The dramatic and poignant track pairs the Notorious B.I.G. Hold Ya Head was the first music to be released from Duets: The Final Chapter. In addition, Duets: The Final Chapter incorporates posthumous appearances by 2Pac, Bob Marley, and Big Pun. Dozens of superstars have come together to perform with and pay homage to the legendary rapper on this unprecedented, history-making release. throughout his career, melded with newly recorded performances by some of contemporary music’s greatest vocalists and MCs. Dozens of superstars have come together to perform with legendary rapper Biggie Duets Full Album Jesus Is Kingĭuets: The Final Chapter features rhymes recorded by the Notorious B.I.G. The 22-track set features songs built around unreleased Biggie music. has lived on through his posthumous releases, Born Again and the highly anticipated album, Duets: The Final Chapter. Hip-hop's self-image would never be quite the same, and neither would public perception. Whether or not his death was really the result of a much-publicized feud between the East and West Coast hip-hop scenes, it did mark the point where both sides stepped back from a rivalry that had gone too far.
In death, the man also known as Biggie Smalls became a symbol of the senseless violence that plagued inner-city America in the waning years of the 20th century.
His all-too-brief odyssey almost immediately took on mythic proportions, especially since his murder followed the shooting of rival 2Pac Shakur by only six months. went from a Brooklyn street hustler to the savior of East Coast hip-hop to a tragic victim of the culture of violence he depicted so realistically on his records. In just a few short years, the Notorious B.I.G.