With Me in particular is a window into a maniac's mind - only the most malignant of narcissists could have conceived of that song and video.
The video begins with him dreaming of a sex scene of himself. Then he proceeds to spew insipid off-beat toddler rants over a sample of Kashmir. He jumps into the sky and his body transforms into a flock of doves. Suddenly he's floating into Times Square in a white suit while caterwauling “I cryyyyy/tears of sorrow/I diiiiie” after which he begins
conducting an orchestra and scream rapping “tell me lies/time flies/close your eyes” and “I wanna fight you/fukkin bite you/I can’t stand nobody like you” and "I'm here to stay/forever/and ever/and a day/that's never/COME WITH ME"
His was such a staggering and disproportionate blend of talentlessness and grandiosity. That's a man who has zero regard for the world, the people in it, or the culture they create and sustain. Just the most contemptible and insidious sort of parasite there is.