I’ve always said that I much rather prefer to celebrate the life of an artist who passed on their birthday rather than their death day, as it just seems morose to do it on the latter. However, with virtually everybody in New York treating this day like it’s some sort of urban holiday, I decided that I’d whip up a freEP of B.I.G. tracks that were sampled in his first album. Tracklist and link down bottom.
1. James Brown – Coldblooded (sampled in “Gimme The Loot”)
2. Overnight Sensation – Avalanche (sampled in “The What”)
3. Dave Grusin – Either Way (sampled in “Everyday Struggles”)
4. Willie Hutch – Hospital Prelude Of Love Theme (sampled in “Ready To Die”)
5. Kool & The Gang – Spirit Of The Boogie (sampled in “Friend Of Mine”)
DOWNLOAD: Meka’s Soul Mix Show: Ready To Die Edition (FreEP)
i was waiting all day to see if you guys would post up something Biggie related. i think almost every site is doin a lil somethin. keep up the great work meka/shake.
and as for my plug….
Artist of the Day on http://insideravensmind.net is THE NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
On this March 9,R.I.P. B.I.G., I give to you 25 songs from the late great.
Some songs feature Jay-Z,Diddy,Eminem,Lil Wayne,Method Man,Shaq,Nelly,Bone Thugs N Harmony,112,Too Short,Junior Mafia and a tribute song from The LOX.
Please take part in my small homage to the one and only B.I.G…. R.I.P.
1ST
There you go!
Meka/Shake droped a biggie mix?? SSWWWWEEEETTTT…
“I’ve always said that I much rather prefer to celebrate the life of an artist who passed on their birthday rather than their death day, as it just seems morose to do it on the latter.”
I think we do it because nobody cares about an artist’s birthday when they’re alive but everybody remembers when they died. A lot of people don’t even know Biggie’s birthday but everyone remembers how they felt the day he died.
might be worth checking:
http://hiphopisread.blogspot.com/2008/01/notorious-big-ready-to-die-samples.html
R.I.P. B.I.G.
thanks meka