"Duets: The Final Chapter" came out in 2005. It was the third posthumous release from The Notortious B.I.G., who died back in 19997 in a fatal shooting. This release has modern producers take past material (both released and unreleased tracks) and take snippets of them to form completley new ... Read review
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A review by XICripZ on Duets (The Final Chapter/Parental Advisory) [PA] - Notorious B.I.G. (The) March 14th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Originality
Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics
Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks
Mixed
Value for Money
Satisfactory
Advantages:
Able to do things that could never happen before
Disadvantages:
Inconsistent
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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"Duets: The Final Chapter" came out in 2005. It was the third posthumous release from The Notortious B.I.G., who died back in 19997 in a fatal shooting. This release has modern producers take past material (both released and unreleased tracks) and take snippets of them to form completley new tracks, and have the remainder of the time taken up by raps from stars of the time.
1. "Intro"
2. "It Has Been Said" (feat. Eminem, Obie Trice and Diddy)
Personally, I saw this as a poor way to start off the album as it began with Eminem, and I simply cannot listen to his music, so there was no way that I was going to feel this one at all. Em' produced it too, and so had full control over the recording.
**One Star**
3. "Spit Your Game" (feat. Krazyie Bone and Twista)
This was one of the single from the album, and it has Big's old material re-used and worked inot a club banger by one of the top party rap prodcers of that year, Swizz Beatz. With him backing things up, the strong foundations give way for two of the most well-known speed rappers in the game, Twista and Bone Thugs member, Krayzie Bone.
**Five Stars**
4. "Whatchu Want " (feat. Jay-Z)
I expect that this one was received well by all East Coast fans aas the two kings of these ends come together as Young Hov joins Biggie on this one, and together on some some fly Danja beats, it is a hardcore one as they take lines from old Big freestyles, and a flow from Jay-Z which seems to have a similar level of energy.
**Five Stars**
5. "Get Your Grind On" (feat. Big Pun, Freeway and Fat Joe)
This album allows great things to happen,l and so if you would like to see a collab that can never happen actually occur, you get this, and so here you have Biggie working with another deceased MC, as you get him with Big Pun (and others). personally, I don't really care for Pun, and Fat Joe, so this did very little for me, but others may feel differently towards this cold track.
**Two Stars**
6. "Living The Life" (feat. Faith Evans, Cheri Dennis, Bobby Valentino, Ludacris and Snoop Dogg)
The line-up for this one excited me much more than any other on the album as you get him with some of the biggest mainstream names of the time with Luda and Snoop being the main attractions, and I felt that the rsults lived up to the expectations as hey should have with. Ludacris showing that he can make this thing his own, and Snoop is able to ignore the history to do one for his album.
**Four Stars**
7. "The Greatest Rapper" (Lude)
8. "1970 Somethin'" (feat. The Game and Faith Evans)
You get much of this one taken up by Biggie, which is a bonus )as he is the main attraction for the album). You have many of the lines out of "Respect" used in this as he speaks on the early years of his life and even prior to this when he was growing in the womb. From here, The Game spits fire, and seems to set u a great contrast from Big's work.
This was the big singel off the album, and you surely must have heard it as its release had it hyped for at least 18 months as you got Jazze Pha taking it to the clubs with his synth-based work as he modified Big's "Nasty Boy" with the aid of Nelly and Diddy with raps, and the vocals from Jagged Ege and Nelly's Derrty Ent. signee Avery Storm.
**Five Stars**
10. "Living In Pain" (feat. 2Pac, Nas Mary J. Blige)
You wnat and Biigie and 'Pac collab; you've got it. Despite all the East Coat-West Coat beef in the mid-nineties (which led to the death of both of them) this one has them together obvious to the significance of it all. Nas is one this too, and personally I felt that he verse was the highlight of it.
**Four Stars**
11. "I'm With Whateva" (feat. Lil' Wayne, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones)
Stevie J (of The Hitmen does the beats here, anmd initally seems to take on Whodini's "Friends" beats before abandoning it and adpting it to make it a more modern-sounding one, and it wokrs perfectly to get the best of the new school wokring together on a hot track as you get Lil' Wayne (years before global superstardom) with then-Dipset members Juelz Santana and Jim Jones.
**Four Stars**
12. "Beef" (feat. Mobb Deep)
In a direct rip from "What's Beef", this one has it remade with a Mobb Deep twist as you get the East Coast dou both producing and doing the additional verses for the track in a hardcore track from the artist that has him go to his extremes with rhymes about how far things can go in the world of "Beef".
**Three Stars**
13. "My Dad" (Lude)
14. "Hustler's Story" (feat. Akon, Scarface, and Big Gee)
The voice of Akon put me off, so it wasn't the best way to start off the track, but after he passes over it and Big raps some of his lesser knonw lines off a Bab Boy promo disc. The Geto Boy, Scarface brings his hardcore southern thing to this one, and it seems to work with the overall soudn of things as the Akon hook seems to bring you into this type of sound.
