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Title: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: 4108 on January 29, 2007, 06:33:47 PM
Man to me this is the best usage of the "More Bounce To The Ounce" sample. "Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta", "Respect Your O.G's", "[Forgotten SCC song]", "You Gots To Chill" were all great, but this shit in particular was funky and phat as hell. What do you think?
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Post by: I.B. BLVD on January 29, 2007, 06:44:38 PM
its ok
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: swangin and bangin on January 29, 2007, 06:48:51 PM
fat?
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: CaliKorleone on January 29, 2007, 07:58:57 PM
It's alright.  The lyrics were boarder line corny.  I remember when the song came out my friend was like "Biggie is really sucking up to the west coast so they won't kill him."  If we only knew...
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: _That_Cracka_J on January 29, 2007, 08:35:22 PM
I can't listen to this song with a straight face.

"If I got to choose a coast I got to choose the east/I live out there so don't.........go there"

LOL, but then again, I can't listen to many of his songs without laughing.
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: big mat on January 29, 2007, 09:26:29 PM
me and my homie use to o back and forth with the hook; i would be like im goin goin, he would do the back back, to cali cali, then we would switch it up it was funny but i never really liked that song but my homie loved it
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Post by: floatin_above_everything on January 29, 2007, 09:31:44 PM
Love the track! It was a risky track for him to do, and I remember at the time, everyone thought it was gonna be on some "fuck Cali' shit, but he kept it respectful. I also think Easy Mo Bee used one of the best interpolations of "More Bounce" ever in rap.
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Post by: J @ M @ L on January 29, 2007, 09:52:36 PM
me and my homie use to o back and forth with the hook; i would be like im goin goin, he would do the back back, to cali cali, then we would switch it up it was funny but i never really liked that song but my homie loved it

Thanks for sharing that gay little story.
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Post by: I.B. BLVD on January 29, 2007, 09:55:02 PM
me and my homie use to o back and forth with the hook; i would be like im goin goin, he would do the back back, to cali cali, then we would switch it up it was funny but i never really liked that song but my homie loved it

Thanks for sharing that gay little story.
Haaaaaa a fuckin sing along
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: .:Hercy Buggz:. on January 30, 2007, 12:03:07 AM
Classic to me!
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Post by: T-Dub on January 30, 2007, 12:58:49 AM
I think it's a dope record and Eazy Mo Bee killed it. 
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Post by: Mr. Nice Guy on January 30, 2007, 02:39:34 AM
me and my homie use to o back and forth with the hook; i would be like im goin goin, he would do the back back, to cali cali, then we would switch it up it was funny but i never really liked that song but my homie loved it

Thanks for sharing that gay little story.

So he sings along with his friend and now he's gay??

Lame.

Singing along with your homies is the shit.

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Post by: XaNdEr on January 30, 2007, 02:41:40 AM
song is kinda weak, catchy hook though
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Post by: bigboy805 on January 30, 2007, 11:01:07 AM


YGD top dogg goin back to cali is 100x better. couldnt stop bumpin that ship when it came out
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Post by: akcranker - The Dangerous Crew Movement on January 30, 2007, 11:03:01 AM
I love this song.. fun track to play in the car.
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: $Eg2$ on January 30, 2007, 12:19:45 PM
me and my homie use to o back and forth with the hook; i would be like im goin goin, he would do the back back, to cali cali, then we would switch it up it was funny but i never really liked that song but my homie loved it

Thanks for sharing that gay little story.

So he sings along with his friend and now he's gay??

Lame.

Singing along with your homies is the shit.



I kinda thought it was a lil bit gay LOL  :laugh:
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: MIAMI4LIFE on January 30, 2007, 01:54:35 PM
shit is bangin
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Post by: WestCoasta on January 30, 2007, 02:02:00 PM
yea I like the beat a lot

not a huge Biggie fan tho, he sounds and looks like Jabba the Hut, sounds like he's holding back spit while he talks and raps
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Post by: everlast1986 on January 30, 2007, 02:34:50 PM
Good song but "You Gots To Chill" beat is much better.
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Sanford - V. President of the Dangerous Crew Movement on January 30, 2007, 02:41:23 PM
I can't listen to this song with a straight face.

"If I got to choose a coast I got to choose the east/I live out there so don't.........go there"

LOL, but then again, I can't listen to many of his songs without laughing.

ha ha.  me too!   8)

me and my homie use to o back and forth with the hook; i would be like im goin goin, he would do the back back, to cali cali, then we would switch it up it was funny but i never really liked that song but my homie loved it

Thanks for sharing that gay little story.

