Gimme the Loot (The Notorious B.I.G. song)

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"Gimme the Loot"
Song

"Gimme the Loot" is the third track from The Notorious B.I.G.'s highly successful debut album Ready to Die, released on September 13, 1994. The song depicts what sounds like two people talking about a robbery (hence the title name) but is really rapped by Biggie himself. The words "pregnant" and "strangled" are censored on the album version. The uncensored version can be found on DJ Semi's mixtape "Ready to Die: The OG Version". The song was featured in the biographical film Notorious. The track is notable for Biggie rapping in two distinct voices, with Biggie playing his usual self with his usual style, and the other character having a distinct, higher-pitched tone. They are distinct enough for the track to initially sound as if it had two rappers on it. The chorus of the song was sang temporarily by Will Smith in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, when he and Carlton go to Las Vegas.

Samples

"Coldblooded" by James Brown
"Throw Ya Gunz" by Onyx
"What They Hittin' Foe?" by Ice Cube
"Just to Get a Rep" by Gang Starr
"Scenario" (Remix) by A Tribe Called Quest

v t e The Notorious B.I.G.
Studio albums	Ready to DieTemplate:·wrap Life After Death
Posthumous albums	Born AgainTemplate:·wrap Duets: The Final ChapterTemplate:·wrap Greatest Hits
Solo singles	"Juicy"Template:·wrap "Big Poppa"Template:·wrap "One More Chance"Template:·wrap "Hypnotize"Template:·wrap "Mo Money Mo Problems"Template:·wrap "Sky's the Limit"
Guest singles	"Flava in Ya Ear (remix)"Template:·wrap "Can't You See"Template:·wrap "Runnin' (From tha Police)"Template:·wrap "Player's Anthem"Template:·wrap "Get Money"Template:·wrap "Gettin' Money (The Get Money Remix)"Template:·wrap "It's All about the Benjamins"Template:·wrap "Victory"Template:·wrap "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"
Posthumous singles	"Notorious B.I.G."Template:·wrap "Dead Wrong" Template:·wrap "Runnin' (Dying to Live)"Template:·wrap "Nasty Girl"Template:·wrap "Spit Your Game"Template:·wrap "Hold Ya Head"
Other songs	"Party and Bullshit"Template:·wrap "Warning"Template:·wrap "Suicidal Thoughts"Template:·wrap "Who Shot Ya?"Template:·wrap "Notorious Thugs"Template:·wrap "Going Back to Cali"Template:·wrap "Machine Gun Funk"
Related people	Sean Combs Template:·wrap Faith Evans Template:·wrap Kimberly Jones Template:·wrap Tupac Shakur Template:·wrap Voletta Wallace
Related articles	Discography Template:·wrap Junior M.A.F.I.A.Template:·wrap East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry Template:·wrap "Hit 'Em Up"Template:·wrap "I'll Be Missing You"