The Notorious B.I.G. Greatest Hits [Clean]

• Artist: The Notorious B.I.G.
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• Release Date: March 06, 2007
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rap

Review

Released to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s death, Greatest Hits places the two "collaborate with a dead legend" albums -- 1999's Born Again and 2005's Duets: The Final Chapter -- on equal ground with Ready to Die and Life After Death, the two landmark albums Biggie released while he was on the planet. Anthologizing one of the most compelling figures in hip-hop history seems like a right thing to do. Basing such a release around four albums that are greatly divided between essential and inessential, however, amounts to something of a mess. Two obscurities are used where it would've made much more sense to select "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali," two of the biggest hits not included on this disc, and it's really off-balance to include three tracks from Born Again when only one more is pulled directly from Ready to Die. Longtime fans need not go near this; the same goes for beginners, who should reach for Ready to Die. [A clean version was also made available.] ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Juicy		The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:45)
Big Poppa	Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper	The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:09)
Hypnotize		The Notorious B.I.G.	(3:50)
One More Chance/Stay with Me [Remix]		The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:28)
Get Money		The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:34)
Warning		The Notorious B.I.G.	(3:39)
Dead Wrong		The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:57)
Who Shot Ya		The Notorious B.I.G.	(5:16)
Ten Crack Commandments		The Notorious B.I.G.	(3:24)
Notorious Thugs		The Notorious B.I.G.	(6:07)
Notorious B.I.G.		The Notorious B.I.G.	(3:11)
Nasty Girl	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Christopher Wallace, Steven "Steven J." Jordan, Leroy Watson	The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:46)
Unbelievable		The Notorious B.I.G.	(3:40)
N***as Bleed		The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:51)
Running Your Mouth	Billy Preston, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Christopher Wallace, Nathaniel Hale, Steven "Steven J." Jordan	The Notorious B.I.G.	(3:33)
Want That Old Thing Back	Sean "Puffy" Combs, Mark DeBarge, Rashad Smith, Jack Knight, Christopher Wallace, Etterlene Jordan	The Notorious B.I.G.	(4:58)
#! *@ You Tonight		The Notorious B.I.G.	(5:44)

Credits

The Notorious B.I.G. (Executive Producer), R. Kelly (Performer), Dave Aron (Mixing), Easy Mo Bee (Producer), Leslie Brathwaite (Mixing), Tom Cassel (Engineer), Sean "Puffy" Combs (Producer), Sean "Puffy" Combs (Mixing), Norty Cotto (Engineer), DJ Premier (Producer), Rich July (Engineer), Clark Kent (Mixing), Manny Marroquin (Engineer), Tony Maserati (Engineer), Tony Maserati (Mixing), Axel Niehaus (Engineer), Axel Niehaus (Mixing), Michael Patterson (Engineer), Michael Patterson (Mixing), Ed Raso (Engineer), Ed Raso (Mixing), Eddie Sancho (Mixing), Richard Travali (Engineer), Richard Travali (Mixing), Doug Wilson (Engineer), Faith Evans (Vocals), Faith Evans (Executive Producer), Kenny Ortíz (Engineer), Kenny Ortíz (Mixing), Rasheed Goodlowe (Engineer), Nasheim Myrick (Producer), Stevie J. (Programming), Stevie J. (Producer), Stevie J. (Instrumentation), Jazze Pha (Producer), Carlos "6 July" Broady (Producer), Mark Pitts (Executive Producer), Chucky Thompson (Producer), Rashad Smith (Producer), Lane Craven (Producer), Lane Craven (Engineer), Lane Craven (Mixing), Krayzie Bone (Vocals), Tim McKasty (Keyboards), Daron Jones (Producer), Daron Jones (Instrumentation), Soopafly (Producer), Lorrenn Argumendes (Engineer), Stephen Dent (Engineer), Pam Long (Vocals (Background)), Jack Knight (Vocals (Background)), Jack Knight (Vocal Producer), Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence (Producer), Diana Pedraza (Engineer), Joe Pererra (Producer), Jason Carson (Engineer), Roger Che (Engineer), Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool (Producer), Alex DeJonge (Assistant Engineer), Richard "Younglord" Frierson (Editing), Richard "Younglord" Frierson (Post Production), Jay Whalen (Assistant Engineer), Voletta Wallace (Executive Producer), Mario Alberto Rodriguez (Engineer), Mario Alberto Rodriguez (Mixing), King James II (Engineer), Nico Solis (Engineer), Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck (Engineer), Kori Anders (Mixing Assistant), Alec Newell (Engineer), Mario "Yellow Man" Winans (Programming), Mario "Yellow Man" Winans (Producer), Rick DeVarona (Assistant Engineer), Mike Guidotti (Assistant Engineer), Wayne Barrow (Executive Producer), Harve "Joe Hooker" Pierre (Vocal Producer), P. Diddy (Producer), P. Diddy (Mixing)