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'Hypnotize' is a single by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. featuring vocals by Pamela Long, released as the first single from his album Life After Death on March 1, 1997. The last song released before he was killed in a drive-by shooting a week later, it was the fifth song by a credited artist to hit number one posthumously. Rolling Stone ranked the song as #30 on their list of 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time.^[1]

Background[edit]

P. Diddy (known then as Puff Daddy) produced 'Hypnotize' and sampled the beat from Herb Alpert's 1979 hit 'Rise' which was written by Andy Armer and Herb's nephew, Randy 'Badazz' Alpert.^[2] Randy recalled, 'I asked Puffy, in 1996 when he first called me concerning using 'Rise' for 'Hypnotize,' why he chose the 'Rise' groove. He told me that in the summer of 1979 when he was I think 10 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. He had always remembered that summer and that song. When he first played the loop for Biggie, (he said that) Biggie smiled and hugged him.'^[3]

Randy continued, 'Over the years I was approached by Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Vanilla Ice, and maybe another 4–5 artists to use the song and I never said 'yes' until I heard a rough version of Biggie's recording produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs, D-Dot, and Ron Lawrence. I was sent a cassette from Puffy and when I cranked it up I not only immediately loved it but my gut thought that this could be a number one record once again. The original 'Rise' record climbed the chart all summer and became number one around the end of October; Biggie's version was released and charted its first week at number two and went to number one the second week.'^[3]

As for the chorus, or 'hook', the melody and phrasing is interpolated from a lyrical section of Slick Rick's song 'La Di Da Di', and it is also from these lyrics that the title 'Hypnotize' is derived. Often misattributed to Lil Kim, Pamela Long from the group Total sang this part.^[2]

Legacy[edit]

The song was featured in 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate About You in a dance scene with Julia Stiles. The song features many pop culture references to television and film including Star Wars, Roots, Starsky & Hutch, King of New York, comics and cartoon character Richie Rich, children's clothing Underoos, and the '60s pop hit 'Da Doo Ron Ron' by The Crystals. Other references include popular fashion lines Versace, DKNY, Moschino and Coogi.

More recently, the song served as the theme song to the 2009 motion picture Notorious, based on Biggie's life.

Conor McGregor uses a remixed version of 'Hypnotize' and Sinead O'Connor's version of the Foggy Dew during his walkouts at UFC events.

On the November 30, 1998 episode of WWE Raw, then known as 'Raw is War', Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson used a remix of the instrumental version of Hypnotize.

A racist parody of the song titled 'Notorious KKK' resulted in the Moon Man memes.

The song was sung briefly by Sofia Black-D'Elia's character on the Fox show, The Mick.

In 2017, the song was used in a trailer for the film Baywatch.

The song was briefly played in the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Reception[edit]

The song was a hit on U.S. radio before being issued as a single. On its release, 'Hypnotize' entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number two, right behind labelmate and co-writer and co-producer Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs ('Can't Nobody Hold Me Down'). When 'Hypnotize' reached number one two weeks later, it made The Notorious B.I.G. the fifth artist in Hot 100 history to have a posthumous chart-topper (see List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones). It also gave back-to-back number-one hits to Combs' Bad Boy Records label. Nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards, it lost to 'Men in Black' by Will Smith. The single reached number 10 in the UK, B.I.G.'s first top 10 hit in that country. Kris Ex of Pitchfork wrote 'Big was a master of flow, sounding unforced and unlabored over a bevy of pristine, hi-fidelity maximalist beats that seemed to always bow to his intent.'^[4]

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50 Cent told NME that the song was the one he would want played at his funeral: 'I'd just want everyone to have as much of a party as possible.'^[5]

Music video[edit]

The music video was filmed in Los Angeles, California in February 1997, a month before The Notorious B.I.G.'s death. Directed by Paul Hunter, the video starts off with the caption: Florida Keys 5:47 pm, with B.I.G. and Puff Daddy hanging out on a 60-foot Tempest yacht with some ladies when a bunch of helicopters disrupt their party and attempt to capture them. It then cuts to B.I.G. and Puff Daddy in an underground parking lot, where they spot a black Hummer and a group of men dressed in black riding motorcycles, and attempt to get away from them by driving their vehicle in reverse while in the streets. It cuts to a pool party that's set underwater, where swimsuit models can be seen shaking their bodies through the windows, and it ends with B.I.G. and Puff Daddy escaping the helicopters. Intercut throughout the video are scenes of B.I.G. and Puff Daddy behind a sepia background with some female dancers dressed in leather bikinis and B.I.G. dancing behind a black background while pieces of the chorus are captioned below.

