Background information | |
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Birth name | Virginia Claire Wigmore[1] |
Born | 6 June 1986 (age 32) Auckland, New Zealand |
Genres | Blues rock, pop rock, alternative rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Island |
Associated acts | Smashproof, The Cardinals, Letlive |
Website | www.ginwigmore.com |
Virginia Claire Wigmore (born 6 June 1986[2]) is a singer and songwriter from New Zealand. Featured on the Smashproof single 'Brother' in 2009, Wigmore went on to release four albums Holy Smoke (2009), Gravel & Wine (2011), Blood to Bone (2015) and Ivory (2018), with the first three having been chart-toppers on the New Zealand Albums Chart. She is known for her high pitched and raspy voice.[3][4][5]
- 1Career
- 4Discography
- 4.3Singles
Career[edit]
International Songwriting Competition[edit]
Inspired by David Gray's album White Ladder, Wigmore wrote her first song, 'Angelfire', at the age of 14. Two years later her father died of cancer and Wigmore stopped writing and playing music. She went to Argentina on an exchange program to teach at a kindergarten. On her return to New Zealand, she wrote 'Hallelujah', a tribute to her father.[6] Her sister entered the song in the US-based International Songwriting Competition in 2004,[7] and Wigmore beat 11,000 songwriting aspirants from 77 countries to become the youngest and only unsigned Grand Prize winner in the history of the competition.[6] She also won the Teen category with 'Angelfire'.[7]
Hallelujah was my way of telling my family I had dealt with dad's passing and honestly, I didn't want to share these feelings with anyone else. I wanted the moment for myself and my family.
— Gin Wigmore[8]
Extended Play[edit]
Extended Play was Wigmore's first EP. It was produced by Tony Buchen (Blue King Brown, The Whitlams, Macromantics, Kid Confucius) and contains the tracks 'Hallelujah', 'These Roses', 'SOS', 'Under My Skin', and 'Easy Come Easy Go'. Australian musician John Butler played ukulele on song 'SOS'.[8] Released in 2008, the EP peaked at number ten in the New Zealand charts. It was certified Platinum in New Zealand on 2 May 2010, selling over 15,000 copies.[9]
Extended Play was released in Australia on 2 August 2008 by Island Records. Wigmore was the first artist signed with Island Records, a partner company with Universal Music Group, Australia.[8] She toured with Australian artist Pete Murray on his national tour in August/September 2008. Wigmore toured in 2008, including at the Cross Town Revue in Auckland, and in December 2008, toured with musicians John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crow in New Zealand. Her hit single 'Under My Skin' was featured on an Air New Zealand advertising campaign, Nothing to Hide.
Wigmore featured in the 2009 song and video of 'Brother' by new group Smashproof, also from Auckland.
Holy Smoke[edit]
In 2009, Wigmore released her debut full-length album Holy Smoke, recorded with The Cardinals of Ryan Adams & the Cardinals fame.[10] The first single from the album, 'Oh My', debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at number twenty-one on 24 August 2009, moving to number seven the following week. It peaked at number four.
Three other singles were released during 2010, 'I Do' charted at no. 14 on the Official New Zealand Singles Chart, while third single 'Hey Ho' missed out on a top 20 position by charting just outside at no. 21. The fourth single taken from Holy Smoke was 'Too Late For Lovers', and despite hitting no. 3 on the NZ40 Airplay chart, the single failed to crack the national Top 40. During the week of 30 May 2010, all four of Wigmore's singles from Holy Smoke appeared on the NZ40 Airplay Chart[11] 'Too Late For Lovers' #7, 'Oh My' #23, 'Hey Ho' #24, 'I Do' #37
The single 'Oh My' is the theme track for the series The Almighty Johnsons. Wigmore's single 'Hey Ho' appeared during the closing scenes of the Weeds Season 6 Finale. In September 2011, Home Improvement Retailer Lowe's began a new brand campaign featuring Wigmore's single 'Don't Stop'.[12] Her song 'Stealing Happiness' appeared in the TV movie 'Tangiwai'.
