"Big Poppa" | ||||
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Single by The Notorious B.I.G. | ||||
from the album Ready to Die | ||||
A-side | "Warning" | |||
B-side | "Who Shot Ya?" | |||
Released | December 24, 1994 | |||
Recorded | June 1994 | |||
Studio | The Hit Factory (New York City) | |||
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Length | 4:11 | |||
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The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology | ||||
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"Big Poppa" on YouTube |
"Big Poppa" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on December 24, 1994, as the second single from his debut studio album Ready to Die. Produced by Chucky Thompson and Nashiem Myrick, it samples the song "Between the Sheets" (1983) by The Isley Brothers. "Big Poppa" is a rap song with elements of R&B and West Coast hip hop. It is named after one of The Notorious B.I.G.'s nicknames.