Posthumously, it sounded like a self-penned eulogy, complete with epitaph: “Live the phrase ‘Sky’s the limit’”. One of several tracks that took on a different hue after Biggie’s death in 1997, aged 24, Sky’s the Limit was initially Life After Death’s equivalent of his breakthrough hit Juicy, an alternately wistful and dark account of his rise. The rapper elects to lie in wait: needless to say, it doesn’t end well for his would-be assailants. Juicy mp3 download and share your comments below.ĭOWNLOAD Juicy bt The Notorious B.I.G.A beautifully concise bit of storytelling, complete with an impressively naturalistic conversational interlude during which Biggie, in character as a friend, informs himself that someone has taken a hit out on him. You know what I’m sayin’? It’s all good, baby baby To all the people that lived above the buildings that I was hustlin’ in front ofĬalled the police on me when I was just tryin’ to make some money to feed my daughter (it’s all good) To all the teachers that told me I’d never amount to nothin’
chronicles his childhood years living in poverty, his initial dreams of becoming a rapper, early musical influences, his time dealing drugs, criminal involvement, and his eventual success in the music industry and lavish lifestyle. The song is a “rags-to-riches chronicle”.
The song is widely regarded as one of the best hip-hop tunes ever written. Mtume’s 1983 song “Juicy Fruit” is sampled in “Juicy,” though it is directly sampled from the song’s “Fruity Instrumental” mix, and features a different chorus delivered by Bad Boy Records collaborators Total and label boss Combs.
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