Gravel & Wine[edit]
Wigmore travelled for two months in Mississippi and Alabama to get a Southern United States inspiration for her second album which would be recorded in California under producer Butch Walker.[13] In September 2011, Wigmore revealed the title and release of her new album Gravel & Wine on her official Facebook page.[14] Lead single was slated 'Black Sheep' was released 26 September 2011, debuting at #13 in the Official New Zealand Music Chart.[15] The album was released on 7 November 2011. It debuted atop the New Zealand charts, and at #29 on the Australian Albums Chart.[16] Wigmore also released music videos for 'Man Like That' and 'If Only'.
'Black Sheep' appeared in episode 12, season 8 of television series Grey's Anatomy, in episode 2, season 2 of Teen Wolf, and in episode 5, season 5 of The Good Wife. She appeared singing it on Gift of Revenge, a segment of ABC's television show Revenge (TV series) season 2, episode 7. The song was also used in television commercials for Guinness Black Lager and Nissan Rogue Midnight Edition (2017) in the United States.
'Kill of the Night' was also featured during season 2 of Teen Wolf, along with the series Pretty Little Liars and 666 Park Avenue, and AMC during its annual airing of Halloween movies and shows titled FearFest.
The track was also the theme song to the 2016 E4 and Netflix mini series called Crazyhead – about a pair of demon hunting girls and a slightly inept and awkward guy.
Commercials with the song include Alfa Romeo in Australia, Nationwide Insurance in the United States, and a worldwide short by Johnnie Walker.[17]
Wigmore was featured in a Skyfall tie-in commercial from Heineken performing the song 'Man Like That', which also featured James Bond portrayer Daniel Craig and Bond girlBérénice Marlohe.[18]
Gravel & Wine was released in the U.S. on 2 April 2013, and Wigmore appeared on the entire 2013 Vans Warped Tour.[19][20]
Blood to Bone[edit]
On 14 August 2014, Wigmore had confirmed she had begun studio production on her third LP. Throughout 15 to 22 August, Wigmore had worked in West Hollywood. But on 25 August 2014, Wigmore posted a picture of the beginning of her thirteen-day studio work at Blakeslee Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California. Stephen Rusch is engineering the album. On 29 January 2015, Wigmore posted the album cover and title of her the third LP, Blood to Bone, which was scheduled for release by Island Records on 26 June 2015.[21] It was Wigmore's third straight chart-topper in New Zealand, and also debuted at #13 at the ARIA Charts, her biggest Australian performance.[22] In the United States, Blood to Bone came out in August,[23] and entered the BillboardAlternative Albums chart the following month.[24]Her song 'New Rush' was featured on the soundtrack of FIFA 16. On 6 June 2015, she released a new promotional single entitled 'Willing To Die' featuring the American rapper Logic & the Australian rapper Suffa of The Hilltop Hoods. The song samples the Alan Lomax recording 'Rosie', which David Guetta also sampled on his track 'Hey Mama', released in March 2015.
Ivory[edit]
On 2 September 2016, Wigmore announced on Facebook she had begun work on her fourth studio album. Later on 3 November, Wigmore dropped 'Dirty Mercy', the lead single from her upcoming fourth album, which she expects to release in 2017.[25] Wigmore said that she started working in May, and soon came up with ten new songs, while described the album as 'a very eclectic mash of styles as I seem to struggle at settling for one particular genre of music with my albums.' Also in November, Wigmore started another North American tour, beginning at the Corona Capital festival in Mexico City,[26][27] and extending to cities in the United States up until December.[28]
In 2017, she was a presenter at TEDxScottBase, filmed in New Zealand's Antarctic research facility.[29] There Wigmore revealed another new song, 'Thoughts of You'.[30]
On 26 June, Wigmore released the album's second single 'Hallow Fate'. The song was inspired by an artist's individuality in the music industry. Later in the summer she released the promotional single, 'Beatnik Trip'
On 16 November, Wigmore released the promotional single 'Cabrona', along with the announcement that her fourth album was titled Ivory. Released on April 2018, the album was named after Wigmore's son, even if all the songs were written prior to his birth.[31]
Others[edit]
In addition, Gin has collaborated with Air New Zealand, with songs such as Tomorrow on the 'Where to Next' ad campaign; her hit single, 'Under My Skin', for 'Nothing to Hide'; and, most recently, her rendition of My Little Corner of the World on the 'a Fantastical Journey' flight safety video in 2017.
