Notorious (soundtrack)

Notorious: Music from and Inspired by the Original Motion Picture is the official soundtrack to the 2009 biopic film Notorious based on the life and death of rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. It features mostly his previously heard songs, inclusively the ones harder to find such as "Party and Bullshit" and "One More Chance (Remix)". It includes two original songs "Brooklyn Go Hard" by Jay-Z and a tribute to the rapper by Jadakiss and widow Faith Evans called "Letter to B.I.G.", as well as three unreleased demos by him and a song with Christopher "CJ" Wallace, Jr., his son. As of March 2009, the album sold roughly 124,490 copies.[12]"Notorious Thugs", "Notorious B.I.G.", "One More Chance (Remix)", "Brooklyn Go Hard", "Kick in the Door", "What's Beef", "The World Is Filled...", "One More Chance / The Legacy Remix" and "Love No Ho" do not feature in the movie, but are included on the album.
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Aggregate scores 	Aggregate scores
Source 	Rating
Metacritic 	(74/100)[1]
Review scores 	Review scores
Source 	Rating
411Mania 	(9.5/10)[2]
Allmusic 	[3]
The Boston Globe 	(favorable)[4]
DJ Booth 	[5]
Entertainment Weekly	B[6]
NOW 	[7]
IGN 	(6.7/10)[8]
RapReviews 	(8.5/10)[9]
Rolling Stone 	[10]
ThaHipHop 	[11]
== Track listing ==
Notorious soundtrack track listing, according to Bad Boy Records:[13]
No.	Title 	Writer(s) 	Producer(s) 	Length
1. 	"Notorious Thugs" (featuring Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) (from Life After Death) 	
* Christopher Wallace
* Sean "Puffy" Combs
* Steve Howse
* Steve Jordan
* Anthony Henderson
* Byron McCane	
* Combs
* Stevie J 	6:05
2. 	"Hypnotize" (from Life After Death) 	
* Wallace
* Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
* Randy Alpert
* Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
* Combs
* Andy Armer	
* Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
* Lawrence
* Combs
* Richard "Younglord" Frierson (add.)	3:49
3. 	"Notorious B.I.G." (fromBorn Again) 	
* Wallace
* Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool
* John Taylor
* Nicholas James
* Simon Le Bon	
* Vanderpool
* P. Diddy	3:12
4. 	"Juicy" (from Ready to Die) 	
* Wallace
* James Mtume
* Jean-Claude "Poke" Olivier	
* Poke
* Combs 	5:01
5. 	"Party and Bullshit" (fromWho's the Man?: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 	
* Wallace
* Hal Davis
* Osten Harvey
* Willie Hutch
* Berry Gordy
* Bob West	Easy Mo Bee 	3:37
6. 	"Warning" (from Ready to Die) 	
* Wallace
* Hal David
* Harvey
* Burt Bacharach	Easy Mo Bee 	3:39
7. 	"One More Chance/Stay with Me" (Remix) (featuring Faith Evans) (fromGreatest Hits) 	Wallace 	
* Rashad Smith
* Combs	4:28
8. 	"Brooklyn Go Hard" (Jay-Z featuring Santigold) (previously unreleased) 	
* Shawn Carter
* Kanye West
* Santi White	
* West
* Plain Pat (co.)	3:58
9. 	"Letter to B.I.G." (The LOXfeaturing Faith Evans) (previously unreleased) 	
* Jason Phillips
* Khari Cain
* Patrick Grant
* Duran Ramos
* Faith Evans
* Gwen Guthrie	Needlz 	4:00
10.	"Kick in the Door" (fromLife After Death) 	
* Wallace
* Jalacy Hawkins
* Chris Martin	DJ Premier 	3:34
11.	"What's Beef?" (from Life After Death) 	
* Wallace
* Nashiem Myrick
* Carlos "Six July" Broady	
* Broady
* Myrick 	5:12
12.	"The World Is Filled..." (featuring Puff Daddy andToo $hort) (from 'Life After Death) 	
* Wallace
* Angelette
* Kit Walker
* Combs
* Todd Shaw	
* D-Dot
* Combs 	4:55
13.	"One More Chance (The Legacy Remix)" (featuringC. J. Wallace and Faith Evans) (previously unreleased)	Wallace 	
* Smith
* Combs 	4:30
14.	"The Notorious Theme" (composed by Danny Elfman) (previously unreleased) 	Danny Elfman	Elfman 	2:07
15.	"Microphone Murderer" (Demo) (previously unreleased) 	
* Wallace
* David Porter	The Hitman DJ 50 Gran	2:04
16.	"Guaranteed Raw" (Demo) (previously unreleased) 	
* Wallace
* Mark James
* Michael Small
* Nathaniel Hall	The Hitman DJ 50 Gran	3:41
17.	"Love No Ho" (Original Demo Version) (previously unreleased) 	
* Wallace
* Joe Sample
* John Guerin
* Larry Carlton
* Max Bennett
* Tom Scott	The Hitman DJ 50 Gran	3:55