**Three Stars**
15. "Breakin' Old Habits" (feat. T.I. and Slim Thug)
This one has him take in to the Dirty South (the ends of the USA which weren't really saying much whilst he was aroudn) and so to show that the south is in full effect, two of the top performers from the key cities of Houston and Atlanta drop in to kick it with Biggie, and show that his stlye wokrs just as well with a southern twist.
**Four Stars**
16. "Ultimate Rush" (feat. Missy Elliot)
Here Missy takes on a big task of perfomring on her own with the Biggie material, and I felt that she managed this challenge fairly well as she attempts to work aroud the raps of his and make it sem as if the stuff (which was made for Lil' kim's "Drugs", was just for this track, and the thing fitted it all perfectly without any force.
**Three Stars**
17. "Mi Casa" (feat. R. Kelly and Charlie Wilson)
You have a more gentle one hear as the collaboration is with a pair of R&B artist, and with Uncle Charlie Wilson and Kells you have the thing taking a different turn, but with the hard way that he is rapping with the lines from "Friend of Mine", the fly lines (which take from Wu-Tang) set up a ideal hook by the soulful duo.
**Four Stars**
18. "Little Homie" (Lude)
19. "Hold Ya Head" (feat. Bob Marley)
This one has Big doing one alongside Bob Marley as he does a sectio of "Johnny Was" for the chorus, and the notorious one simply does the verses from "Suical Thoughts". Although the themes of both tracks work together, I felt that the fact that the prodcuer simply cut the Hip hop beat and just put in the Reggae section in (without a mix) meant it was just forced, and they didn't really fuse any of the material.
**Two Stars**
20. "Just a Memory" (feat. Diddy and Clipse)
Reading that Clipse were on this, I wondered if it meant that there was going to be a a track with The neptunes producing for Biige, but it doesn't happen as Scram Jones takes on this role (and frankly it would never have worked). I felt that the results were great as he sows that he knows his work well, and comes up with a big mix of his lyrics to come out with well-structured phrases.
**Four Stars**
21. "Wake Up" (feat. KoRn)
I can't believe that the notorious one would have gone on to do this under his own control, however it was nice to see some change as the final musical track on the release gets him working with the Nu-Metal band, KoRn. They completely take the track over by putting a Metal spin on a couple of verses in "If I Should Die Before I Wake" and "Kick In The Door", but I wouldn't say that the adaptations are favourable.
**Three Stars**
22. "Love Is Everlasting" (Outro)
I liked this album for what it does as it is does thigns that were unable to occur in the past, and I felt that it was good at making such things happen. However I felt that not all of them came out right, and it led to it being quite inconsistent. There are only a couple of real bangers on this album, but I think that any fans of the artists will be excited by this one.
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Advantages: Different Hip Hop Acts Disadvantages: None
If Big were alive today and he played this CD I'm sure he'd be proud of each every song on the album. It's hard to imagine that most of these songs are remixed from original Big acapellas and releases.
Songs like 'Nasty Girl' will attract all kinds of music lovers with its entourage of fine acts such as Jagged Edge & Nelly who add a more up to date appeal to the song.
'Spit Your Game' a remix of the orginal 'Lets Ride' will get plenty of airtime, ... ...legendary Swizz Beatz from the Ruff Ryders. The song also features Bone-Thugs-n-Harmony who did the original with Big and Twista who brings his style to the table, together they produced an awesome track.
Other tracks that should be paid attention are; 'It Has Been Said' featuring Eminem, 'Mi Casa' featuring R. Kelly and 'Watchu Want' Featuring Jay-Z.
This CD is definetly a must have for all hip hop fans. Track List
1. Intro - B.I.G Live In Jamaica ...
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Advantages: Still good to hear BIG and some good special appearances Disadvantages: Lakes new material and far to few high quality songs for a BIG album
This album isn't really like a Biggie album, to be honest it was quite a let down. Most of the songs just consist of a couple of recycled verses from BIG and one verse from the featured mc, which usually just raps about how good BIG was - which is still a great thing as he is still a legend. But, there really isn't that much new material. Maybe they should have left it at Life After Death because unlike 2Pac, Biggie didn't record a lot of material ... ...verses over new beats which just doesn't live up to Ready To Die or Life After Death. However there are a few good songs such as I'm Wit Whateva (my favourite), It Has Been Said and 1970 Somethin. Probably worth buying but it is just a money spinning attempt from Diddy to try and live off Biggie's work (please dont sue me Diddy!). If you have his previous albums then you will probably recognise most of the verses and will not be too excited by the ...
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Advantages: Another album of a legend Disadvantages: Not original
The Notorious B.I.G. is very well known man for everybody. When the first news appeared, that this album will be released, everybody impatient was waiting when the album will appear. At least they wanted to see what heritage this man have left after his death. The album includes 22 tracks. And in the album are featuring many famous artists: Diddy, Eminem, Obie Trice, Twista, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Big Pun, Fat Joe, Freeway, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Faith ... ...Jagged Edge, Avery Storm, 2Pac, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Lil' Wayne, Juelz Santana, Jim Jones, Mobb Deep, Scarface, Akon, Big Gee (Boyz N Da Hood), T.I., Slim Thug, R. Kelly, Charlie Wilson, Missy Elliott and even Bob Marley.
