Today marks the 16th anniversary of the death of Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G. He was killed too soon at the age of 24, but his music and legacy survive and continue to inspire musicians to this day. Countless rappers cite Biggie as their primary influence for their craft. Most fans can't necessarily relate to his lyrics, but they can appreciate his storytelling and wordplay, as well as his unique and adaptable flow. I'm sure that is why so many producers have found it relevant and easy to include his vocals on remixes. To celebrate his contributions to hip-hop and music, I decided to share a couple of remixes of his songs that I particularly enjoy. I think these tracks demonstrate the wide breadth of B.I.G.'s reach.
Teenage producer Yinyues constructed this quick song using an unreleased track from the Life After Death album. Yinyues had barely been born when Biggie was gunned down, but that's the point: you don't have to be a contemporary of a legend to be inspired by his work.
This track includes bars from the oft-sampled 'Dead Wrong' which Mr. Francois weaves over an excellent instrumental from 'Linguistics' by Cunninlynguists.
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