Track listing[edit]

1. 'Hypnotize' (radio mix) – 4:06
2. 'Hypnotize' (instrumental) – 3:59
3. 'Hypnotize' (album version) – 5:32^[6]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Year-end charts[edit]

Decade-end charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^Stone, Rolling; Stone, Rolling (2017-06-02). '100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
2. ^ ^abLiner Notes, Liner notes from both Life After Death as well as Hypnotize reference this sample.
3. ^ ^abQuoting Randy Alpert from personal interview,.
4. ^Ex, Kris (9 March 2017). 'Pitchfork Life After Death review'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
5. ^Haynes, Gavin (October 1, 2015). 'Soundtrack of my life'. NME. p. 48.
6. ^'Billboard Top 100 - 1997'. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
7. ^'Australian-charts.com – The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize'. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
8. ^'The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
9. ^'Dutchcharts.nl – The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize' (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
10. ^'Charts.nz – The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize'. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
11. ^'Swedishcharts.com – The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize'. Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
12. ^'The Notorious B.I.G.: Artist Chart History'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
13. ^'The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
14. ^'The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
15. ^'The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
16. ^'Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts' (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
17. ^'Billboard Top 100 - 1997'. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
18. ^'Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End 1990-1999'(PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-20.
19. ^'British single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize'. British Phonographic Industry.Select singles in the Format field.Select Platinum in the Certification field.Type Hypnotize in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
20. ^'Best-Selling Records of 1997'. Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 (5): 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
21. ^'American single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.

External links[edit]

• Genius: Hypnotize - Lyrics

'One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)' is a song written and recorded by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., featuring additional vocals sung by his wife Faith Evans and an uncredited appearance by Mary J. Windows vista home premium product key. Blige. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 31, 1995 and sold 1.1 million copies.^[1][2]

The original version of the song appears on B.I.G.'s album, Ready to Die. The remix features new lyrics, a new chorus, and a different beat than the original. There is also a 'hip hop mix' that samples Marley Marl's 'Droppin Science' (featuring rapper Craig G). Evans was an up-and-coming R&B artist at the time. The remix, produced by Rashad Smith samples DeBarge's 1983 song 'Stay with Me'.

The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was the highest debuting single of all time, tying with Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song 'Scream' when it entered the Hot 100 at number 5 at the time. (This record stood until later that year, when Michael Jackson's 'You Are Not Alone' debuted at number one.) It remained the highest debuting single for a rap song on the Hot 100 until Puff Daddy's tribute song 'I'll Be Missing You' debuted at number 1. (Lauryn Hill, Eminem and DJ Khaled would later equal this feat, with the former's 'Doo Wop (That Thing)' entering in the top spot in 1998, the aforementioned with 'Not Afraid' in 2010 and the latter with 'I'm the One' in 2017.

Ready to Die version[edit]

The version that is on Ready to Die was produced by Sean Combs and features R&B trio Total and not Faith Evans. It samples 'Hydra' by Grover Washington, Jr. and features an interpolation of 'I Want You Back' by the Jackson 5 on the chorus. The lyrics on the album version are different and more profane from both remixes.

Lil' Cease's niece provides the voice of the child on Biggie's answering machine. His sister and her friends played the various women who leave messages.^[3]

The original beat of the original version has a sample of DeBarge's 'All This Love' and it can be found on D.J. Semi's Ready to Die: The O.G. Version.

Other versions[edit]

'One More Chance / Stay with Me (Remix)' (featuring Faith Evans) - The official remix to the original version. The remix has a completely different sound than the original. It was produced by Rashad Smith and samples 'Stay with Me' by DeBarge.^[4] Appears on the single and the popular version. A music video was made for this song. The video was directed by Hype Williams and features appearances by Total, Luther Campbell, Heavy D, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Spike Lee, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, D-Nice, Patra, Miss Jones, Queen Latifah, Craig Mack, Cypress Hill, Tyson Beckford, Aaliyah, Changing Faces, Kid Capri, Junior Mafia, Zhane, and Sean Combs.

