While praising a list of Biggie’s best songs, the founding editor of Source Jonathan Shecter and former music publisher of Source Riggs Morales revealed some knowledge about the popular Biggie Life after death cut, “Ten commandments of crack.”Īccording to Shecter and Morales, the concept of the song is taken from an article by Source about the crack era titled “On The Rocks: From 1984 to 1994, Ten Years of Crack”, which led to a lawsuit that ended in getting credit for the author. The article has been attributed to a writer with the initials KT. Spotify metadata on “Ten Crack Commandments” confirms that the song is written by C. Wallace (the first name of Biggie), Chris Martin (the first name of DJ Premier, who produced the song) and Khary Turner. Just like in the song, the article offered tips on how to survive the crack game. Never let anyone know how much money you have.Īlthough he is not online, BlackBookMag managed to transcribe the rules of the article, which clearly matches the lyrics of the song:.Never let anyone know what your next move will be.Never pack your hiding place on your person.If you are not arrested, never be seen contacting the police.
Large GCGC shipment, serious sequestration.I made crazy clips on these cats for their bricks and chips Number 2: never let them know your next moveĭon’t you know that the Bad Boys move in silence and violence? If this man is fucked up, pretend you’re stuck The jealousy of the cheddar breed ‘specially Here are just two of the rules he raps on: On the song, Biggie raps through the same rules, in the same order, but with a lot more lyrical sparkle.
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