THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. – DUETS (THE FINAL CHAPTER) 2LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ 2005 RAP HIP HOP BIGGIE SMALLS

The Notorious B.I.G. – Duets (The Final Chapter)
(Bad Boy Entertainment Records  2005  7567838851)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1/C1/D1

Double Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners & crease on top left corner
Insert in Nr MINT condition

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names The Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta rap, he is widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. Wallace became known for his distinctive laid-back lyrical delivery, offsetting the lyrics’ often grim content. His music was often semi-autobiographical, telling of hardship and criminality, but also of debauchery and celebration.

Duets: The Final Chapter (sometimes referred as The Biggie Duets) is the second posthumous album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., and is a collection of songs featuring appearances of other prominent rappers. The album was released by Bad Boy Records and Atlantic Records in the UK on December 19, 2005, and in the US on December 20 and charted at #3 selling 438,000 copies, beaten by the extremely high sales of Jamie Foxx’s Unpredictable and Mary J. Blige’s The Breakthrough. In the UK it climbed as high as #13 after the release of the album’s first single “Nasty Girl”. It is his second posthumous album that was certified platinum.

Notes/Vocal sample sources

• Biggie’s vocals from “It Has Been Said” come from “Victory”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Spit Your Game” come from “Notorious Thugs”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Whatchu Want” come from an unreleased song called “Whatchu Want”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Get Your Grind On” come from “My Downfall”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Living the Life” come from “Let Me Get Down”
• Biggie’s vocals from “1970 Somethin'” come from “Respect”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Nasty Girl” come from “Nasty Boy”
• Biggie’s and 2Pac’s vocals from “Living in Pain” come from an unreleased song called “House of Pain”
• Biggie’s vocals from “I’m With Whateva” come from “Ready to Die”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Beef” come from “What’s Beef?”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Hustler’s Story” come from an unreleased song called “You’ll See”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Breakin’ Old Habits” come from “Young G’s”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Ultimate Rush” come from “Why You Tryin’ to Play Me?” released by Xtra Large Entertainment(Derrick Hodge and LeTroy Davis) and “Drugs”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Mi Casa” come from “Friend of Mine”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Hold Ya Head” come from “Suicidal Thoughts”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Just a Memory” come from “You’re Nobody (‘Til Somebody Kills You)” and “Come On”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Wake Up” come from “If I Should Die Before I Wake” and “Kick in the Door”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Want that Old Thing Back” come from “One More Chance”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Running Your Mouth” come from an unreleased song called “Whatchu Want”
• Biggie’s vocals from “Stop The Break” come from an unreleased song called “Stop The Break” by Ron G

Credited samples

“It Has Been Said”

• “Victory” by Puff Daddy featuring The Notorious B.I.G

“Spit Your Game”

• “My Ship Is Coming In” by Walter Jackson

“Living the Life”

• “Take Time To Tell Her” by Jerry Butler

“Living in Pain”

• “Blue Sky Silver Bird” by Lamont Dozier

“I’m With Whateva”

• “Halloween” by John Carpenter

“Ultimate Rush”

• “Drugs” by Lil’ Kim

“Beef”

• “My Other Love” by Bunny Sigler

“Hold Ya Head”

• “Johnny Was” by Bob Marley