LMFAO!   :laugh:
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Styles1 on January 30, 2007, 02:42:25 PM
Heavy D's "More Bounce" version kills it lyrically and the beat has more energy...
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Machiavelli on January 30, 2007, 03:47:01 PM
yeah the best use of More bounce
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Post by: thisoneguy360 on January 30, 2007, 03:56:05 PM
Classic to me!
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Post by: The "Untouchable" DJR on January 30, 2007, 04:08:30 PM
I always liked SCC's Servin Em Heat usage of the Bounce sample, slowed down and lots of bass...
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Post by: Styles1 on January 30, 2007, 04:19:36 PM
^ thats an excellent version too!

That track is a good blend between More Bounce & Genius Of Love...
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Tanjential on January 30, 2007, 11:38:15 PM
 Biggie is classic, I didn't know there were people that didn't think he was dope here. That's cool, I respect that I'm just surprised.

-T
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: AZ§o§a on January 31, 2007, 12:01:15 AM
i hate the intro
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Post by: swangin and bangin on January 31, 2007, 12:03:02 AM
I can't listen to this song with a straight face.

"If I got to choose a coast I got to choose the east/I live out there so don't.........go there"

LOL, but then again, I can't listen to many of his songs without laughing.
lol
so dont go out there?
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Tanjential on January 31, 2007, 12:11:34 AM
yeah, just a g thang...like...don't come around my turf.

-T
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: dexter on February 01, 2007, 08:36:40 AM
I can't listen to this song with a straight face.

"If I got to choose a coast I got to choose the east/I live out there so don't.........go there"

LOL, but then again, I can't listen to many of his songs without laughing.
oh Boy
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Chief on February 01, 2007, 09:54:24 AM
banger!
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Post by: Nutty on February 01, 2007, 10:01:40 AM
I found it corny, but it grew on me over the years
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Post by: Kool Beenz on February 01, 2007, 10:06:37 AM
i liked the song
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: J$crILLa on February 01, 2007, 11:34:38 PM
dope song.//// biggie was dope as fuck... if he only knew goin back to cali was not a good idea
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Okka on February 03, 2007, 03:01:53 AM
It's a good song, the beat is tiiiiight 8)
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: PsychoToons5150 on February 03, 2007, 11:55:40 AM
Since we are on the topic of Biggie to be honest not trying to hate or anything so dont take what im bout to say the wrong way. but Him going back to Cali was the dumbest thing he could have ever done. I mean how in the hell are you going to go back to a place where everybody thinks that you are responsible for the death of 2pac and expect to just walk around like nothing happened, he should have known better.
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Post by: Tha_Blaq_Sinattra on February 03, 2007, 02:12:14 PM
It's classic, but is it really more bounce, or just a zapp sounding beat? Epmd wrecked it tho.
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Post by: pnine23 on February 10, 2007, 10:29:03 AM
i know its disrespectful. but every time i hear that song i think. im getting getting shot shot in cali. ;D
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Post by: SmokinDro520 on February 10, 2007, 11:11:47 AM
Its Aight But To Me EPMD Did The Best
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Post by: T-Dogg on February 10, 2007, 11:38:51 AM
i hate the intro

Me too. They should've at least put the intro skit on another track so you could skip it easily.

Song is dope though. Excellent use of the sample on the beat.
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Post by: Juronimo on February 10, 2007, 09:26:02 PM
Man to me this is the best usage of the "More Bounce To The Ounce" sample. "Tha Dogg Pound Gangsta", "Respect Your O.G's", "[Forgotten SCC song]", "You Gots To Chill" were all great, but this shit in particular was funky and phat as hell. What do you think?

Laylaw flipped the sample way better in the "What Can I Do" remix by Ice Cube, IMO.
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: DOGGSHIT on February 19, 2007, 02:25:06 PM
REMEMBER ICE CUBE'S "HOW TO SURVIVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL"? THAT SHIT WAS TIGHT TOO
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: 4108 on February 19, 2007, 02:34:24 PM
how to survive in south central was dope, but was an interpollation of "So Rough, So Tough" and not "More Bounce"
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: floatin_above_everything on February 19, 2007, 02:40:38 PM
The best was L.L.'s version...nobody ever though Biggie himself was responsible for Pac's death. More people woulda have though Suge over Big. Big wasn't a boss.
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Post by: kevlar on February 19, 2007, 03:00:12 PM
the song is enjoyable.  a classic b/c it was a huge anthem, but if you really look at it and compare it to what alot of us heads consider classics it ain't that amazing or groundbreaking.
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Post by: floatin_above_everything on February 19, 2007, 03:07:06 PM
I mean it was a risky move at the time, and that's why alot of people hold this track in classic regards, simply because he had the balls to do it.

