I could deal with his monotone and unaffected delivery if he rhythms of his rap were so monotonous. Listening to this song, the beat is infectious but the variation of the rapping styles comes across very clearly, illustrating how great the Notorious B.I.G.

I know I didn’t when I was listening to this song as a teenager.

This song really could not have been more perfect for a rap song sample and Puff Daddy arranged it so well that people hardly cared about the skill or the content of the raps in this song. Let’s not talk about that jacket she’s wearing. The sample which comes from 1980 Diana Ross hit “I’m Coming Out,” which features the greatest (and one of the only) trombone solos in popular music history. And while this song warns of this adage the many of the lyrics and the sample feel more like celebration then a warning. stating that with more money came more problems in life. This song comes from a quote from Notorious B.I.G. Released posthumously after his murder, this song was a huge success topping the Billboard charts for two weeks and saturating MTV and radio stations. “Mo Money Mo Problems” was the second single off the Notorious B.I.G.’s second and final album Life After Death. Yes, Mase’s rapping skills were suspect, yes, Puff Daddy comes across as a shameless

Mo money mo problems biggie