Wait What – Suicidal Fantasy (The Notorious B.I.G. vs. the xx)
I know what you’re thinking. “Mash-ups? – Been there done that.” You’re right. And still, this album of Wait What is one of the best things I’ve heard this year. Basically Wait What took the sounds of the XX’s debut album and put Biggie’s verses on top of it. The whole album was made available for free download on March 25th here, the 13 year anniversary of Life After Death’s release.
One of the stand-out tracks is this ‘Suicidial Fantasy’. Not only you hear how deep some of the XX’s basslines go (check the original ‘Fantasy’ here), but you also hear how dark some of Biggie’s lyrics actually were. (Check Biggie’s ‘Suidical Thoughts’ here. Earlier Whizz posted the Lorn remix of the same Biggie song here.)
The stress is buildin’ up, I can’t,
I can’t believe suicide’s on my fuckin’ mind
I want to leave, I swear to God I feel like death is fuckin’ callin’ me
Naw you wouldn’t understand
You see its kinda like the crack did to Pookie, in New Jack
Except when I cross over, there ain’t no comin’ back
Should I die on the train track, like Remo in Beatstreet
People at the funeral frontin’ like they miss me
My baby momma kissed me but she glad I’m gone
She knew me and her sista had somethin’ goin’ on
I reach my peak, I can’t speak,
call my nigga Chic, tell him that my will is weak.
I’m sick of niggas lyin’, I’m sick of bitches hawkin’,
matter of fact, I’m sick of talkin’.
Esco is discussing. 
Esco 09:20 on April 14, 2010 Permalink
This mash-up is also brilliant: DMX vs THe XX! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X9dl5_pwKQ