The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets. The Final Chapter

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Track listing

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)

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.