When you hear what this album is, a mashup of Notorious B.I.G. songs and the new album by British indie band The XX, you can't help but immediately compare it to the grey album the Dangermouse did a few years ago where he mixed Jay-Z's Black album with the Beatles white album. The Notorious XX is quite different once you get past the initial similarities of simply being mixed with a different album. Dangermouse was a bit more creative with the gray album because he fused two genre's and era's that really wouldn't normally go together. The Notorious B.I.G and The XX aren't really that far removed from each other. That being said, the Notorious XX works much better in some places than the grey album did. The intro song "dead wrong intro" is one of the most disarming songs on the album. IT sets up a mood that is not normally associated with rap music in general. There is no big beat, or over the top hook. Its a sedate, and in parts, because of the backing music by the xx a sorrowful sound. This may sound a bit unusual because of the style of music Notorious B.I.G. is known for, but this mix actually really works. The DJ who made this mix used certain lyrics from the XX album and incorporated them quite well into specific parts of these other songs and completely changes the mood of these songs. This album is a free download from a few different sites and is most definitely worth the download.
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