Previously unreleased Notorious BIG verse appears in a new ad for Pepsi
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It’s been 23 years since the Notorious BIG was killed and we are now hearing some previously unreleased verses…and it’s all for Pepsi. In the minute-long clip, animations designed by an artist named Ant Blue Jr.—play over a freestyle. The audio is taken from a Hot 97 interview from ’97 with DJ Enuff who also served as Biggie’s road DJ…and he also has some ad libs in the commercial. In the freestyle, you hear Biggie talkin’ about his love for Pepsi.
Pepsi released the official commercial ahead of Biggie’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which is set to take place Nov. 7.
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