Daddy-O Releases Biggie’s Original Demos For Junior M.A.F.IA. For The First Time Ever

[Deltron]

http://ambrosiaforheads.com/2016/08/unreleased-biggie-smalls-vinyl-demo-recordings-audio/

When The Notorious B.I.G. (a/k/a Christopher Wallace) was murdered on March 9, 1997, he did not leave much music behind, relatively speaking. Later that month (March 25), Bad Boy Records would release Life After Death, a diamond-certified double-album containing 24 tracks from the Brooklyn, New York MC. To that point, in less than three years, Big had released his acclaimed 1994 debut Ready To Die, and a 1995 group album by Junior M.A.F.I.A. After the massive success of his sophomore LP, in 1999, Bad Boy would follow with Born Again—an album of remixed, unreleased tracks, and re-purposed lesser-known verses. In 2005, Bad Boy seemingly closed the book on Biggie Smalls albums with the straightforward Duets: The Final Chapter LP. While both of those works were commercial blockbusters, B.I.G.’s archives were minuscule compared to that of J Dilla, Tupac Shakur, Mac Dre, or Pimp C.

Approaching 20 years since his death, former wife Faith Evans had begun promoting a duets album with Biggie of her own. However, that family-themed moment (which is now confirmed to feature Lil’ Kim as well) is not the only unheard Notorious B.I.G. material to hit the ethos. Chopped Herring Records is not a household name. However, the imprint that helped introduce the world to Action Bronson (via Dr. Lecter) and Meyhem Lauren has built its following through limited edition vinyl pressings—largely of shelved releases and demo tapes. The label, launched by Bob Lipitch (a/k/a Pro Celebrity Golf) has released sought-out archival works by Prince Paul’s Horror City, and Keith Murray’s demo (produced by J.V.C. Force, not Erick Sermon). Today (August 8) Chopped Herring has released what is known as Biggie + Unknown Producer EP. Within three minutes (following two botched attempts last week that allegedly crashed the servers), the 500 vinyl copies sold out.

Mike Pizzo at Medium’s Cuepoint found out more than what is presently available online surrounding this already-coveted EP. For starters, the producer is not unknown at all—it’s Daddy-O. The longtime front-man from Stetsasonic, a fellow Brooklyn, New York native was instrumental in discovering Lil’ Kim. As Biggie and Kim took their chemistry to Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s eventual 1995 album Conspiracy, Daddy-O produced multiple songs. Some of those were never released—until now.

The article, which interviews Lipitch, chronicles the two songs on the extended play vinyl. “As far as I am concerned, these two tracks are better than anything on [Conspiracy], by far. They also happen to be the origin of a couple of well known Biggie verses, namely the ‘Wickedest Freestyle,’ which was actually written as a demo track for the Junior M.A.F.I.A. album over a Daddy-O beat. You can hear in the melody of the lyrics that that is where that verse comes from,” said Lipitch. He is referring to the “The Wickedest (Freestyle)” on Mister Cee’s acclaimed Best Of Biggie mixtape

 

[FreshAIG]

Lit

 

[NYtymes]

puff cant eat off this?

 

[TheObserver]

Good shyt.. Both Beats are Dope too..

 

[BronxFleeZ]

This nikka sound like another fukking instrument in the song smh. Flow unmatchable

 

[NV-ME]

that seamless flow

 

[AMcV'88]

nice.

 

[Groanman]

Great shyt man!

 

[spliz]

Biggie voice just brings me back to what I was doin in that time frame. Lol. Pure dopeness.

 

[infamousred]

Great news. Already figured It was chopped herring too. Natural elements, l da headtoucha, godfather don, juggaknots etc they have released so much quality shyt its crazy. I'm going to have to peep that Keith Murray tho that one is new to me...

 

[IronFist]

subs

 

[mson]

Shout out to Daddy O

 

[Hannibal Fox]

AUGHH

 

[kingofnyc]

I'm very happy to see daddy-o come full circle with his relationship with biggie & his legacy

 

[MusicConsulting]

Daddy O is a legend, he should be revered in the same breath as De La Soul,PE,Tribe,Brand Nubian. He's part of DNA of NYC. This obsession with dj's & media just wanting to hear "Talking all that jazz" or "Go Stetsa Go" This shyt needs to stop,they are catchy songs but Daddy O has much more to offer. You insult him when that's all you can see him as. It is 30 years ago. There are plenty of other things for people to focus on. For example, he was ahead of his time in lyricism,emcee vocals, production, arrangement, programming & artist development. fukking rare to have all those 6. I'm not surprised how many people he mentored to become successes, he's a dynamo when it comes to Hip Hop game.

He's releasing projects like this now:








That's 3 projects in one year for everyone in Hip Hop to bump. He's doing it for the culture. Oh yea, collaborating with Freestyle Fellowship is another example of how far ahead of his time he is.