Puffy's Ad-libs on Life After Death...add to the album or not?
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Listening to some songs off this, it's weird.
I generally hate ad-libs, and Puffy is annoying with that ? sometimes, but in one way, his ad-libs kind of add a different mood to the album. Almost like the whole album is in a dream state.
You kinda see that effect in a lot of movies. The ad-libs and talking over the dialogue and certain scenes makes the whole moment surreal in a way. And it's no secret that Biggie was storytelling everywhere on that album.
But the ad-libs were mostly on the songs where Biggie wasn't storytelling, but rather, just sorta rapping, e.g., Hypnotize. Almost like a movie where there's voiceover/narrator throughout, but the characters are different from the narrator so they can tell the story better?
What that the effect Biggie was going for? Was the album thematically supposed to be as if the stories and perspectives were Puffy's, but Biggie was the mouthpiece?
And, whether you agree with that, do you think Puffy's ad-libs add to the mood of the album, or does it take away the focus from Biggie and the songs?
I generally hate ad-libs, and Puffy is annoying with that ? sometimes, but in one way, his ad-libs kind of add a different mood to the album. Almost like the whole album is in a dream state.
You kinda see that effect in a lot of movies. The ad-libs and talking over the dialogue and certain scenes makes the whole moment surreal in a way. And it's no secret that Biggie was storytelling everywhere on that album.
But the ad-libs were mostly on the songs where Biggie wasn't storytelling, but rather, just sorta rapping, e.g., Hypnotize. Almost like a movie where there's voiceover/narrator throughout, but the characters are different from the narrator so they can tell the story better?
What that the effect Biggie was going for? Was the album thematically supposed to be as if the stories and perspectives were Puffy's, but Biggie was the mouthpiece?
And, whether you agree with that, do you think Puffy's ad-libs add to the mood of the album, or does it take away the focus from Biggie and the songs?
Puffy's Ad-libs on Life After Death...add to the album or not? 57 votes
Take That! Take That!
75%
43 votes
Don't Take That!
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14 votes
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Take That! Take That!There was something going on in the back of almost every song. I like that.
Diddy behind "Somebody got to Die" >> -
Take That! Take That!Long Kiss and My Downfall wouldn't be the same without his adlibs. They'd still be great songs but...
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Take That! Take That!He enhanced it.
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Take That! Take That!Puff got the GOAT ad-libs. When I was younger I hated him for that ? , but now that I'm older I appreciate.
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Take That! Take That!Hahahahahahahahahahaha...I ? ...Goat thread...
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Take That! Take That!The only thing that rivals Puffs ad-libs are Cam and Jim jones 'mid-bar' ad-libs
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Take That! Take That!puff the GOAT ? talker in rap with the ad libs
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Take That! Take That!When B.I.G. was alive, Puff ? talkin' game was on another level
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Puff went back n did those adlibs after Big died to make it more gloomy
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Take That! Take That!JEALOUS MUTHAFUKA
IF U A JEALOUS MUTHAFUKA U JUST A WEAK MUTHAFUKA !
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Take That! Take That!
Bad Boy baby take that take that! -
Take That! Take That!JEALOUS MUTHAFUKA
IF U A JEALOUS MUTHAFUKA U JUST A WEAK MUTHAFUKA !
I remember in 8th grade me n the homies yelling this ? in the halls between classes
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Take That! Take That!dont hate me 'cause im beautiful, baby..
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Take That! Take That!Ima make U love me baby!
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Take That! Take That!I'd take Diddy adlibs over a Diddy album anyday
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Take That! Take That!Classic...leave it as is. ? I like the unreleased Long Kiss Goodnight version with his adlibs even more.
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Take That! Take That!This rant right here ? ...
See, y'all ? live off of negativity / What y'all ? need to get through your ? heads / Is that, y'all ? with some ? that's on a higher / ? level -- we don't give a ? / About what you think about us how you feel about us / What you got to say about us / We gon keep doing our ? thing / From now till the year three thousand ? ! / You can't breathe, you can't sleep, you can't eat / Without thinking about us! / And without thinking about us on your mind / We gon' haunt your ? ? ! -
Take That! Take That!Puff went back n did those adlibs after Big died to make it more gloomy
LAD dropped like 2 weeks after BIG was murdered. Was there enough time for that? Albums are usually already at retailers in that time frame.
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The only thing that rivals Puffs ad-libs are Cam and Jim jones 'mid-bar' ad-libs
LOL Jim Jones and Cam'ron's ad-libs be comedy sometimes
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Take That! Take That!You KNOW who I'm talkin to ? .....we comin for you. Haha....we comin for you.
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Don't Take That!Hell no, he was annoying with his attention seeking ass.
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Take That! Take That!He didnt take away from anything so I'm glad he was able to jump in and talk his ? without actually interfering in the song.
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Take That! Take That!When diddy he has a GOAT potential artist, his ? talk is legendary... When that ? thought he was gonna sign Jay E, it almost rivaled his ? talking on LAD
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Take That! Take That!Honestlt I think jay E shoulda signed wit diddy..maybe his album woulda been out by now
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Ironic that I was just talking about this but yeah, his adlibs are/were instrumental to a lot of the music he dealt with. Diddy may not be the 'conventional' producer but he has the 'know how' when it comes to laying the foundation as well as putting touches on the tracks. Jay Z had this interview a few years ago where he explained how Puff gives the music the cinematic feel :
http://youtu.be/nzmAav8yCkI
Also, I was a fan of Pac & B.I.G but that 'Stop Yappin' rant Puff did over that old Bad Boy mixtape was classic... 'and the academy award goes to' haha.
http://youtu.be/bZLcHjhDQWg