Personal life[edit]
Virginia Wigmore, more commonly known as Gin Wigmore, was born in Auckland, New Zealand to Peter and Adrienne Wigmore. Wigmore has two older siblings: brother Olly and sister Lucy Wigmore, a professional actress known for starring as Justine Jones in the long-running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street and a role in Underbelly: Razor. She married Jason Butler, Ex lead singer of the band Letlive now Lead singer of the Band Fever 333, during a private ceremony in Hawaii in September 2014.[32] The couple's first child, Ivory Nashoba Butler, was born on 7 September 2017.[33]
She is vegetarian and, in 2015, was shortlisted for SAFE's 'New Zealand's Hottest Vegetarians' award.[34][35]
Tours[edit]
- Tour with Jimmy Barnes (2009)
- Holy Smoke Tour (2010)
- The Grave Train National Tour (2010)
- Gin Wigmore (2011)
- The Winery Tour (2012)
- Vans Warped Tour – United States (2013)
- Homegrown Festival NZ (2014)
- New Rush NZ Tour (2015)
- Blood to Bone Tour (2015)
- Willing to Die U.S. Tour (2016)
- Let it Ride U.S. Tour (2016)
Discography[edit]
Gin Wigmore discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Music videos | 8 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 6 |
Commercials | 1 |
Studio albums[edit]
Year | Title | NZ [36] | AUS [37] | AUT [38] | SWI [39] | USA [40] | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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2009 | Holy Smoke
| 1 | 69 | -- | -- | -- | NZ: 4× Platinum[41] |
2011 | Gravel & Wine
| 1 | 29 | 65 | 60 | 84 | NZ: 2× Platinum[41] |
2015 | Blood to Bone
| 1 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | |
2018 | Ivory
| 11 [42] | 74 | -- | -- | -- |
Extended plays[edit]
Year | Title | NZ [43] | US Heat [44] | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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2008 | Extended Play
| 10 | -- | NZ: Platinum[41] |
2010 | iTunes Session
| -- | -- | -- |
2012 | Man Like That
| -- | 8 | -- |
'—' denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Singles[edit]
Year | Title | NZ [43] | AUS [45] | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
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2008 | 'Under My Skin' | 10 | -- | Extended Play | |
2009 | 'Oh My'[46] | 4 | -- | NZ: Platinum[41] | Holy Smoke |
'I Do' | 14 | -- | NZ: Gold[47] | ||
2010 | 'Hey Ho' | 21 | -- | ||
'Too Late for Lovers' | -- | -- | |||
2011 | 'Black Sheep' | 13 | -- | NZ: Platinum[48] | Gravel & Wine |
2012 | 'Man Like That' | -- | -- | ||
2015 | 'New Rush' | 39 | -- | Blood to Bone | |
'Willing to Die' (featuring Logic and Suffa) | -- | 88 | |||
2016 | 'Dirty Mercy' | -- | -- | Ivory | |
2017 | 'Hallow Fate'[49] | --[A] | -- |
Notes
- ^'Hallow Fate' did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[50]
As featured artist[edit]
Year | Title | NZ [43] | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
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2009 | 'Brother' (with Smashproof) | 1 | NZ: 2× Platinum[41] | The Weekend |
2015 | 'Team, Ball, Player, Thing' (#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.) | 2 | Non-album single |
Music videos[edit]
Year | Title | Director(s) |
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2008 | 'These Roses' | Special Problems[51] |
'Under My Skin' | Special Problems[52] | |
'S.O.S.' | Dan Reisinger[53] | |
2009 | 'Brother' | Chris Graham[54] |
'Oh My' | Stuart Gosling[55] | |
'I Do' | Gemma Lee | |
2010 | 'Hey Ho' | Moh Azima[56][57][58] |
'Too Late for Lovers' | ||
2011 | 'Black Sheep' | Sean Gilligan |
2012 | 'Man Like That' | Sean Gilligan |
2015 | 'New Rush' | Zachariah de Cairo |
'Written in the Water'[59] | Zachariah de Cairo | |
2016 | 'Willing to Die' | Lucy Wigmore |
2016 | 'Dirty Mercy' | David De Lautour & Gin Wigmore |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Type | Award | Result |
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2009[60] | New Zealand Music Awards | Vodafone Single of the Year ('Brother') (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) | Nominated |
Highest Selling Single ('Brother') (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) | Won | ||
2010 | New Zealand Music Awards | Vodafone's People's Choice Award[61] | Nominated |
Mazda Best Female Solo Artist[62] | Nominated | ||
Vodafone Single of the Year ('Oh My')[63] | Nominated | ||
Best Pop Album[64] | Won | ||
