18. Big L – “Put It On”
Produced By Buckwild ~ Album: Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous (1995)
Not only is this track Big L’s introduction to his first album but it was also the first single he put out to the mainstream. “Put It On” can be seen as party track put together with a criminal attitude on top.
The beat was infectious enough to be heard on radio yet the rhymes are hard enough to attract both Hip-Hop nerds and hard headed thugs from across the world.
This is a combination, which can lead to crossover success, that most rappers have been trying to achieve since Schooly D invaded the radio waves.
R.I.P. to a true legend.
Memorable Lines:
I’m known to have a hottie open, I keep the shottie smokin’
Front and get half the bones in your body broken
And when it comes to gettin nookie I’m not a rookie
I got girls that make that chick Toni Braxton look like Whoopi