Notorious (soundtrack)

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Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
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ReleasedJanuary 13, 2009
Genre Hip hop
Length1:07:45
Label
Producer
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Greatest Hits
(2007)
Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
(2009)
The King & I
(2017)
Singles from Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
  1. "Letter to B.I.G."
    Released: April 7, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (74/100) [1]
Review scores
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411Mania(9.5/10) [2]
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The Boston Globe (favorable) [4]
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Entertainment Weekly B [6]
NOW Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
IGN (6.7/10) [8]
RapReviews(8.5/10) [9]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
ThaHipHopStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2009 biopic film Notorious based on the life and death of rapper The Notorious B.I.G. It features mostly his previously heard songs, inclusively the ones harder to find such as "Party and Bullshit" and "One More Chance (Remix)". It includes two original songs "Brooklyn Go Hard" by Jay-Z and a tribute to the rapper by Jadakiss and widow Faith Evans called "Letter to B.I.G.", as well as three unreleased demos by him and a song with Christopher "CJ" Wallace Jr., his son. "Notorious Thugs", "Notorious B.I.G.", "One More Chance (Remix)", "Brooklyn Go Hard", "Kick in the Door", "What's Beef", "The World Is Filled...", "One More Chance / The Legacy Remix" and "Love No Ho" do not feature in the movie, but are included on the album.

Contents

The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, the highest debut of the week, with opening sales of 43,000. [12] As of March 2009, the album has sold 124,490 copies. [13]

Track listing

Notorious soundtrack track listing, according to Bad Boy Records: [14]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Notorious Thugs" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) (from Life After Death )
6:05
2."Hypnotize" (featuring Pamela Long) (from Life After Death)
3:49
3."Notorious B.I.G." (featuring Lil' Kim and Puff Daddy) (from Born Again )
3:12
4."Juicy" (from Ready to Die )
  • Poke
  • Combs
5:01
5."Party and Bullshit" (from Who's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ) Easy Mo Bee 3:37
6."Warning" (from Ready to Die)
Easy Mo Bee3:39
7."One More Chance/Stay with Me" (Remix) (featuring Faith Evans) (from Greatest Hits )Wallace
  • Rashad Smith
  • Combs
4:28
8."Brooklyn Go Hard" (Jay-Z featuring Santigold) (previously unreleased)
3:58
9."Letter to B.I.G." (Jadakiss featuring Faith Evans) (previously unreleased) Needlz 4:00
10."Kick in the Door" (from Life After Death) DJ Premier 3:34
11."What's Beef?" (from Life After Death)
  • Broady
  • Myrick
5:12
12."The World Is Filled..." (featuring Puff Daddy and Too $hort) (from Life After Death)
  • D-Dot
  • Combs
4:55
13."One More Chance (The Legacy Remix)" (featuring C. J. Wallace and Faith Evans) (previously unreleased)Wallace
  • Smith
  • Combs
4:30
14."The Notorious Theme" (composed by Danny Elfman) (previously unreleased) Danny Elfman Elfman2:07
15."Microphone Murderer" (Demo) (previously unreleased)
  • Wallace
  • David Porter
The Hitman DJ 50 Gran2:04
16."Guaranteed Raw" (Demo) (previously unreleased)
The Hitman DJ 50 Gran3:41
17."Love No Ho" (Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased)
  • Wallace
  • Joe Sample
  • John Guerin
  • Larry Carlton
  • Max Bennett
  • Tom Scott
The Hitman DJ 50 Gran3:55

Charts

Chart performance for the Notorious soundtrack
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 68
Canadian Albums Chart [16] 18
Top Canadian R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [17] 4
US Billboard 200 [18] 4
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [19] 1
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) [20] 1

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