Closing out the album is “You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You),” which despite its biblical intro and moody Faith Evans backing vocals, finds The Black Frank White himself unperturbed by death. 'The World Is Filled” then features West Coast rap veteran Too $hort, which is in turn contrasted by NYC rap veteran DMC on “My Downfall,” a track that also features (wedged between No Way Out’s “Victory” and “Long Kiss Goodnight”). Released as scheduled two weeks after his murder in Los Angeles, California, Life After Death, the ambitious diamond-certified double-disc sophomore album by The Notorious B.I.G., topped the. Naturally, that record was followed by “Ten Crack Commandments,” a track featuring a booming Chuck D countdown over a classic DJ Premier beat, without a doubt the most NY record on the album. He’d also unabashedly express his love for California on “Going Back To Cali,” a typical West Coast banger complete with Roger Troutman sample. Decades before from regionally successful rap acts, Biggie was collaborating with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on a track that’d fit right in on one of their own albums. On the second half of the album, we see Biggie introduce another element to his game of contrasting tracks: adopting styles from other regions. It’s every bit as recognizable and even more unchanged than the Diana Ross source material that follows, but the end result is a sharp contrast that moves the story along.
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