Notorious (soundtrack)

Notorious
Soundtrack album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released	January 13, 2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	67:45
Label	Bad Boy
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Greatest Hits (2007) Notorious (soundtrack) (2009)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(74/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(9.5/10)[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Boston Globe	(favorable)[4]
DJ Booth	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B[6]
NOW	[7]
IGN	(6.7/10)[8]
RapReviews	(8.5/10)[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
ThaHipHop	[11]

Notorious is the 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. As of March 2009, the album sold roughly 124,490 copies.^[12] "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.

Track listing

Notorious soundtrack track listing, according to Bad Boy Records:^[13]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Notorious Thugs" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, from Life After Death, 1997)	6:05
2.	"Hypnotize" (from Life After Death, 1997)	3:49
3.	"Notorious B.I.G." (from Born Again, 1999)	3:12
4.	"Juicy" (from Ready To Die, 1994)	5:01
5.	"Party and Bullshit" (from Who's The Man? soundtrack, 1993)	3:37
6.	"Warning" (from Ready To Die, 1994)	3:39
7.	"One More Chance (Remix)" (featuring Faith Evans, from Greatest Hits, 2007)	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)	4:00
10.	"Kick in the Door" (from Life After Death, 1997)	3:34
11.	"What's Beef" (from Life After Death, 1997)	5:12
12.	"The World Is Filled..." (featuring Carl Thomas, Puff Daddy & Too Short, from Life After Death, 1997)	4:55
13.	"One More Chance / The Legacy Remix" (featuring Christopher "CJ" Wallace, Jr. & Faith Evans, previously unreleased)	4:30
14.	"The Notorious Theme" (composed by Danny Elfman, previously unreleased)	2:07
15.	"Microphone Murderer (Demo)" (previously unreleased , the album lists this as the title, although the track appears on the film's end credits under the name "It's A Demo")	2:04
16.	"Guaranteed Raw (Demo)" (previously unreleased, the album lists this as the title, although the track appears on the film's end credits under the name "Bed Stuy Brooklyn")	3:41
17.	"Love No Ho (Original Demo Version)" (previously unreleased)	3:55

Chart positions

Chart (2009)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	4[14]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1[15]
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	1[16]
Canadian Albums Chart	18[17]
Top Canadian R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	4[18]

References

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. 411Mania review
3. Allmusic review
4. The Boston Globe review
5. DJ Booth review
6. Entertainment Weekly review
7. NOW review
8. IGN review
9. RapReviews review
10. Rolling Stone review
11. ThaHipHop review
12. Paine, Jake (2009-03-18). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/15/2009 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
13. MTV.com article
14. "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
15. "Information Not Found". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
16. "Rap Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
17. "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
18. "CANOE - JAM! Music SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2012-03-03.

External links

• Notorious at Metacritic