

It remained at #1 for three weeks, until it was kicked down to #2 by Hanson’s “MMMBop” on May 24. You got it, nigga, flaunt it That Brooklyn bullshit, we on it Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, cant you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me And I just love.

“Hypnotize” replaced Puff Daddy’s “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” at #1, marking Bad Boy’s second chart-topper. It went #1 the following week, tying Bone Thugs and The Beatles for the fastest rise to the top of the chart. Guess thats why theyre broke, and youre so. On April 26, 1997, “Hypnotize” became the second single to ever debut at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 (the first was Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “Tha Crossroads” one year earlier). Biggie Biggie Biggie cant you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me And I just love your flashy ways Guess thats why they broke, and youre so paid (uh) Biggie Biggie Biggie (uh-huh) cant you see (huh) Sometimes your words just hypnotize me (hip to) And I just love your flashy ways (uh-huh) Guess thats why they broke, and youre so. Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, cant you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me. I see you plottin on me but unfoldin your plans cant So I just make you. The song’s action-packed music video is one of the most iconic of the 1990s. Im the dude at the party wholl grab your butt (Thats me) And when you turn. The song’s hook interpolates Slick Rick’s lyrics from the 1985 hip-hop classic “La Di Da Di,” while the beat is built around a sample from “Rise,” the 1979 #1 hit by jazz-fusion trumpeter Herb Alpert.Ī funky party song filled with boasts, pick-up lines, and pop culture references, “Hypnotize” remains one of Biggie’s best known hits. That Brooklyn bullshit, we on it Chorus: Pamela Long Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, cant you see Sometimes your words just hypnotize me.
