'Unbreakable' MJ worked with BIGGIE??

[BillieJean84]

That was the late Notorious BIG on the song with Michael on 'Ubreakable' ; they recorded / worked together?


2 totally different genres coming together.

[Arklove]

On Unbreakable, you mean? Ya, that was Biggie

[Mahatma]

It's amazing what type of artists Michael collaborated with. It's sort of odd though; Biggie died in 1997. His raps must of been recorded way before the song was released.

[Em_Mj]

I LOVE that song O_O
yeah he died in 1997.
It makes me wonder if Michael recorded the vocals then or even earlier? who knows.
Great collaborations though!

[electrickeyez]

Rodney Jerkins had heard the unreleased Biggie rap and thought it'd fit perfect on Unbreakable. Biggie did not record the rap with the intentions of it ending up on Unbreakable, though I'm sure he'd be thrilled to know it!

But, let us not forget that it IS Biggie that rapped on HIStory's "This Time Around" in 1995. That was a true collaboration. Biggie recorded that rap exclusively for use on that MJ track!

[144,000]

if anything, i would say it shows more of MJ genius,(yeah i know Jerkins is producer, but Mj is exec producer) because to listen to it, u would never know Biggie died, before the song was born. and i think MJ was that genre, as much as being many more genres. i like the rap to 'Money'.

[electrickeyez]

You mean MJ's 'Money'? Does it have rap? I don't recall it at the moment, but I do love that song. For some reason, I tend to forget it.

[Arklove]

I LOVE Money! I love the lyrics in it, SO ingenious!!

[Courtney]

Here's a little story about Michael and Biggie found in this thread. http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-mu...ous-album.html

By the way, to elaborate a bit on the Notorious B.I.G. session, it was kinda like this. Michael used to call people to ask them to participate on albums. It was interesting knowing that nearly anyone on the planet would come to the phone if it were Michael calling. Anyway, I heard rumors that B.I.G. was going to come, and I was excited about that! I knew that I would be the one to record that, as I had recorded nearly all of that tune, "This Time Around".

So, Dallas and I were expecting him any minute, and pretty much on time, Notorious strolls in. He was quite an imposing figure when he walked in, as he was quite popular at the time. I had no idea what to expect from him in terms of attitude, but he seemed nice when he walked in. No problem. But almost immediately, he blurted out, "Yo, Dallas, can I meet Mike?" To which, Dallas replied that he thought so. Biggie went on to talk about how much this opportunity meant to him, as Michael was his hero. Anyway, Dallas tells him that we're going to lay down the rap first, so Biggie heads in the booth, we get some headphone levels and get ready to start recording.

So, we hit the big red button (on a Sony 3348 machine), and away we go. During his first take, Dallas and I looked at each other, because it was spot on. wow. I was impressed, and so was Dallas. We listened back, and Dallas was like, "Wow, I think we got it". As I recall, we took another take for good measure, but I'm fairly certain that we ended up using the first take. So, Notorious comes in, and asks if he can meet Michael now. We sent word to the back room where Michael was working that Biggie was finished and wanted to meet him.

Simply for security, Michael's security would enter and make sure that no one was in the room that shouldn't be, and once that was confirmed (it was just me, Biggie and Dallas), Michael came in. Biggie nearly broke out in tears...I could tell how much this meant to him. Well, Michael could have this effect on anyone, even the most hardcore rappers! Biggie was tripping up on his words, bowing down and telling Michael how much his music had meant to him in his life. Michael was, as always, very humble and kept smiling while Biggie just went on and on how much he loved Michael. I watched Biggie just become this big butterball of a man, and it was really very sweet to witness. After all, we are all just people.

Michael finally asked to hear what we had done, and we popped it up on the big speakers and let her go. Michael LOVED it and was excited to tell Biggie that! "Oh, let's hear it again", I recall Michael saying, and we listened again. Michael just loved it...and thanked Biggie for coming all the way from Philadelphia. Biggie asked rather sheepishly whether he could get a photo, and Michael agreed. A shot was taken, we listened again, and Michael thanked Biggie. Michael said goodbye and stepped out, leaving Biggie standing there looking completely stunned.

It will always remain a great, great memory.
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The Resonater

Nice story. Biggie was a fan just like us.

[BruceWayne]

The rap in Unbreakable is from Shaquille O'Neal's song "Can't Stop The Reign", featuring Biggie.
Rodney is also a friend of Shaq.

(2:58 into the song)
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[144,000]

Here's a little story about Michael and Biggie found in this thread. http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-mu...ous-album.html




Nice story. Biggie was a fan just like us.

awwww mannnnn that was sweet. thank you.

[BillieJean84]

ok i was thinking that MJ and Biggie recorded it together ; they took it from the song??

[Mahatma]

Here's a little story about Michael and Biggie found in this thread. http://www.gearslutz.com/board/so-mu...ous-album.html




Nice story. Biggie was a fan just like us.

That's a very nice story. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[MicHil]

Shaq rapped for Mike in "2 bad" hahahhaha

mike's bad, i'm bad, who are you? >:|

You mean MJ's 'Money'? Does it have rap? I don't recall it at the moment, but I do love that song. For some reason, I tend to forget it.

well "money" is pretty much a rap... minus the chorus and stuff...

[BruceWayne]

ok i was thinking that MJ and Biggie recorded it together ; they took it from the song??

MJ and Biggie worked together on "This Time Around" from the HIStory album - but they just cut out Biggies acapella from another song to Unbreakable.

Shaq rap for Mike in "2 bad" too hahahhaha

mike's bad, i'm bad, who are you? >:|



well "money" is pretty much a rap... minus the chorus and stuff...

Haha, I love that also... "Grab my crotch, twist my knee, then I'm through - Mike's bad, I'm bad, who are you?!"