Chris Explains Rap Music to White People 2: Notorious B.I.G. Featuring Puff Daddy – Juicy (but just the Puff Daddy parts)

A few years ago, I explained Tupac’s Letter to the President to white people. Then I parodied that by explaining a country song to black people. It’s time I brought it back. Let’s go back in time to the mid 90s. A rap feud is breaking out between east coast and west coast rappers. The two biggest names in the feud were Tupac Shakur, and Biggie Smalls. Then producer, alleged murder, and possible mobster Suge Knight got on stage at an awards ceremony and encouraged rappers to come to his Death Row label, promising them that they wouldn’t be forced to have their producer on every song. This was a not so subtle dig at Puff Daddy, who liked to inject himself into his Bad Boy Records artists’ music. With that in mind, let’s look at one of the most obvious examples. Juicy, off of Biggie’s debut album, Ready to Die. But for the sake of comedy, I’m going to skip all of Biggie’s lines. I’m also going to skip the N word, because it’s used mostly as a comma in this song, and doesn’t really change the meaning of the music.

First, Biggie talks about how he’s overcome much of the world holding him back. He dedicates the album to the haters. Especially those bastards that called the cops on him, when he was just selling drugs to give his daughter a nice life.

Puff Daddy joins in. “Oh yeah. It’s all good, baby baby.”

Here, Puff Daddy is referencing that his fame has become interjoined with Biggie’s and as Biggie succeeds, so does Puff Daddy.

“Oh yeah. It’s all good, baby baby.”

Puff Daddy then reminds us that his life is doing pretty well.

Biggie returns to mention some musicians he appreciated growing up.

“It’s all good, yeah.”

Puff Daddy points out that he, too, enjoyed their music.

“Yeah, yeah, it’s all good, baby baby.”

Now, Puff Daddy shows pain at others having a problem with him, while he’s trying to live his life.

Biggie then raps about how he’s now a big deal. A biggie deal, if you will. Ironically, this was his first album, but whatever. Rapper bragging.

“Yeah yeah. It’s all good.”

Puff Daddy demonstrates his ability to freestyle, while commenting on the plight of millionaire producers. This was before MP3s, so you can only imagine how bad it will be after he changes his name a few times.

“Yeah. It’s all good. Yeah”

Puff Daddy takes to task those who do not constantly wear sunglasses. As a very photosensitive person myself, I completely agree with him.

Biggie jumps back in to talk about guns, bitches, and weed.

“It’s all good. Yeah. Baby baby.”

Puff Daddy grabs the mic to spit some “ill shit” about the recording industry, and the struggles he’s forced to survive. He then continues with:

“Yeah. Yeah. Baby baby.”

Which is a scathing retaliatory strike against the drug epidemic of the late 80s in the black community.

Biggie talks about playing video games, especially the recently released Sega Genesis.

“Yeah. It’s all good. Baby baby.”

Puff Daddy, too, likes video games, but he hates how he always has to be Luigi.

Biggie then reminds the listener that he has lots of money and drinks expensive alcohol just because he’s thirsty.

“Yeah. Yeah. Baby baby. It’s all good.”

Puff Daddy ends by thanking his fans for their support.

And that was Chris Explains Rap Music to White People.