Vodafone Album of The Year ('Holy Smoke')[65] | Won | ||
Breakthrough Artist Of The Year[66] | Won | ||
Highest Selling Album Holy Smoke[67] | Won | ||
2012 | New Zealand Music Awards | Vodafone's Single of the Year ('Black Sheep') | Nominated |
Best Female Solo Artist | Nominated | ||
Best Pop Album (Gravel & Wine) | Nominated | ||
Vodafone's People's Choice Award | Nominated | ||
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Australia & New Zealand Act | Nominated | |
2015 | New Zealand Music Awards[68] | Best Female Solo Artist (Blood to Bone) | Won |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best New Zealand Act | Nominated |
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- ^'NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart'. Nztop40.co.nz. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^'australian-charts.com – Gravel & Wine – Gin Wigmore'. ARIA Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
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- ^'The 2013 Vans Warped Tour Lineup'. Punkmusic.about.com. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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- ^Fresh chart toppers for this week's ARIA Charts: Justin Bieber and The Weeknd both hit the heights on debut!
- ^Blood to Bone at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
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- ^'TEDx Scott Base – Speakers'. 22 January 2017.
- ^'Gin Wigmore debuts new song with intimate Antarctic performance'.
- ^[email protected], George Fenwick George Fenwick is an entertainment writer for The New Zealand Herald (5 April 2018). 'Gin Wigmore on motherhood, forming a Girl Gang, and her 'brighter' new album' – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
- ^'Letlive. interview with Jason Aalon Butler: 'Rock music was birthed in heresy and rebellion''. Independent. May 2015.
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- ^New Zealand Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
- ^Peaks in Australia:
- All except noted: Australian Music Charts. Accessed 11 August 2013
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Did Gimme the Loot Actually Sample 'Singing in the Morning'?[edit]
The article mentions that 'Gimme the Loot' sampled 'Singing in the Morning' by Ohio Players, and that that the sample was removed in newer versions of the album. However, if you buy the album on iTunes, only two of the tracks are marked as having samples removed - 'Ready to Die' and 'Machine Gun Funk'. Listening to the old and new tracks online, I don't hear a difference for the 'Gimme the Loot' track. Has it been verified that 'Gimmie the Loot' actually samples the song 'Singing in the Morning'? I see articles mentioning it when talking about the lawsuit, but there's no mention of it having a sample removed other than in this article. Patorjk (talk) 04:21, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
- Ok, I figured it out! The sample occurs at 4:52 under the coughing. It's in the original and on the Remaster. So it appears this sample was *not* removed from the Remastered version of the album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patorjk (talk • contribs) 22:18, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
GA on hold[edit]
Refs #2 and #9 need publishers and accessdates. I'm not sure why ref #11 ([1]) is reliable, it appears to be a blog. There are also a few minor MoS issues, for example a space between the ref and the period and miscapitalisations in the lead. Minor issues that can be easily fixed. naerii - talk 20:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- I've took care of the things you brought up, I removed the 'Re-Issues' section because it was unnecessary and I cleaned-up all the refs. - Guerilla In Tha Mist (talk) 22:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Looks great, I'll go fill in all the forms now ;) naerii - talk 10:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
censoring[edit]
some of the EXPLICIT cd is censored[2]
is this in all pressings? --66.158.232.98 (talk) 18:14, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm too lazy to click the link, but I'm pretty sure that Gimme the Loot always had 'pregnant' and 'strangled' censored. Beam 03:18, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
me and my bitch[edit]
how exactly does this sample zapp and roger's computer love?
there's nothing of computer love in it whatsoever.
