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** Not to mention the album cover showing the back of a hearse. Remember, all production on this album was done ''before'' Biggie died.
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** Not to mention the album cover showing the back of a hearse. Remember, all production on this album was done ''before'' Biggie died.
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** "[[https://genius.com/The-notorious-big-i-got-a-story-to-tell-lyrics I Got A Story To Tell]]" : [[LovableSexManiac The Notorious B.I.G.]], attracted to the girlfriend of a professional basketball player, [[TheCharmer successfully seduces her]] and has sex with her at said basketball player's home, at his room. When the latter unexpectedly comes back home, her girlfriend, instructed by Biggie, detracts his attention by asking him to get her something to drink. This gives Biggie enough time to tie her up and wrap a scarf around his face, making the situation look like a robbery by the time the basketball player enters his room. Pointing a gun at the panicked baller, Biggie is given large amounts of money by the former, before escaping the scene, telling his ordeal to his friends and [[KarmaHoudini getting away with his deeds]].

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* MagnificentBastard: In "[[https://genius.com/The-notorious-big-somebodys-gotta-die-lyrics Somebody's Gotta Die]]", the Notorious B.I.G. learned from his friend Sing that their mutual friend C-Rock was shot at the Beacon Theatre. Deciding to avenge him, B.I.G. also plans out an alibi. When Sing explains to him that C-Rock had set up a former collaborator named Jason and hurt Jason's wife and kids in the meanwhile, leading to Jason shooting C-Rock 50 times in retaliation, B.I.G. expresses sympathy for Jason, albeit still wishing to avenge his friend. B.I.G., putting on a mask, decides to attack Jason and his crew in a place where he's aware they're unarmed, while emphasizing that Jason must be the only victim of his revenge. Shooting Jason six times, B.I.G. expresses shock when he thinks he accidentally shot Jason's baby daughter in the meanwhile.

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"[[https://genius.com/The-notorious-big-somebodys-gotta-die-lyrics Somebody's Gotta Die]]", the Die]]": [[VillainProtagonist The Notorious B.I.G. ]] learned from his friend Sing that their mutual friend C-Rock was shot at the Beacon Theatre. Deciding to avenge him, B.I.G. also plans out an alibi. When Sing explains to him that C-Rock had set up a former collaborator named Jason and hurt Jason's wife and kids in the meanwhile, leading to Jason shooting C-Rock 50 times in retaliation, [[SympathyForTheDevil Biggie expresses sympathy for Jason]], albeit still wishing to avenge his friend. Biggie, putting on a mask, decides to attack Jason and his crew in a place where he's aware they're unarmed, while emphasizing that Jason must be the only victim of his revenge. Shooting Jason six times, [[EvenEvilHasStandards B.I.G. expresses sympathy for Jason, albeit still wishing to avenge his friend. shock when he thinks he accidentally shot Jason's baby daughter in the meanwhile]].
** "[[https://genius.com/The-notorious-big-skys-the-limit-lyrics Sky's the Limit]]": [[TheProtagonist The Notorious
B.I.G., putting on a mask, decides ]]'s objective [[RagsToRiches is to attack Jason make as much money as possible to escape his impoverished background]]. Ambitious since the age of 10, Biggie punches someone in the face and his crew robs him in a place where he's aware they're unarmed, while emphasizing that Jason must be the only victim front of his revenge. Shooting Jason six times, B.I.G. expresses shock when he thinks he accidentally shot Jason's baby daughter crew, thus gaining said crew's loyalty. Engaging in several criminal activities such as drug dealing and weapon possession, having his higher-ups carry the meanwhile.weapons instead of himself in order to avoid arrest. For the sake of making more profit in his drug dealing activities, Biggie assigned his men to several blocks and sold the drugs and the ways to inject them (through smoking, through syringes, etc...) separately [[BatmanGambit to better attract clients]]. Concluding through the Hustlers prayer that his criminal activities ended up making him a better man, [[HopeBringer Biggie concludes the song by encouraging the listener to fulfill his ambitions like he did]].
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* HarsherInHindsight: If the title of the first album, ''Ready to Die, wasn't already bad enough, his ''posthumous'' release being called ''Life After Death'' is just... prophetic to the point of being creepy.

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* HarsherInHindsight: If the title of the first album, ''Ready to Die, Die'', wasn't already bad enough, his ''posthumous'' release being called ''Life After Death'' is just... prophetic to the point of being creepy.
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* HarsherInHindsight: If the title of the first album, ''Ready to Die, wasn't already bad enough, his ''posthumous'' release being called ''Life After Death'' is just... prophetic to the point of being creepy.
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* MagnificentBastard: In "[[https://genius.com/The-notorious-big-somebodys-gotta-die-lyrics Somebody's Gotta Die]]", the Notorious B.I.G. learned from his friend Sing that their mutual friend C-Rock was shot at the Beacon Theatre. Deciding to avenge him, B.I.G. also plans out an alibi. When Sing explains to him that C-Rock had set up a former collaborator named Jason and hurt Jason's wife and kids in the meanwhile, leading to Jason shooting C-Rock 50 times in retaliation, B.I.G. expresses sympathy for Jason, albeit still wishing to avenge his friend. B.I.G., putting on a mask, decides to attack Jason and his crew in a place where he's aware they're unarmed, while emphasizing that Jason must be the only victim of his revenge. Shooting Jason six times, B.I.G. expresses shock when he thinks he accidentally shot Jason's baby daughter in the meanwhile.

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