The song's themes of wealth, success, and power are common in hip-hop music, but Biggie's clever wordplay and unique delivery set him apart from his peers. The lyrics feature a mix of references to Biggie's hometown of Brooklyn, New York, and his lavish lifestyle, with lines like "Dead right, if the head right, Biggie there e'ry night" and "I put hoes in NY onto DKNY." The chorus, which samples a line from Frank Sinatra's song "In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning," is catchy and instantly recognizable: "Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can't you see? Sometimes your words just hypnotize me."
and Frank Sinatra is a fun, high-energy track that showcases Biggie's clever wordplay and braggadocious attitude. Tell them hoes, take they clothes off slowly (slowly) Leave that ass leakin', like rapper demos (ha) Girlfriend, here's a pen, call me 'round ten (ten)Ĭome through, have sex on rugs that's Persian (that's right)Ĭome up to your job, hit you while you workin' (uh) So get with this nigga, it's easy (uh-huh) I know you sick of this, name brand nigga wit'įlows, girls say he's sweet like licorice (uh-huh) I can fill ya wit' real millionaire shit (I can fill ya)Įscargot, my car go one-sixty, swiftly (come on) Richer than Richie, 'til you niggas come and get me (come on) Your daughter's tied up in a Brooklyn basement Tits and bras, ménage à trois, sex in expensive carsĬondo paid for (uh-huh), no car payment (uh-uh)Īt my arraignment, note for the plaintiff That's how most of these so-called gangsters pass (bye-bye)Īt last, a nigga rappin' bout blunts and broads Gon' blast, squeeze first, ask questions last (haha) Them niggas ride dicks, Frank White push the sixīulletproof glass, tints if I want some ass Now who's the real dookie? Meanin', who's really the shit? prefer Versace (that's right)Īll Philly hoes know it's Moschino (c'mon)Įvery cutie wit a booty bought a Coogi (ha) Guess that's why they broke, and you're so paid (ha) Sometimes your words just hypnotize me (hypnotize)Īnd I just love your flashy ways (uh-huh) Guess that's why they broke, and you're so paid (uh)īiggie, Biggie, Biggie (uh-huh), can't you see? (Uh) Packin', askin', "Who want it?" (who want it?) So I just speak my piece, keep my piece (come on, now)Ĭubans with the Jesus piece, with my peeps (thank you, God) Recently, niggas frontin' ain't sayin' nothin' (nothin') When he first played the loop for Biggie, Biggie smiled and hugged him.”īelow, however, we’re stripping the song of those beats and listening to Biggie Smalls’ studio acapella track for his classic song ‘Hypnotize’.Never lose, never choose to, bruise crews whoĭo somethin' to us (come on), talk go through us (through us)Ĭlose like Starsky and Hutch, stick the clutchĭare I squeeze three at your cherry M-3 (take that, take that)īang every MC easily, busily (take that, haha) He had always remembered that summer and that song. He told me that in the summer of 1979 when he was I think ten years old the song was a huge hit everywhere in New York and ‘Rise’ along with Chic’s ‘Good Times’ were ‘The Songs’ that all the kids were dancing and roller skating to that summer. The track is a magical effort that is unarguably one of the definitive Biggie Smalls efforts and encapsulates everything about his larger than life character in one song.ĭiddy sampled the music from Herb Alpert’s 1979 hit ‘Rise’, which was written by Andy Armer and Herb’s nephew, Randy Badazz Alpert, later recalled: “I asked Puffy, in 1996 when he first called me concerning using ‘Rise’ for ‘Hypnotize,’ why he chose the ‘Rise’ groove. ‘Hypnotize’ was released just a week before Biggie’s death and became just the fifth track to reach number one in the charts posthumously. One such song to perfectly capture that sentiment is ‘Hypnotize’. was that he is an icon because of his work on the mic not his actions off it. While his feud with Tupac Shakur will always be a part of Biggie’s life and his sad death, the truth about Notorious B.I.G. representing Brooklyn, New York, we up in here.” Tonight we are inducting the greatest rapper of all time into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Notorious B.I.G. Adding: “Nobody has come close to the way Biggie sounds, to the way he raps, to the frequency that he hits.
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