Duets: The Final Chapter
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| Studio album by Notorious B.I.G. | ||
| Released | December 20, 2005 | |
| Recorded | N/A | |
| Genre | Rap | |
| Length | 1:13:30 | |
| Label | Bad Boy Records | |
| Producer(s) | Diddy, Eminem, Faith Evans, Swizz Beatz, Jazze Pha, Scott Storch, among others | |
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| Notorious B.I.G. chronology | ||
| Born Again (1999) |
Duets: The Final Chapter (2005) |
Greatest Hits (2007) |
Duets: The Final Chapter is the second posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G. The album was released by Bad Boy Records on December 20, 2005 and charted at #3 in the US and climbed as high as #13 in the UK after the release of the album's first single "Nasty Girl". It is another of his posthumous albums that went Platinum.
The album featured orchestrated duets between Biggie and a number of popular vocalists and MCs, much like the previous LP Born Again (1999). The package also included a DVD featuring previously unreleased performance footage and several of Biggie's music videos.
The album's first single was "Nasty Girl", featuring Diddy, Nelly, and Jagged Edge. It took Biggie's vocal samples from his song "Nasty Boy". The single climbed to #1 in the UK in its second week of release, where it stayed for 2 weeks and became his first and only #1 single there. The single also helped the album climb to #13 and therefore, Duets: The Final Chapter became his highest charting album to date there, outpeaking the #23 position of Life After Death. In the US, "Nasty Girl" made #45 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the single also made the top 20 in Australia.
The second single from the album is "Spit Your Game", featuring Twista and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, a double A-side single with "Hold Ya Head", a duet with the late Bob Marley, which was originally the b-side to "Nasty Girl" in the UK and Australia. "Spit Your Game" is a remake of the Biggie song "Notorious Thugs". "Hold Ya Head" was produced by Clinton Sparks, and features a sample from the Marley song "Johnny Was". It features Biggie's vocal samples from "Suicidal Thoughts". The single is set for release in the UK on 24 April 2006.
The album was generally received poorly by critics, as it does not feature a great deal of new material from Biggie (many believe Diddy had used up Biggie's unreleased material on the posthumous Born Again) and has a rather extensive list of guest rappers. Certain hip-hop fans view Diddy's release of the album as an exploitation of Biggie's legacy.
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| Track | Song | Producer | Featuring Artists | Original Lyrics | Album |
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| #1 | Intro | - | - | - | |
| #2 | It Has Been Said | Eminem | Eminem, Obie Trice & Diddy | - | - |
| #3 | Spit Your Game | Swizz Beatz | Twista & Krayzie Bone (Remix included 8 Ball & MJG) | Notorious Thugs | Life After Death |
| #4 | Whatchu Want (The Commission) | Danja | Jay-Z | What You Want (Verse 1 & 2) | Unreleased |
| #5 | Get Your Grind On | Sean Cane | Big Pun, Fat Joe & Freeway | My Downfall | Life After Death |
| #6 | Living The Life | Coptic Sounds | Cheri Dennis, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Valentino & Faith Evans | Let Me Get Down | Born Again |
| #7 | The Greatest Rapper (Interlude) | - | - | - | - |
| #8 | 1970 Somethin' | Andre & Vidal | The Game & Faith Evans | Respect | Ready to Die |
| #9 | Nasty Girl | Jazze Pha | Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge & Avery Storm | Nasty Boy | Life After Death |
| #10 | Living In Pain | Just Blaze | Tupac Shakur, Nas, & Mary J. Blige | House of Pain | Unreleased |
| #11 | I'm With Whateva | Stevie J | Juelz Santana, Lil Wayne & Jim Jones | Ready to Die | Ready to Die |
| #12 | Beef | Havoc | Mobb Deep | What's Beef | Life After Death |
| #13 | My Dad (Interlude) | - | - | - | - |
| #14 | Hustler's Story | Reefa | Akon, Scarface & Big Gee of Boyz N Da Hood | You'll See | Bad Boy Promotional Tape |
| #15 | Breakin' Old Habits | Chink Santana | T.I. & Slim Thug | Young G's | No Way Out |
| #16 | Ultimate Rush | Scott Storch | Missy Elliott | Why You Trying to Play Me | Baller's Story |
| #17 | Mi Casa | DJ Green Lantern | R. Kelly & Charlie Wilson | Friend of Mine | Ready to Die |
| #18 | Little Homie (Interlude) | - | - | - | - |
| #19 | Hold Ya Head | Clinton Sparks | Bob Marley | Suicidal Thoughts | Ready to Die |
| #20 | Just a Memory | Scram Jones | Clipse | You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You | Life After Death |
| #21 | Wake Up | Jonathan Davis, Atticus Ross | KoRn | If I Should Die Before I Wake/Kick In The Door | Born Again |
| #22 | Love Is Everlasting (Outro) | [[]] | - | - | - |
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[edit] Bonus Disc Track Listing
- "Want That Old Thing Back" (featuring Ralph Tresvant and Ja Rule)
- "Running Your Mouth" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Foxy Brown, Busta Rhymes and Fabolous)
[edit] Songs that didn't make the final cut
- "Hold Office" (featuring The Game & Mary J. Blige)
- "The Grind" (featuring 50 Cent)
- "Real Niggas" (featuring Ice Cube, Jay-Z, Black Thought & UGK)
- "Three Bricks" (featuring Ghostface Killah & Raekwon) (Originally made for Duets, but then used for Ghostface's album Fishscale)
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Albums and EPs: Ready to Die • Life After Death • Born Again • Duets: The Final Chapter • Greatest Hits
Singles: "Party and Bullshit" • "Juicy" • "Big Poppa" • "One More Chance (Remix)" • "Hypnotize" • "Mo Money Mo Problems" • "Sky's the Limit" • "Notorious B.I.G." • "Dead Wrong" • "Runnin' (Dying to Live)" • "Nasty Girl" • "Spit Your Game" • "Hold Ya Head"
Other songs: "Who Shot Ya?" • "Suicidal Thoughts" • "Warning" • "Notorious Thugs"
