0:00 The Notorious J.B.'s - Intro Theme
0:41 The Notorious J.B.'s - B.I.G. Poppa's Got A Brand New Bag 
4:40 The Notorious J.B.'s - Sex Machine Gun Funk 
9:00 The Notorious J.B.'s - Ten Crack Commandments feat. Fela Kuti 
12:16 The Notorious J.B.'s - Don't Do Drugs PSA (Interlude)
12:53 The Notorious J.B.'s - The B.I.G. Payback
18:40 The Notorious J.B.'s - Kick In The Door
22:47 The Notorious J.B.'s - Say It Loud (I'm Black & Proud)
26:00 The Notorious J.B.'s - Everyday Struggle 
29:30 The Notorious J.B.'s - Stay In School PSA (Outro)
30:00 The Notorious J.B.'s - Think B.I.G. (Bonus Track)

Notorious B.I.G. + James Brown  The Notorious J.B.'s B.I.G. Payback - DJ BUZZY

I did this one back in 1996 for Mercury Records. The Fugees were signed to Sony Music, but had contributed a track to an upcoming Mercury Records film soundtrack called, "When We Were Kings". The film is about an historic boxing event in 1974 in Kinshasa, Zaire, Africa. It pitted the undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman against challenger Muhammad Ali. This remix uses samples of Muhammad Ali quotes at the intro - I did another 'Extended Mix' that used more quotes throughout. When I find the DAT I will convert & upload it :).

The key to getting this one right is initial ARRANGEMENT. 
The Radio Promotions guy at Mercury Records came to me asking my advice about a Fugees track that was getting no love at radio (as a promotional/preview copy). It was too long (just over 5 minutes) and it didn't have a proper hook - like a 'pop' radio record usually does. Sony tried to block Mercury from releasing it as a single, as The Fugees had just blown up with their breakout cover of "Killing Me Softly". Since Sony had no rights to the track, Mercury were free to use however they wanted. The only trouble was that radio wasn't in love with it in its current form.... 

I went back to the vocals. Laid them out, edited verses from  the various featured rappers, clipped into a SONG FORMAT... i.e. Verse, Bridge, Chorus, Verse, Bridge, Chorus, MIddle 8 etc. I utilised a Lauryn HIll  sung line (Juice Newton's "Angel In The Morning") as the chorus hook - copied & pasted that. The music/bassline sample that creeps in and out of the track was lifted from ABBA's "The Name of the Game". I always thought it was odd that no-one had sampled the Swedish super group before. Turns out, there was a good reason... 

ABBA members/writers, Björn Ulvaeus & Benny Andersson, flatly refuse clearance for samples, no matter who you are. In this rare case, they loved how the music was used and agreed worldwide clearance. This was a first back in 1996. It wasn't until 2005 that they allowed another ABBA sample to be used - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" for Madonna's "Hung Up". The producer and creator of that single is also (coincidentally) a British guy - Stuart Price aka Thin White Duke, Jacques Lu Cont, Les Rythmes Digitales. 

So, here's how it turned out... Ali intro/background chant/LH singing the build "blocks on fire".. C'mon! > kick straight in with the ABBA groove; cut straight to main chorus hook - Lauryn Hill singing "Angel In The Morning" - you have to grab radio DJs & show producers ears immediately; follow with clipped raps from Wyclef Jean, Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill; then into the "Blocks on fire" sung bridge; back into the "Angel In The Morning" sung chorus; Verse 2 is spliced from raps by Pras and (saving the maddest for last) Busta Rhymes; bridge, chorus/bridge to fade. DONE! Result: #.3 on the UK Singles Chart and minor, but significant, hit in the USA. The down side for me was that I didn't get a proper 'printed' credit on the retail CD. I've seen it labelled as UK Mix, European Remix, Radio Edit etc. I was gutted at the time, but I was just a kid and I wasn't as business savvy at that stage of my career.

When I listen to it now, I realise how brutal the vocal cuts were. Some not subtle at all. The audio quality sounds a bit rough N ready/wooly. I wouldn't do it in quite the same way now. But, that's the thing of it. You do what you think is right at the time. Shout out to the tracks' original producers - Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean. Mix engineer - Warren Riker and Executive Producer – David Sonenberg.

