Here, Red Spins Internet Gaming has compiled a Big’s life journey, collaborators and admirers alike, all of which pay tribute to the rap sensation. As we celebrate the B.I.G’s life and career, take a look back at.

Hip Hop Career

The Notorious B.I.G signed on with Puff Daddy, in his newly created Bad Boy records. He went to create a name for himself even before he could release an album of his own. He was the main reason for the initial success of Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy records. He released his first album “Ready to Die” which was a smash hit success. It went to get multiple platinum certifications. B.I.G was very instrumental in bringing back the focus of Hip Hop to the East Coast. 1995 saw him releasing his second record with Junior M.A.F.I.A. This album got him various award nominations including The Billboard Rap Artist of the year.

Tupac’s death and B.I.G’s death

The next couple of years saw him get into trouble with Tupac. Then later he was in an accident which saw Tupac’s death and B.I.G in a wheelchair. In 1997 he was murdered on his way back from a party in Los Angeles. His last album was released few days after his death. Even though his career spanned a few years at the most, he is one of the most distinguished rappers of all time

Greatest Rapper of all time

Diddy, one the rapper’s proteges, acclaims him to be the greatest rapper of all time. Diddy released a single “I’ll be missing you” along with Faith Evans, B.I.G’s widow after The Notorious B.I.G’s death. 20 years after his death, the world paid its tribute to one of the greatest Hip Hop legends it has seen.

Even now, not a day goes by without any radio station playing, The Notorious B.I.G’s songs. His lyrics were his powerful tools and they are as relevant today as they were then. His music has a timeless classic feel to it. Everyone from the rappers leading the Hip Hop world to the students of Hip Hop has all used his lyrics or at least referenced to him to add a punch to their songs. Adding his lyrics or referring him to their lyrics brings an emotional element to the music and a nostalgia to the listener.

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MP3: Pajama People – They Keep Saying

MP3: Pajama People – Human

Nostalgia bites when you come across the right intersection of lyric, harmony, and melody. Pajama People’s mixture of bedroom-pop and dream-pop yields that heart/brain conjunction, where tears and past memories go hand in hand. I Like Your Rugs, the band’s first EP, blends recollections of the past with a look at the present.

“Hand Me Down” is about feeling used and taken advantage of. The song divides the listener’s attention between two concurrent stories; one story heartens the listener with the buoyant instrumentation while the lyrics reveal a distressing second story. Will Lakritz’s sincere lyrics indicate a perpetual problem with “no way out,” but the music combines upbeat semi-surf rock vibes with innocent sounding mini piano lines tricking the listener into feeling cheerful. Though the message isn’t uplifting, “Hand Me Down” is the EP’s most poppy track.

I Like Your Rugs makes listeners “Human”, which is a thought-provoking track about a hopeless relationship. The use of descending arpeggios, reversed vocals, and provoking drumhits exposes the listener to the dysfunction between a man and his cold-hearted lover. A wall of sound develops around Gordon repeating “He’s not a forest and you’re not made of fire. He’s just in love and you’re only a liar,” signifying that this man’s heart is being trampled on by the object of his affections. “Human” sadly depicts how finding love can be a journey through cold and uninviting territory.

Emotions run rampant as “Getaway” departs on its voyage to self-awareness. It’s the album’s most compelling track. The veracious lyrics produce a sentiment of being trapped while the driving pulse highlights each failed attempt at escaping. Hysteria and sadness come in droves as each verse leads the listener up and down an increasingly dynamic path which eventually climax into heart throbbing explosions of layered instruments and echoing vocals.

Pajama People arranged I Like Your Rugs as a look back at their past struggles and stunted relationships, but give the listener light at the end of their turmoil-induced tunnel with “Secret Handshake”. This track reminds the listener of the beauty and joy one feels when encountering an awakening. The track’s uplifting lyrics, playful harmonies, and mind-opening reversed snare hits fill our sorrowed souls with hope. Life as we know it has been soothed for the moment. Pajama People have mastered how to portray deep emotional issues through personal lyrics, and powerful instrumentation, but somehow still give off a childlike impression. The fact that they named this EP I Like Your Rugs shows that they can be serious whilst presenting themselves as a down to earth, bedroom pop group.

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