"Spit Your Game" | ||||
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Single by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Twista, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and 8Ball & MJG | ||||
from the album Duets: The Final Chapter | ||||
Released | February 24, 2006 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 4:09 | |||
Label | Atlantic, Bad Boy | |||
Songwriter(s) | Christopher Wallace, Sean Combs, Steven Jordan, Anthony Henderson, Bryon McCane, Joey Brooks, Stephen Howse, Carl Mitchell | |||
Producer(s) | Swizz Beatz | |||
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology | ||||
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"Spit Your Game" is the second single by Notorious B.I.G. from his Duets:The Final Chapter album,a remixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The song features guest appearances from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Krayzie Bone and Twista and sampled The Walker Brothers' "My Ship Is Coming In" from their Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers album. The single is a double A-side with "Hold Ya Head",a song which samples "Johnny Was" from Bob Marley's Rastaman Vibration album by his reggae band The Wailers and "Suicidal Thoughts" from Biggie's Ready to Die for his vocals.
The single was released on 24 April in the UK and reached No. 64 on the UK charts.
It is a modern rendition of Notorious B.I.G.'s and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's acclaimed collaboration on the song "Notorious Thugs". In "Notorious Thugs",Biggie changed his normally smooth flow to a faster melodic pace to emulate Bone's trademark flow and "Spit Your Game" references this by including two fast verses by Twista and Krayzie Bone.
The video for "Spit Your Game" features Layzie Bone,Wish Bone,Krayzie Bone,Twista,Eightball &MJG and Swizz Beatz. It is set in a recording studio as a "Battle for the Krown" is taking place.
On the airing of MTV's Making the Video episode for "Spit Your Game",it was announced that this will be the last video ever to be in dedication of The Notorious B.I.G. Yung Joc,Jody Breeze,Big Gee,Layzie Bone,Wish Bone,Swizz Beatz and Sleepy Brown made an appearance in the video. It was directed by Dr.Teeth.
"Spit Your Game" is a remix of "Notorious Thugs",a Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony duet on Biggie's second album Life After Death .
The song also features a remixed version,where 8Ball &MJG spit a verse each towards the end of the song,though their verses have been much criticized for not keeping in context with fast rapping and doing basic slow verses.[ citation needed ]
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [1] | 7 |
Ireland (IRMA) [2] | 47 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] | 76 |
UK Singles (OCC) [4] | 64 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [5] | 68 |
Life After Death is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.,released on March 25,1997,on Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. A double album,it was released sixteen days after his murder. It features collaborations with guest artists such as 112,Jay-Z,Lil' Kim,Mase,Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,Too $hort,Angela Winbush,D.M.C. of Run-D.M.C.,R. Kelly,The Lox,and Puff Daddy. Life After Death exhibits The Notorious B.I.G. further delving into the mafioso rap subgenre. The album is a sequel to his first album,Ready to Die,and picks up where the last song,"Suicidal Thoughts",ends.
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