Notorious B.I.G. vs Katy Perry

It has been proven time and time again that Biggie’s rap can be accompanied with almost anything – from Frank Sinatra to The Xx. I have disregarded a fair portion of these mash-ups; however, much like the aforementioned examples, I found myself thoroughly enjoying the blend between two differing styles. Biggie’s ‘I’m Going Back To Cali’ features some genius lyrics, and when accompanied with Katy Perry’s latest (California Gurls), it takes on a more catchy and ‘dancey’ nature. I also liked the fact that Biggie gets the respect he deserves by dominating the first three quarters of the song vocally.

All in all. Its pretty good. Have a listen.

Notorious B.I.G. – I’m Going Back To Cali Gurls (Katy Perry Remix) [MF]

wait what – the notorious xx

Before you ask, yes there have been a bazillion xx and/or Biggie remixes to flood the world wide web. And yes, whilst there have been some good ones, there have also been some very average ones. However, this album is certainly not average. If you haven’t yet heard about it, I am referring to wait what’s album ‘the notorious xx’. The 24 year old New Yorker took the debut album of ‘The xx’ and handpicked a Notorious song to mix with each track. The end product was incredible.

“the notorious xx began as an idea in my sister’s apartment, where I was trying to figure out what it would sound like hearing juicy over vcr, and since then expanded to include all 11 tracks of the xx’s debut album chopped, sliced, and mashed up with biggie’s vocals. I made it over the span of a few weeks…”

Check out a couple of the tracks for yourself:

wait what – juicy-r:

wait what – one more chance for a heart to skip a beat:

wait what – mo stars mo problems:

Download/Listen to the whole album on SoundCloud.