The Notorious B.I.G, Duets

In 1994 B.I.G.’s streetwise poetics and cinematic eye put East Coast rap back in the spotlight. Now, Eight years after his untimely and dramatic death, this great MC is still a part of our consciousness and, with this all star collaboration of Faith Evans, Jay Z, Bob Marley, Tupac, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, T.I., Mobb Deep, R. Kelly, Charlie Wilson, Big Pun and Fat Joe, to name a few , BIG proves posthumously that he is an artist so ahead of his time that his rhymes still sound as though they were written yesterday.

My personal favourite is The Eminem produced “It Has Been Said,” featuring Diddy and Obie Trice, this is a moving tribute to a Brooklyn born warrior prematurely lost. On these 22 tracks, the Notorious B.I.G. lives on, taking us on a ride through Bed-Stuy, one more time. Say no more, just listen.