cant u see sometimes your words just hypnotize me

Maybe Biggie’s inclusion in the Hall of Fame will give me an excuse to give those first two albums a spin. (I know ‘Hypnotize’ because it’s a favorite of my younger daughter, and its presence here is appropriate because today is her birthday. Aside from today’s SOTD, I can’t name any of his songs but this one. My knowledge of Biggie is woefully incomplete. He is named as an influence by just about every successful hip-hop star. Chorus: Pamela Long Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, cant you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me. Those albums sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide, a total that rises when you add in a trio of posthumous releases. Though he recorded only two albums before his death, Biggie is considered by many one of the greatest rappers of all time. The Hall’s stated mission is “to recognize the contributions of those who have had a significant impact on the evolution, development and perpetuation of rock and roll.” Certainly, nobody can deny that hip-hop has played a major role in shaping rock music over the past 30 years. Some fans have argued that rap doesn’t have a place in the Rock Hall, but clearly (and appropriately) that argument has been lost. The other rap inductees are Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Run-DMC, the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, N.W.A and Tupac Shakur. He was 24 years old.īiggie is the seventh rap act inducted into the Hall of Fame, and he made it the first year he was eligible. or Biggie Smalls), he was gunned down in his car following an after-party for the Soul Train Music Awards in 1997.

In the case of Christopher George Latore Wallace (aka The Notorious B.I.G. Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, cant you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me. Half of this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees died before their time.

Cant u see sometimes your words just hypnotize me