Showing posts with label Notorious B.I.G.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Notorious B.I.G.. Show all posts
Does Biggie's Life Deserve A Movie?
Shouts to Tia a.k.a. 7(th) Wonder the photographer behind the Sound-Savvy No Bitchassness photoshoot for bringing up this topic on Facebook. I'd like to get the thoughts of the Sound-Savvy audience readers on it. I pose this question:
Does the life of the Notorious B.I.G. deserve a biopic, and is he really deserving of the titles 'legend' or Best Rapper of all time? Why or Why not?
Let's look at the facts:
1. During his short career, Biggie only released two albums: Ready to Die (4x Platinum) and Life After Death (Diamond=10x Platinum+) and technically Life After Death was released AFTER Biggie's death but recording was finished before he passed.
2. Biggie has not won any Grammy awards, (the industry's standard measure of quality in music) though he has been nominated a few times. He has, however, won a few Billboard awards (which measure sales)
3. Biggie's lyrics glorified a life of violence, misogyny, sex and crime, not to mention perpetuating the East Coast-West Coast feud that existed at the time.
4. Biggie broke no major records, if any, and really failed to do anything extremely notable in his field.
5. Several rappers before and after Biggie made greater contributions to the music industry and, more specifically to the hip-hop world.
Let's look at the facts:
1. During his short career, Biggie only released two albums: Ready to Die (4x Platinum) and Life After Death (Diamond=10x Platinum+) and technically Life After Death was released AFTER Biggie's death but recording was finished before he passed.
2. Biggie has not won any Grammy awards, (the industry's standard measure of quality in music) though he has been nominated a few times. He has, however, won a few Billboard awards (which measure sales)
3. Biggie's lyrics glorified a life of violence, misogyny, sex and crime, not to mention perpetuating the East Coast-West Coast feud that existed at the time.
4. Biggie broke no major records, if any, and really failed to do anything extremely notable in his field.
5. Several rappers before and after Biggie made greater contributions to the music industry and, more specifically to the hip-hop world.
Personally, I feel that Puff has persuaded hip-hop fans to turn Biggie into a legend because it was his friend and his protege, but at the heart of the matter, there's no cause for such a title as he did nothing legendary during his short-lived career. Now did he have potential? Hell yes, loads of it. But unrealized potential doesn't necessarily warrant biopics or the 'legend' status.
So I ask you, Sound-Savvy fam, what made Biggie's life so great that it deserved a movie, and are you planning to go see it? I'm not taking anything away from Biggie or his accomplishments, but this is a topic that warrants discussion and I'm interested to know your thoughts...-Mack-
Album Review - Notorious (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Album: Notorious (music from and inspired by the original motion picture)
Release Date: 1.13.09
If the previews for the movie have piqued your interest but you weren’t previously acquainted with the rapper known as the Notorious B.I.G., then this soundtrack does justice to paint a picture of the historical figure, the icon of hip-hop, the legend. This soundtrack is a compilation of some of Biggie’s most notorious (no pun intended) jams during his career, and when his paintbrush failed to finish the creation it was passed along to those closest to him: artists like Jay-Z, his widow Faith Evans, Jadakiss, Lil Kim and yes, Puffy himself....
My Life Sounds Like...
112,
Aaliyah,
Dwele,
Kanye West,
Karina,
Lupe Fiasco,
Musiq,
Notorious B.I.G.,
Playlist,
Rihanna,
SWV,
T.I.,
TLC,
Whitney Houston
I was doin a DWP this morning in the fast lane on the way to work... oh that's Driving While Podding. Flipping through my 8900 songs and just picking what I wanted to hear this morning. I woke up feeling really good about life this morning. We can get so caught up in things that don't matter that sometimes you just gotta kick back and enjoy life. So for anyone who wants a glimpse of what my life sounds like, here ya go...
Janet Jackson - Enjoy
T.I. ft. Rihanna - Live Your Life
SWV - Right Here
Notorious B.I.G. ft 112 - Sky's the Limit
Karina - Can't Find The Words
Dwele - Open Your Eyes
TLC - Diggin On You
Musiq - Radio
Aaliyah - It's Whatever
Lupe Fiasco - The Coolest
Kanye West - Homecoming
Whitney Houston - One of Those Days
-Mack-
-Mack-