Gimme The Loot[edit]
Who's the feature on this track? I've never seen it mentioned anywhere, or is it actually Biggie using a different voice? NO HE IS NOT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.26.11.20 (talk) 05:02, 18 May 2010 (UTC) The feature is old school Biggie. When Biggie first started recording, he had a higher voice but after ready to die ended it's recording hiatus he came back with a lower smoother more confident voice. The song is a mix of the 2 personalities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.34.127.240 (talk) 15:07, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Easy Mo Bee[edit]
Hardly any mention of Easy Mo Bee's contribution to this album, and a lot of 'executive producer Sean 'Puffy the Vampire Playa' Combs'; I'd rewrite it myself if I knew a bit more about it.. 94.9.207.181 (talk) 20:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
top importance[edit]
i'm rating this album as to importance, as I think it is one of the most important hip hop albums and albums overall of all time, as well for the projects-SCB '92 (talk) 14:49, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
One More Chance single[edit]
The single was actually 'One More Chance / Stay With Me (Remix)' and completely different from the album track other than the chorus lyrics. Should it be removed from the album page?
Ulmanor (talk) 16:27, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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Did Gimme the Loot Actually Sample 'Singing in the Morning'?[edit]
The article mentions that 'Gimme the Loot' sampled 'Singing in the Morning' by Ohio Players, and that that the sample was removed in newer versions of the album. However, if you buy the album on iTunes, only two of the tracks are marked as having samples removed - 'Ready to Die' and 'Machine Gun Funk'. Listening to the old and new tracks online, I don't hear a difference for the 'Gimme the Loot' track. Has it been verified that 'Gimmie the Loot' actually samples the song 'Singing in the Morning'? I see articles mentioning it when talking about the lawsuit, but there's no mention of it having a sample removed other than in this article. Patorjk (talk) 04:21, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
- Ok, I figured it out! The sample occurs at 4:52 under the coughing. It's in the original and on the Remaster. So it appears this sample was *not* removed from the Remastered version of the album. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patorjk (talk • contribs) 22:18, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
GA on hold[edit]
Refs #2 and #9 need publishers and accessdates. I'm not sure why ref #11 ([1]) is reliable, it appears to be a blog. There are also a few minor MoS issues, for example a space between the ref and the period and miscapitalisations in the lead. Minor issues that can be easily fixed. naerii - talk 20:55, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- I've took care of the things you brought up, I removed the 'Re-Issues' section because it was unnecessary and I cleaned-up all the refs. - Guerilla In Tha Mist (talk) 22:29, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
- Looks great, I'll go fill in all the forms now ;) naerii - talk 10:21, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
censoring[edit]
some of the EXPLICIT cd is censored[2]
is this in all pressings? --66.158.232.98 (talk) 18:14, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
I'm too lazy to click the link, but I'm pretty sure that Gimme the Loot always had 'pregnant' and 'strangled' censored. Beam 03:18, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
me and my bitch[edit]
how exactly does this sample zapp and roger's computer love?
there's nothing of computer love in it whatsoever.
Ready To Die Album Review
Gimme The Loot[edit]
Who's the feature on this track? I've never seen it mentioned anywhere, or is it actually Biggie using a different voice? NO HE IS NOT. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.26.11.20 (talk) 05:02, 18 May 2010 (UTC) The feature is old school Biggie. When Biggie first started recording, he had a higher voice but after ready to die ended it's recording hiatus he came back with a lower smoother more confident voice. The song is a mix of the 2 personalities. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.34.127.240 (talk) 15:07, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
Easy Mo Bee[edit]
Biggie Smalls Ready To Die
Hardly any mention of Easy Mo Bee's contribution to this album, and a lot of 'executive producer Sean 'Puffy the Vampire Playa' Combs'; I'd rewrite it myself if I knew a bit more about it.. 94.9.207.181 (talk) 20:17, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
top importance[edit]
i'm rating this album as to importance, as I think it is one of the most important hip hop albums and albums overall of all time, as well for the projects-SCB '92 (talk) 14:49, 17 August 2011 (UTC)
One More Chance single[edit]
The single was actually 'One More Chance / Stay With Me (Remix)' and completely different from the album track other than the chorus lyrics. Should it be removed from the album page?
