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| Single byThe Notorious B.I.G. featuringTwista,Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and8Ball & MJG | ||||
| from the albumDuets: The Final Chapter | ||||
| Released | February 24, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 4:09 | |||
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| Producer | Swizz Beatz | |||
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"Spit Your Game" is the second single byNotorious B.I.G. from hisDuets: The Final Chapter album, aremixed album of Biggie Smalls' work. The song features guest appearances fromBone Thugs-n-Harmony'sKrayzie Bone andTwista and sampledThe Walker Brothers' "My Ship Is Coming In" from theirTake It Easy with the Walker Brothers album. The single is adouble A-side with "Hold Ya Head", a song which samples "Johnny Was" fromBob Marley'sRastaman Vibration album by hisreggae bandThe Wailers and "Suicidal Thoughts" from Biggie'sReady to Die for his vocals.
The single was released on 24 April in the UK and reached No. 64 on the UK charts.
It is a modern rendition of Notorious B.I.G.'s and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's acclaimed collaboration on the song "Notorious Thugs". In "Notorious Thugs", Biggie changed his normally smooth flow to a faster melodic pace to emulate Bone's trademark flow and "Spit Your Game" references this by including two fast verses by Twista and Krayzie Bone.
The video for "Spit Your Game" featuresLayzie Bone,Wish Bone,Krayzie Bone,Twista,Cheri Dennis,Eightball & MJG andSwizz Beatz. It is set in a recording studio as a "Battle for the Krown" is taking place.
On the airing ofMTV'sMaking the Video episode for "Spit Your Game", it was announced that this will be the last video ever to be in dedication of The Notorious B.I.G.Yung Joc,Jody Breeze,Big Gee, Layzie Bone, Wish Bone, Swizz Beatz andSleepy Brown made an appearance in the video. It was directed by Dr. Teeth.
"Spit Your Game" is a remix of "Notorious Thugs", a Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony duet on Biggie's second albumLife After Death.
The song also features a remixed version, where8Ball & MJG spit a verse each towards the end of the song, though their verses have been much criticized for not keeping in context with fast rapping and doing basic slow verses.[citation needed]
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[1] | 7 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[2] | 47 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] | 76 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 64 |
| USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] | 68 |