"Big never forgave me for selling Doin' It to LL"

[Ozymandeas]

First of all, I didn't even know that was Big's song at first. Second of all, 60 racks? I would've sold that shyt too

 

[Roid Jones]

I love these kinds of industry stories

 

[bigde09]

Big would have ripped that beat

 

[stave]

Wow I didn't know this and love the LL version but imaging what the Big version would have sounded like
Loungin Remix with Total

 

[GunRanger]

Thoae go brooklyn chants mustve pissed him off even more.

I get it but at the same time he shouldve been more upfront about needing money to hold them. At least let them bid.

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

Big would have ripped that beat

And that's no disrespect to LL because he made it a classic, but that beat is just perfect for Big's flow.

 

[Uchiha God]

Hip-hop has some many interesting stories behind legendary hits/songs

 

[King Poetic]

I can imagine the other thousand of stories where rappers wanted a beat and the producer sold it because they needed to eat

 

[FaTaL]

i love these hip hop stories, just like how pac lost the no diggity beat

 

[Tookalossfellbackcameback]

60k in '95 was like 130k today in terms of purchasing power. For a hip hop beat back then that's HEAVY bread.




I would've sold that shyt with the QUICKNESS.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Big would have ripped that beat

yeah, this song was absolutely tailored for both of them...LL made it a classic, Biggie would have too. The 'Go Brooklyn' sample would've hit way harder though with Big pause

 

[Big Boss]

I can imagine the other thousand of stories where rappers wanted a beat and the producer sold it because they needed to eat

Yep love these stories

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

Ll made a classic

 

[FaTaL]

Ll made a classic

i dont think big could of ripped "doin it" better then LL

 

[African Peasant]

BIG would've killed it better than LL

I understand why BIG was mad if he even brought the sample idea