We're ranking Biggie's catalog — but first, our Dream Collaborator: Nas, and the "Gimme the Loot" remix verse that almost happened. Nas was booked for the session and it fell apart for the most Nas reason imaginable — as he told The Breakfast Club in 2020, "I got too high." It's the closest thing hip-hop had to a heavyweight unification match that never got made.
In this episode:
Our Dream Collaborator pick for Biggie — Nas, and the real story behind the "Gimme the Loot" remix verse that never got finished
Rock With It or Stop With It: putting "Miss U" and "Going Back to Cali" to the test to see if they still hold up
Our individual Top 5 Biggie songs — Hypnotize, Warning, Juicy, Mo Money Mo Problems, Who Shot Ya, I Got a Story to Tell, and Victory are all in the conversation as we build our lists and defend every pick
This is a companion episode to our full Life After Death deep dive — check that one out for the complete Biggie origin story, the Tupac rivalry, and the full making-of on the album.
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