The Legacy of the Notorious B.I.G.

BET.com looks back at classic rhymes from B.I.G.

Showing His Playa Skills on “Big Poppa” - Straight up honey, really I'm askin’ / Most of these ni***s think they be mackin’ but they be actin’ / Who they attractin’ with that line, "What's your name, what's your sign?" / Soon as he buy that wine I just creep up from behind / And ask what your interests are, who you be with / Things to make you smile, what numbers to dial / You gon' be here for a while, I'm gon' go call my crew / You go call your crew / We can rendezvous at the bar around 2 (Photo: Des Willie/Redferns)
Flexing His Storytelling Prowess on “Warning” - It's my nigga Pop from the barbershop / Told me he was in the gamblin’ spot, and heard the intricate plot / "Some ni***s wanna stick you like fly paper, neighbor" / Slow down, love, please chill drop the caper / "Remember them ni***s from the hill up in Brownsville / That you rolled dice wit, smoked blunts and got nice wit?" / Yeah my ni*** Fame up in Prospect / Nah, them my ni***s, nah love wouldn't disrespect / "I didn't say them / They schooled me to some ni***s that you knew from back when / When you was clockin' minor figures / Now they heard you blowin’ up like nitro / And they wanna stick the knife through your windpipe slow"
Matching Wits With Method Man on "The What" - Welcome to my center / Honeys feel it deep in they placenta / Cold as the pole in the winter / Far from the inventor, but I got this rap shit sewed / And when my Mack unloadsI'm guaranteed another video / Ready to die, why I act that way / Pop duke left mom duke / The faggot took the back way / So instead of makin’ hoes suck my dick up / I used to do stick-up / Cause hoes is irritatin’ like the hiccups / Excuse me, flows just grow through me / Like trees to branches / Cliffs to avalanches(Photo: PA Photos/Landov)
Describing Crack’s Impact on “Things Done Changed” - If I wasn't in the rap game / I'd probably have a key knee-deep in the crack game / Because the streets is a short stop / Either you're slingin’ crack rock or you got a wicked jumpshot / S**t, it's hard being young from the slums / Eatin’ five cent gums, not knowin' where your meals comin’ from / And now the s**t's gettin' crazier and major / Kids younger than me, they got the Sky Grand Pagers / Goin’ outta town, blowin’ up / Six months later all the dead bodies showin’ up / It make me wanna grab the nine and the shotty / But I gotta go identify the body / Damn, what happened to the summertime cookouts / Every time I turn around, a n***a gettin’ took out(Photo: Everett Collection 271379A)Trading Verses With His Heir Apparent, Jay-Z, on “Brooklyn’s Finest” - Hit ya, back split ya / F**k fistfights and lame scuffles / Pillow case to your face, make the shell muffle / Shoot your daughter in the calf muscle / F**k a tussle, nickel-plated / Sprinkle coke on the floor, make it drug-related / Most hate it … My Bed-Stuy flow’s malicious, delicious / F**k three wishes / Made my road to riches / From 62s, gem stars, my mom's dishes / Gram choppin’, police van dockin’ / Ds at my doors knockin’

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Flexing His Storytelling Prowess on “Warning” - It's my nigga Pop from the barbershop / Told me he was in the gamblin’ spot, and heard the intricate plot / "Some ni***s wanna stick you like fly paper, neighbor" / Slow down, love, please chill drop the caper / "Remember them ni***s from the hill up in Brownsville / That you rolled dice wit, smoked blunts and got nice wit?" / Yeah my ni*** Fame up in Prospect / Nah, them my ni***s, nah love wouldn't disrespect / "I didn't say them / They schooled me to some ni***s that you knew from back when / When you was clockin' minor figures / Now they heard you blowin’ up like nitro / And they wanna stick the knife through your windpipe slow"

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