It might have gotten him killed in the end.
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Post by: kevlar on February 19, 2007, 03:29:14 PM
I mean it was a risky move at the time, and that's why alot of people hold this track in classic regards, simply because he had the balls to do it.

It might have gotten him killed in the end.

I remember seeing a promo for sale in some record store before it came out and reading the title and buying it b/c I wanted to hear what he had to say.  Like I was kinda shocked that he even had a song with the name Cali in it b/c the whole East/West thing was big at the time.

buying a record without listening to it first b/c you had to hear what that person had to say.  that's hip hop.
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Post by: Nasty Nem on February 19, 2007, 03:33:28 PM
one of my favourites on LAD
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: floatin_above_everything on February 19, 2007, 03:41:15 PM
I mean it was a risky move at the time, and that's why alot of people hold this track in classic regards, simply because he had the balls to do it.

It might have gotten him killed in the end.

I remember seeing a promo for sale in some record store before it came out and reading the title and buying it b/c I wanted to hear what he had to say.  Like I was kinda shocked that he even had a song with the name Cali in it b/c the whole East/West thing was big at the time.

buying a record without listening to it first b/c you had to hear what that person had to say.  that's hip hop.

Too bad those days are gone now. What with 80% of the albums tracks being leaked ahead of time.
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Post by: kevlar on February 19, 2007, 04:09:35 PM
I mean it was a risky move at the time, and that's why alot of people hold this track in classic regards, simply because he had the balls to do it.

It might have gotten him killed in the end.

I remember seeing a promo for sale in some record store before it came out and reading the title and buying it b/c I wanted to hear what he had to say.  Like I was kinda shocked that he even had a song with the name Cali in it b/c the whole East/West thing was big at the time.

buying a record without listening to it first b/c you had to hear what that person had to say.  that's hip hop.

Too bad those days are gone now. What with 80% of the albums tracks being leaked ahead of time.

I still go out to record stores all the time to cop new shit.  And I'll buy shit that I haven't heard before.  Those days arent completely gone.

But I understand what you sayin.  Before that was the norm. hip hop wasnt so visible in the mainstream yet and technology wasnt there yet.  you were forced to buy shit if you wanted to be on top of shit.
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Post by: floatin_above_everything on February 19, 2007, 04:12:24 PM
^^^ True, true.
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Post by: D1G1T4L on February 19, 2007, 05:38:23 PM
one of my favorite songs..... lol @ people hating on biggy.... he had skills..... dont hate just because they had beef with 2pac


I like the going back to cali version with snoop dogg (different beat)... I dont think too many people heard it on here
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Post by: Tanjential on February 19, 2007, 05:39:48 PM
one of my favorite songs..... lol @ people hating on biggy.... he had skills..... dont hate just because they had beef with 2pac


I like the going back to cali version with snoop dogg (different beat)... I dont think too many people heard it on here

he collaborated with snoop or it's a remix?

-T
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Post by: D1G1T4L on February 19, 2007, 07:14:20 PM
one of my favorite songs..... lol @ people hating on biggy.... he had skills..... dont hate just because they had beef with 2pac


I like the going back to cali version with snoop dogg (different beat)... I dont think too many people heard it on here

he collaborated with snoop or it's a remix?

-T

nah its a remix but its a brand new snoop verse
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Darksider on February 19, 2007, 08:30:14 PM
its a good track...but i like the rest of the album more...classic album...isnt it kinda weird that im a big pac fan but his murder anthem long kiss goodnight  is one of my favourite songs ever
Title: Re: Thoughts on "Going Back To Cali" by Biggie Smalls?
Post by: Tanjential on February 19, 2007, 08:55:36 PM
its a good track...but i like the rest of the album more...classic album...isnt it kinda weird that im a big pac fan but his murder anthem long kiss goodnight  is one of my favourite songs ever

not weird at all, both dope artists.

-T