"Spit Your Game" is the second single by

Notorious B.I.G. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in the New York rap scene and gangsta rap tradi ...

from his '' Duets: The Final Chapter'' album, a remixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The song features guest appearances from

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also referred to as simply Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie ...

Krayzie Bone Anthony Henderson (born June 17, 1973), better known as Krayzie Bone, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. Career Solo After finding success with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Krayzie Bone recorded his so ...

and

Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (also known as Tung Twista), is an American rapper. He is best known for his Chopper (rap), chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest ...

and sampled The Walker Brothers' "

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" from their '' Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers'' album. The single is a

double A-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of vinyl records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a single usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or ...

with "Hold Ya Head", a song which samples "Johnny Was" from Bob Marley's ''

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'' album by his

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band

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and "Suicidal Thoughts" from Biggie's ''

Ready to Die ''Ready to Die'' is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and distributed by Arista Records. The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean Combs, Sean "Puffy ...

'' for his vocals. The single was released on 24 April in the UK and reached No. 64 on the UK charts. It is a modern rendition of Notorious B.I.G.'s and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's acclaimed collaboration on the song " Notorious Thugs". In "Notorious Thugs", Biggie changed his normally smooth flow to a faster melodic pace to emulate Bone's trademark flow and "Spit Your Game" references this by including two fast verses by Twista and Krayzie Bone.

Video

The video for "Spit Your Game" features

Layzie Bone Steven Howse (born September 23, 1974), known professionally as Layzie Bone, is an American rapper known primarily for being a member of the group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. He has also gone by the names L-Burna, Lil Lay, and The #1 Assassin. He is ...

, Wish Bone,

Eightball & MJG 8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Orange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut album ''Comin' Out Hard''. They went on to release ''On the Outside Looking In'' (1 ...

and

Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American rapper and record producer. Born and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ in 1994. At the age ...

. It is set in a recording studio as a "Battle for the Krown" is taking place. On the airing of

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's ''

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'' episode for "Spit Your Game", it was announced that this will be the last video ever to be in dedication of The Notorious B.I.G.

Yung Joc Jasiel Amon Robinson (born September 20, 1980), better known by his stage name Yung Joc, is an American rapper known for his 2006 single " It's Goin' Down", which peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Prior to its release, he sign ...

Jody Breeze Boyz n da Hood was an American Southern gangsta rap group from Atlanta, Georgia. They were formerly signed to Sean Combs' Bad Boy Records and consisted of Young Jeezy, Jody Breeze, Gorilla Zoe, Big Gee, and Big Duke. They have collaborated se ...

, Big Gee, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Swizz Beatz and

Sleepy Brown Patrick Leroy "Sleepy" Brown (born January 24, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the Atlanta-based production team of Organized Noize, which has created hits for acts such as Outkast, Goodie Mob an ...

made an appearance in the video. It was directed by Dr.Teeth.

Remixes

"Spit Your Game" is a remix of "Notorious Thugs", a Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony duet on Biggie's second album ''

Life After Death ''Life After Death'' is the second and final studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on March 25, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and distributed by Arista Records. A double album, it was released sixteen days after his murder. ...

''. The song also features a remixed version, where

8Ball & MJG 8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop music, hip hop duo from Orange Mound, Memphis, Orange Mound, Memphis, Tennessee. They met at Ridgeway Middle School (Memphis, Tennessee), Ridgeway Middle School in 1984. In 1993, the duo released their debut al ...

spit a verse each towards the end of the song, though their verses have been much criticized for not keeping in context with fast rapping and doing basic slow verses.

Track listing

UK - CD: 1

# Spit Your Game emix Edit(Featuring

) # Hold Ya Head ain Version(Featuring

Bob Marley Robert Nesta Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, he fused elements of reggae, ska and rocksteady and was renowned for his distinctive voca ...

)

UK - CD: 2

# Spit Your Game emix(Featuring Twista, Eightball & MJG & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) # Hold Ya Head ain Version(Featuring Bob Marley) # Spit Your Game yTone - Personalized Ringtone

UK - 12" vinyl

# Spit Your Game emix(Featuring Twista, Eightball & MJG & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) # Spit Your Game nstrumental Remix # Hold Ya Head ain Version(Featuring Bob Marley) # Hold Ya Head nstrumental

Promo CD

# Spit Your Game emix Edit(Featuring

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (formerly known as B.O.N.E. Enterpri$e and also referred to as simply Bone Thugs or Bone) is an American hip hop group formed in 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio. Consisting of rappers Bizzy Bone, Wish Bone, Layzie Bone, Krayzie ...

) # Spit Your Game emix Instrumental # Hold Ya Head mended Album Version(Featuring

) # Hold Ya Head nstrumental

Charts

References

External links

* {{Twista 2005 songs 2006 singles The Notorious B.I.G. songs Twista songs Bone Thugs-n-Harmony songs Song recordings produced by Swizz Beatz Songs written by Sean Combs Songs written by Twista Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G. Atlantic Records singles Bad Boy Records singles Songs released posthumously