"Notorious B.I.G." is a song and single by The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...

 from the album Born Again

Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)

Born Again is a posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G.. It was released on December 7, 1999. Unlike the first album released after his death , this album was created with no input from Biggie himself...

, which features Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

. As a tribute song, Puff Daddy and Lil' Kim's verses have little relevance to Biggie's verse, which is about being in the hospital while being comforted by attractive female nurses. It samples the song "Notorious

Notorious (song)

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" by Duran Duran

Duran Duran

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.

The video consists of Puff Daddy inviting a security guard (played by Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan is an American comedian who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock.-Early life:...

) to a party, and a traffic jam, and a big party in the end glorifying The Notorious B.I.G. It features cameos from 98 Degrees

98 Degrees

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, Krayzie Bone

Krayzie Bone

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, Thug Queen, Wish Bone

Wish Bone

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, Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott

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, Nas

Nas

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, Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez

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, Mase

Mase

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, Lil' Cease

Lil' Cease

James Lloyd, is an American rapper and member of hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A..Cease's first album release was Conspiracy with the Junior M.A.F.I.A in 1995....

and others. Puff Daddy was also the director of the video.

Charts

Chart (1999-2000)	Peak position

12 inch

A-Side

1. "Notorious" (Club Mix) (3:12)
2. "Notorious" (Instrumental) (3:12)

B-Side

1. "Dead Wrong" (Radio Edit) (3:12)
2. "Nasty Boy" (Remix) (4:15)

Remix

A-Side

1. "Notorious" (Remix) (Dirty Mix)
2. "Notorious" (Remix) (Clean Mix)
3. "Notorious" (Remix) (Instrumental)

B-Side

1. "Biggie" (Dirty Mix)
2. "Biggie" (Clean Mix)
3. "Biggie" (Instrumental)

CD single

1. "The Notorious B.I.G." (Radio Mix)
2. "The Notorious B.I.G." (Club Mix)
3. "The Notorious B.I.G." (Instrumental)
4. "Dead Wrong" (Main w-o Eminem)
5. "One More Chance"/"Stay with Me" (Remix)