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One of the greats! Review ofDuets (The Final Chapter/Parental Advisory) [PA] - Notorious B.I.G. (The)by
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Advantages: A breath of fresh air for biggie fans Disadvantages: Not the best mixtape around
Well, this is one of the best albums I have heard all year!
The CD is basicly a studio mixtape but VERY well done and with new vocals from the supporting artists.
As you probaly know, Biggie die a few years back. So all of his vocals on the album have been sampled and re-mastered from old acapellas and mixtapes.
The sampling and re-mastering is flawless and if you had never heard of Biggie, you may think it was a new album.
It has a great mix ... ...The tracks have mixed speeds and styles, according to the supporting actors. But I think that is the only disadvantage of the album. Some slow tracks are placed right after faster tracks.
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Advantages: Great Vibe Disadvantages: Hard to pinpoint, but there r some minor disadvantages
Where to start.............
Well not all of the lyrics are new material, this is expected, some of biggies verses are sampled from mixtapes, but this is not a disadvantage.
But listening to the album all the way through, not for once did it not feel like the collabrations were all done at a time when biggie was alive, this is impressive production from the badboy team.
This album features endless respected hip hop acts such as Nas, The Game, Mobb ... ...justice with there duets. The beats do not fail to dissappoint at all.
Without contradicting i feel that some the new school rappers did not put the best lyrics into the duets, because in respects it would overshadow, some biggies fine work. This a minor disadvantage.
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Duets (The Final Chapter/Parental Advisory) [PA] - Notorious B.I.G. (The)
Product details
Title: Duets (The Final Chapter/Parental Advisory) [PA]
Performer: Notorious B.I.G. (The)
Genre: R&B
Sub Genre: East Coast Rap
Release Date: 23/01/2006
Recomended Retail Price: 15.99 GBP
Original Release Year: 2005
Label / Distributor: Bad Boy/Atlantic / Cinram Logistics
Producer: J-Dub; Eminem; Swizz Beats; Danja;
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 75678388521
Catalogue Number: 7567838852
Additional notes
Album Notes: It is difficult to overcome the suspicion that DUETS: THE FINAL CHAPTER, the Notorious B.I.G.'s second posthumous "studio" release, is a blatant case of opportunism. The late rapper's legend towers so hugely over the hip-hop landscape, and his name has taken on such iconic grandeur, that it's absurdly easy to cash in on his musical legacy. DUETS recycles unused Biggie material, looping it artfully along with performances by some of the finest MCs and vocalists in the hip-hop and R&B community. Since Biggie's parts are sometimes minimal, however, those looking for a disc full of new music from the late icon may be disappointed. Still, the album is an affecting listen, which is largely due to the spectacular assembly of talent. With a roster that includes the likes of Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Eminem, Nas, Mary J. Blige, and Biggie's widow, Faith Evans, among many, many others, DUETS works nicely as a tribute and a testament to Biggie's influence on the evolution of hip-hop. As much a cultural artifact as a music release, DUETS will appeal to hardcore Biggie fans and, in general, music fans interested in how hip-hop builds and maintains its own mythology.
Album Reviews: Entertainment Weekly (p.80) - "DUETS works on two fronts: as a brisk-moving all-star mixtape and sad reminder of a towering talent." -- Grade: B+
Titles on disc 1
1.: BIG Live In Jamaica (intro)
2.: It Has Been Said - Notorious BIG & Diddy/Eminem/Obie Trice
3.: Spit Your Game - Notorious BIG & Twista/Bone Thugs 'n' Harmony
4.: Whatchu Want - Notorious BIG & Jay-Z
5.: Get Your Grind On - Notorious BIG & Big Pun/Fat Joe/Freeway
6.: Living The Life - Notorious BIG & Snoop Dogg/Ludacris/Faith Evans/Cheri Dennis/Bobby Valentino
7.: Greatest Rapper (interlude)
8.: 1970 Somethin' - Notorious BIG & The Game/Faith Evans
9.: Nasty Girl - Notorious BIG & Diddy/Nelly/Jagged Edge/Avery Storm
10.: Living In Pain - Notorious BIG & 2Pac/Mary J. Blige/Nas
11.: I'm Wit' Whateva - Notorious BIG & Lil' Wayne/Juelz Santana/Jim Jones
12.: Beef - Notorious BIG & Mobb Deep
13.: My Dad (interlude)
14.: Hustler's Story - Notorious BIG & Scarface/Akon/Big Gee
15.: Breakin' Old Habits - Notorious BIG & TI/Slim Thug
16.: Ultimate Rush - Notorious BIG & Missy Elliott
17.: Mi Casa - Notorious BIG & R. Kelly/Charlie Wilson
18.: Little Homie (interlude)
19.: Hold Ya Head - Notorious BIG & Bob Marley
20.: Just A Memory - Notorious BIG & Clipse
21.: Wake Up - Notorious BIG & Korn
22.: Love Is Everlasting (outro)
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