Notorious (soundtrack)

Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by
The Notorious B.I.G.
ReleasedJanuary 13, 2009
GenreHip hop
Length1:07:45
Label
Producer
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Greatest Hits
(2007) 		Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
(2009) 		The King & I
(2017)
Singles from Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture
  1. "Letter to B.I.G."
    Released: April 7, 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(74/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
411Mania(9.5/10)[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Boston Globe(favorable)[4]
DJ Booth[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB[6]
NOW[7]
IGN(6.7/10)[8]
RapReviews(8.5/10)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
ThaHipHop[11]

Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture is the official 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. "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.

The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, the highest debut of the week, with opening sales of 43,000.[12] By March 2009, the album sold 124,490 copies.[13]

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  2. ^ "411MANIA -". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Notorious [Original Soundtrack] - Various Artists - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  4. ^ Rodman, Sarah (16 January 2009). "Tributes and more from friends, family". Retrieved 2 March 2017 – via The Boston Globe.
  5. ^ "Notorious Soundtrack - Album Review, Stream - Hip Hop Albums - DJBooth". djbooth.net. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Notorious Soundtrack". Entertainment Weekly. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Notorious: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture". nowtoronto.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. ^ D, Spence (16 January 2009). "Notorious - Music Inspired By The Motion Picture". ign.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. ^ "various artists :: Notorious Soundtrack :: Bad Boy/Fox Searchlight". rapreviews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. ^ ""NOTORIOUS": Music From and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture : The Notorious B.I.G. : Review : Rolling Stone". archive.org. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "ThaHipHop review". thahiphop.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (January 21, 2009). "Taylor Swift Tops Chart for Seventh Week". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2021.(subscription required)
  13. ^ 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.