© 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc.Uh (uh), uh (uh), uh (c'mon) Ha, sicker than your average Poppa twist cabbage off instinct Niggas don't think shit stink Pink gators, my Detroit players Timbs for my hooligans in Brooklyn (that's right) Dead right, if the head right, Biggie there e'ry night Poppa been smooth since days of Underoos Never lose, never choose to, bruise crews who Do somethin' to us (come on), talk go through us (through us) Girls walk to us, wanna do us, screw us Who us? Yeah, Poppa and Puff (hehe) Close like Starsky and Hutch, stick the clutch Dare I squeeze three at your cherry M-3 (take that, take that) Bang every MC easily, busily (take that, haha) Recently, niggas frontin' ain't sayin' nothin' (nothin') So I just speak my piece, keep my piece (come on, now) Cubans with the Jesus piece, with my peeps (thank you, God) Packin', askin', "Who want it?" (who want it?) You got it, nigga, flaunt it That Brooklyn bullshit, we on it Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can't you see? Sometimes your words just hypnotize me And I just love your flashy ways Guess that's why they broke, and you're so paid (uh) Biggie, Biggie, Biggie (uh-huh), can't you see? (Uh) Sometimes your words just hypnotize me (hypnotize) And I just love your flashy ways (uh-huh) Guess that's why they broke, and you're so paid (ha) I put hoes in NY onto DKNY (uh-huh) Miami, D.C. “To this day, when Herb plays ‘Rise,’ he still gets people shouting ‘play Hypnotize!’ ” But to me, Biggie is the Bob Dylan of hip-hop, so I want to make sure that song is respected.”Īs Randy notes, the legacy of “Hypnotize” is so big, it sometimes feeds back into his uncle’s performances. Your crew run-run-run, your crew run-run. I can fill you with real millionaire shit (I can fill ya) Escargot, my car go one-sixty, swiftly (Come on) Wreck it, buy a new one. Pam Long - 'Hypnotize' Director: Paul Hunter & Sean 'Puffy' CombsJoin The Christopher Wa. “If Biggie’s family really want to use it on something, I won’t stand in their way. Sometimes your words just hypnotize me (Hypnotize) And I just love your flashy ways (Uh-huh) Guess that's why they're broke, and you're so paid. Official Music Video remastered in 4K for The Notorious B.I.G. “I must have played it for 40 minutes straight when I first heard it,” says Randy.īecause of the deal done with Bad Boy, Randy continues to own the majority of copyright ownership of both “Rise” and “Hypnotize.” Track from the album I put together/collected or remade with The Notorious BIGs Ready To Die albums InstrumentalsI REMADE (using a downloaded instrumental. Prior to the approach by Bad Boy Records for the use of “Rise,” Randy had entertained offers from numerous hip-hop artists such as Warren G and Ice Cube, but turned them down because he didn’t like their songs. Meta to ressurect Notorious B.I.G for VR concert Meteorologist sneaks Snoop Dogg lyrics into forecasts, earning praise from rapper That’s the magic of what hip-hop artists do! He’s not really a hip-hop guy he’s more into middle-of-the-road stuff.”Ĭops seized ammo during Tupac home raid, homeowner may face charges: ex-copĭiddy pays Sting $5K every day for sample on Biggie memorial track “I called up Herb, and he said, ‘Why don’t they just re-play it? Why don’t they play their own music?’ I explained that’s what hip-hop is - it’s like a patchwork that takes something from everywhere.
“I was already a Biggie fan, and I knew he was poised to breakthrough,” Randy tells The Post. Poppa been smooth since days of Underoos. Timbs for my hooligans in Brooklyn (that’s right) Dead right, if the head right, Biggie there ery’ night.
1” in July at age 82) that allowing it to be sampled was a good move. Uh (uh), uh (uh), uh (c’mon) Ha, sicker than your average. It was up to Randy to convince Uncle Herb (who released his latest album “Music Vol.
“Rise” was co-written by Herb’s nephew Randy Alpert, and Andy Armer. The single’s famous groove was lifted from the 1979 disco-funk hit “Rise” by pop and jazz artist Herb Alpert - who begins an 11-night residency at Café Carlyle on Tuesday.
and Herb Alpert Getty Imagesīut that famous part of hip-hop history almost didn’t happen. Just weeks later, it gave Biggie (a k a Christopher Wallace) his first Billboard No. 1, and was instantly established as his signature song. When Notorious B.I.G.’s funeral procession rolled through his native Bed-Stuy in 1997, mourners began blasting his track “Hypnotize,” and it subsequently turned the rapper’s wake into a party.
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