The Fugees ft. Q-Tip & Busta Rhymes - Rumble In The Jungle [Mendis Radio Mix]

The Notorious B.I.G over James Brown Chops & Loops, Cleverhand Style. 100% Guaranteed Head Nod ;-)

The Notorious B.I.G & James Brown  The B.I.G. Payback   Cut, Mixed & Sequenced By Eddie Cleverhand

Download here: https://amerigo.bandcamp.com/album/the-big-payback-vol-3-j-b-the-soul-mates

1. Bob Brown = James Brown x Bob Marley
2. Busta Brown = James Brown x Busta Rhymes
3. The Notorious J.B.'s = James Brown x The Notorious B.I.G.
4. Mobb Brown = James Brown x Mobb Deep 
5. Fela Brown = James Brown x Fela Kuti (feat Jeru The Damaja)
6. Jackson Brown - James Brown x Michael Jackson
7. The Illmatics = Nas x The Dramatics (feat. James Brown)

This time around, Amerigo takes on James Brown in The Big Payback Vol lll. In the third and latest offering from "The Big Payback" summer mix series, the producer follows the exceptionally awesome first and second volumes from the legendary DJ Scratch and master craftsman, J. Period.  

Bringing together a fantasy league of all-stars for his "J.B. and The Soul Mates" tribute concept, the producer's latest offers an alternative to the sometimes uninspired, profit-driven, posthumously released albums. 

With guest appearances from Bob Marley, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Fela Kuti, The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, and more, Amerigo pays tribute to the God Father of Soul with a re-imagined set of co-conspirators.

"I'm not sure any other artist has left their imprint on popular music, especially across so many genres, as much as James Brown has.  With as many of today's hit songs that were built around some sort of James Brown flip, it's almost like he had a say in what the music of future generations would sound like without even knowing it." 

Stream The Big Payback Vol. lll in it's entierty below and head here to grab the free download.

*The Big Payback album artwork was developed exclusively for this series by Cojo "Art Juggernaut" - www.ArtJuggernaut.com*

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The Notorious J.B.'s - Sex Machine Gun Funk (Soul Mates Remix)

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The Notorious Biggie Brown 
Notorious B.I.G. x James Brown 

The Notorious Biggie Brown (B.I.G. x James Brown)

Something I'm letting loose as a gift to the fans for all the support in 2015. 

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If I Ruled The World (Phoniks Remix)

This is a blend I created as a hip hop tribute to the Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin. For those who don't already know, producer Ayatollah originally sampled Aretha Franklin's "One Step Ahead" to create the beat for Mos Def's "Ms Fat Booty". For Aretha's verses, I blended it over Ayatollah's drums so it hits harder. For Mos Def's 1st verse, I deconstructed the Aretha sample, and rebuilt Ayatollah's beat adding some changes of my own. Mos' 2nd verse is from the retail version.

R.I.P Aretha

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Mos Def & Aretha Franklin - One Step Ahead (DJ Filthy Rich Mix)

The Notorious JB's - The BIG Payback (Full Album)

- Notorious B.I.G & Frank Sinatra Mixtape : mix dobrze znanego fanom Notoriousa albumu "Blue Eyes meets Stuy" pełnego specyficznych brzmień oraz nietuzinkowych wstawek z udziałem wokalu Franka Sinatry. Kompilacja ta powstała zupełnie spontanicznie na własne potrzeby.  Teraz oddaje ją po kilku latach nieco zakurzoną w Wasze ręce.

mix albumu "Blue eyes bed-stuy" : Juicy / New York, New York, Everyday Struggle / A Day In The Life Of A Fool, Nasty Boy / For Every Man There's A Woman, Come On / My Way Of Life, Interlude / The World We Knew (Over & Over), Dead Wrong / In My Room, Let's Get It On / Rain In My Heart, Hypnotize / Little Green Apples, Interlude, Crack Commandments / Fools Rush In, Runnin' / Victory 2004 / A Long Night, Unfoolish

Notorious B.I.G. & Frank Sinatra

Remix Of Pete Rock & CL Smooth's Ghetto's Of The Mind BY Freqnik & WDRE. Another installment off the Tribute To 90'S Hip Hop Series

Notorious B.I.G. + James Brown The Notorious J.B.'s B.I.G. Payback - DJ BUZZY

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