Ulmanor (talk) 16:27, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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[Intro: Puff Daddy]
Yeah, yeah, you ready motherfucker?
We gonna kill your ass
I'm ready
[Verse 1]
As I grab the Glock, put it to your headpiece
One in the chamber, the safety is off release
Straight at your dome, holmes, I wanna see cabbage
Biggie Smalls the savage, doing your brain cells much damage
Teflon is the material for the imperial
Mic ripper, girl stripper, the Henny sipper
I drop lyrics off and on like a light switch
Quick to grab the right bitch and make her drive the Q
-45, Glocks and TECs are expected when I wreck shit
Respect is collected, so check it
I got techniques dripping out my butt cheeks
Sleep on my stomach so I don't fuck up my sheets, huh
My shit is deep, deeper than my grave, G
I'm ready to die and nobody can save me
Fuck the world, fuck my moms and my girl
My life is played out like a Jheri curl, I'm ready to die!
[Hook]
Yes, I'm ready
Yes, I'm ready
Yes, I'm ready
So die motherfuckers, die motherfuckers, die
[Verse 2]
As I sit back and look when I used to be a crook
Doing whatever it took from snatching chains to pocketbooks
A big bad motherfucker on the wrong road
I got some drugs, tried to get the avenue sewed
I want it all from the Rolexes to the Lexus
Getting paid is all I expected
My mother didn't give me what I want, what the fuck?
Now I've got a Glock making motherfuckers duck
Shit is real and hungry's how I feel
I rob and steal because that money got that whip appeal
Kicking niggas down the steps just for rep
Any repercussion lead to niggas getting wet
The infrared's at your head real steady
You better grab your guns 'cause I'm ready
[Hook: The Notorious B.I.G. & Puff Daddy]
Yes, I'm ready
Yes, I'm ready
I'm ready to die
Yes, I'm ready
So die motherfuckers, die motherfuckers, die
Nah we ain't gonna kill your ass yet, we gonna make you suffer
[Verse 3]
In a sec, I throw the TEC to your fucking neck
Everybody hit the deck, Biggie 'bout to get some rec
Quick to leave you in a coffin for slick talking
You better act like CeCe and keep on walking
When I hit ya, I split ya to the white meat
You swung a left, you swung a right, you fell to the concrete
Your face, my feet, they meet with stompin'
I'm rippin' MCs from Tallahassee to Compton
Biggie Smalls on a higher plane
Niggas say I'm strange, deranged because I put the 12 gauge to your brain
Make your shit splatter
Mix the blood like batter then my pocket gets fatter
After the hit, leave you on the street with your neck slit
Down your backbone to where your motherfucking shit drip
The shit I kick, ripping through the vest
Biggie Smalls passing any test, I'm ready to die!
[Hook: The Notorious B.I.G. & Puff Daddy]
Yes, I'm ready
Yes, I'm ready
I'm ready
Yes, I'm ready
Time to go, we gon put you out your misery motherfucker
Niggas definitely know what time it is (Yes, I'm ready)
The Notorious one in full effect for '93 (Yes, I'm ready)
Uhh, uhh Yes, I'm ready
Suicidal, I'm ready!
So die motherfuckers, die motherfuckers, die
Yes, I'm ready
So die motherfuckers, die motherfuckers, die
[Outro: Puff Daddy]
Now I lay me down to sleep (Yeah)
Pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
'Cause I'm ready to die
All y'all motherfuckers come with me if you want to
Biggie Smalls the biggest man
Rocking on and on in ninety-three, Easy Mo Bee
Third Eye and the rest of the Bad Boy fam
I don't wanna see no crying at my funeral