Tuesday, February 17, 2009

The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy and Mase - Mo Money Mo Problems

is Mase...

a) a bad rapper

b) a bad dancer

c) a bad preacher

d) all of the above

biggie's spirit helps me win at bowling, scrabble, and magic the gathering all the time.

and pivotal moments in music video history need no citations.

Music video

The video directed by Hype Williams featured Mase and Combs in futuristic locations, including a tunnel lined with fluorescent lamps and a stark white chamber with pressurized air blowing out of the floor, allowing the two to float in midair. This video is also famous for the red shiny jackets that are worn by Combs and Mase and which are remembered to this day as a pivotal part in music video history.[citation needed] The "air chamber" also had a video screen showing, at first, images of Kelly Price lip-synching to the sample of Diana Ross' voice and singing the song's chorus. During the final verse, which the Notorious B.I.G. performed, Mase and Puffy looked on as the video screen showed archival footage of B.I.G. performing, run at a speed so that the footage seemed to sync with B.I.G.'s vocals; since the rapper had died just prior to the release of Life After Death, and well before the filming of the video, this was the only way to have him appear in the video. Song produced by Steven "Stevie J." Jordan and Sean Combs The video also has a short story, which is about how Combs was competing in a golf tournament and gained help from the spirit of The Notorious B.I.G, who helps him win the tournament.

MuchMoreMusic ranked "Mo Money Mo Problems" #31 on Listed's "40 Most Memorable Videos Pt. 1 & 2" for its flashy wardrobe, and use of syncing old footage with the lyrics. VH1 ranked the song #63 as one of the "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s". The song was also partially influenced by the 1992 movie Mo' Money.



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