'One More Chance (Hip Hop Remix)' (featuring Total) - Also appears on the single and uses the verses from the 'Stay with Me' remix except the beat and chorus is different. Also appears on the clean version of Ready to Die (instead of the original). Samples Lou Donaldson's 'Who's Making Love?'.

'Want That Old Thing Back' (featuring Ja Rule & Ralph Tresvant) - Appears on Greatest Hits and the bonus disc of Duets: The Final Chapter and features a different beat as well as a chorus by Tresvant and a verse by Ja Rule. Uses Biggie's verses from the original 'One More Chance'.

'Only One Thing' (featuring Lil' Kim) - Appears on Mick Boogie's Unbelievable mixtape and has a chorus and verse by Kim and uses Biggie's first verse from the original 'One More Chance'.

'Foolish'/'Unfoolish' - A single by Ashanti. The song samples 'Stay with Me' by DeBarge so it uses the same beat as the 'One More Chance' / 'Stay with Me' remix. A remix, 'Unfoolish', was made which features Biggie's first verse from 'Fucking You Tonight' as the third verse. 'Unfoolish' appears on We Invented the Remix Vol. 1 and Ashanti's debut album. The song would later featuring R. Kelly on his album Life After Death, which was released after his shooting in 1997.

'One More Chance / The Legacy (Remix)' (featuring Faith Evans & CJ Wallace (their son)) - The official remix to the 'Stay with Me' remix. Appears on the soundtrack of Notorious B.I.G.'s biopic Notorious.

This song played as tribute to Biggie in the Up in Smoke Tour, which was in 2000. Snoop Dogg announced that Biggie was his friend and wished the two had a better relationship before he passed. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre played this song as homage to Biggie.

'M.V.P' - A single by Big L. This song samples 'Stay with Me' by DeBarge and has the same meter and cadence as 'One More Chance'. It was released 2 months earlier and was produced by Lord Finesse.

Track listings[edit]

12' vinyl single[edit]

A-side[edit]

1. 'One More Chance / Stay with Me' (radio edit 1) – 4:15
2. 'One More Chance' (hip hop mix) – 5:05
3. 'One More Chance / Stay with Me' (radio edit 2) – 4:35
4. 'One More Chance' (hip hop instrumental) – 5:08

B-side[edit]

1. 'One More Chance' (hip hop radio edit) – 4:24
2. 'The What' (radio edit) – 4:08
3. 'One More Chance / Stay with Me' (instrumental) – 4:35

CD single[edit]

1. 'One More Chance / Stay with Me' (radio edit 1) – 4:17
2. 'One More Chance' (hip hop mix) – 5:07
3. 'One More Chance / Stay with Me' (radio edit 2) – 4:37
4. 'The What' (radio edit) – 4:00

Cassette single[edit]

Side one[edit]

1. 'One More Chance' (radio edit 1)
2. 'One More Chance' (hip hop radio edit)
3. 'The What' (radio edit)

Side two[edit]

1. 'One More Chance' (hip hop mix)
2. 'One More Chance' (radio edit 2)

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Year-end charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^'American certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – One More Change'. Recording Industry Association of America.
2. ^'Best-Selling Records of 1995'. Billboard. BPI Communications. 108 (3): 56. January 20, 1996. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
3. ^'The Making of Ready to Die: Family Business'. XXL. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
4. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^'Charts.nz – The Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance'. Top 40 Singles.
6. ^'Notorious B.I.G.: Artist Chart History'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
7. ^'The Notorious BIG Chart History (Hot 100)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
8. ^'The Notorious BIG Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
9. ^'The Notorious BIG Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)'. Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
10. ^'Billboard Top 100 - 1995'. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
11. ^'American single certifications – Notorious B.I.G. – One More Change'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH.

External links[edit]

• Genius: One More Chance - Lyrics
• Genius: One More Chance/Stay With Me (Remix) - Lyrics

See also[edit]