"Notorious B.I.G." is a song and single by The Notorious B.I.G. from the album Born Again, which features Lil' Kim, and Puff Daddy. As a tribute song, Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy's verses were recorded following Wallace's 1997 death, while Biggie's verse, originally from an unreleased song revolves around his experience in the hospital while being comforted by attractive female nurses. It samples the song "Notorious" by Duran Duran.
In February 2013, the song resurfaced on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart at #5 for one week.
Music video The music video was directed by Puff Daddy and features a narrative where he invites a security guard (played by Tracy Morgan) to a house party. The video is notable for its extensive cameos from figures in hip hop and pop culture, including 98 Degrees, Krayzie Bone, Thug Queen, Cuban Link, Wish Bone, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Nas, Jennifer Lopez, Lil' Cease, and Fat Joe.
Track listing 12-inch single A-side "Notorious" (club mix) – 3:12 "Notorious" (instrumental) – 3:12 B-side "Dead Wrong" (radio edit) – 3:12 "Nasty Boy" (remix) – 4:15
Remix A-side "Notorious" (remix) (dirty mix) "Notorious" (remix) (clean mix) "Notorious" (remix) (instrumental) B-side "Biggie" (dirty mix) "Biggie" (clean mix) "Biggie" (instrumental)
CD single "The Notorious B.I.G." (radio mix) "The Notorious B.I.G." (club mix) "The Notorious B.I.G." (instrumental) "Dead Wrong" (Main w-o Eminem) "One More Chance"/"Stay with Me" (remix)
Charts + Chart performance for "Notorious B.I.G." Chart (1999–2000) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 51scope="row"Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)61scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)11scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row"scope="row" Chart (2009) PeakpositionCanada Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 49
Year-end charts Chart (2000)PositionUK Urban (Music Week)27
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