"The Points" is a rap song performed by
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
,
Coolio, Doodlebug,
Big Mike
Big Mike is a nickname of:
People with the nickname
* Stormzy (born 1993), British grime artist and rapper
* Mike Abrams (criminal) (died 1898), American underworld criminal
* Michael Clemente (1908-1987), American mobster
* Michael Clarke Dunc ...
,
Buckshot
A shotgun shell, shotshell or simply shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) cartridges used specifically in shotguns, and is typically loaded with numerous small, pellet-like spherical sub-projectiles called shot, fired thro ...
,
Redman,
Ill Al Skratch
Ill Al Skratch (also known as Brooklyn/Uptown Connection) is a hip hop duo consisting of two rappers, Big Ill from Brooklyn and Al Skratch from Harlem (Uptown). They are best known for their 1994 single, " I'll Take Her".
Biography
The duo's ...
,
Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah was an American hip hop duo which consisted of rappers Jahmal "Rock" Bush and Sean "Ruck" Price. The two were also members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.
Biography
He ...
,
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony,
Busta Rhymes,
Menace Clan
Menace Clan was an American hip-hop duo composed of Dante "Dee" Miller and Walter "Assassin" Adams formally signed to Rap-a-Lot Records.
After signing with Rap-a-Lot, the duo appeared on Poppa LQ's ''Your Entertainment, My Reality'' and Bushwick ...
and
Jamal
Jamal ( ar, جمال ''/'') is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",[Jamal]
at BehindTheName.com and a surna ...
. It was released in 1995 via
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it i ...
/
PolyGram as a single from ''
Panther (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''.
The
all-star recording had three different versions produced, the
Easy Mo Bee
Osten Harvey Jr. (born December 8, 1965), better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is an American hip hop and R&B record producer, known for his production work for artists such as Big Daddy Kane and Miles Davis, as well as his affiliation ...
version appeared on the soundtrack album, while the other versions produced by
DJ U-Neek
Tim Middleton (born June 15, 1969), known professionally by his stage name DJ U-Neek, is an American Los Angeles-based hip hop record producer. Signed to Ruthless Records along with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for ...
and
Black Sheep's Mista Lawnge appeared on the single release. In DJ U-Neek's version Menace Clan was replaced by
5th Ward Boyz
5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward. The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label.
The group originally con ...
.
The song peaked at 80 on the ''
Billboard''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...
chart.
Contributing artists
In order of appearance:
*
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), better known by his stage names the Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper. Rooted in East Coast hip hop and particularly gangsta ...
*
Coolio
*Doodlebug of the
Digable Planets
Digable Planets () is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987. The trio is composed of rappers Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving. The group is notable for their contributions to the subgenre ...
*
Big Mike
Big Mike is a nickname of:
People with the nickname
* Stormzy (born 1993), British grime artist and rapper
* Mike Abrams (criminal) (died 1898), American underworld criminal
* Michael Clemente (1908-1987), American mobster
* Michael Clarke Dunc ...
*
Buckshot
A shotgun shell, shotshell or simply shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) cartridges used specifically in shotguns, and is typically loaded with numerous small, pellet-like spherical sub-projectiles called shot, fired thro ...
*
Redman
*
Ill Al Skratch
Ill Al Skratch (also known as Brooklyn/Uptown Connection) is a hip hop duo consisting of two rappers, Big Ill from Brooklyn and Al Skratch from Harlem (Uptown). They are best known for their 1994 single, " I'll Take Her".
Biography
The duo's ...
*
Rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
of
Heltah Skeltah
Heltah Skeltah was an American hip hop duo which consisted of rappers Jahmal "Rock" Bush and Sean "Ruck" Price. The two were also members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.
Biography
He ...
*
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
*
Busta Rhymes
*
Menace Clan
Menace Clan was an American hip-hop duo composed of Dante "Dee" Miller and Walter "Assassin" Adams formally signed to Rap-a-Lot Records.
After signing with Rap-a-Lot, the duo appeared on Poppa LQ's ''Your Entertainment, My Reality'' and Bushwick ...
/
5th Ward Boyz
5th Ward Boyz is an American southern hip hop trio, based out of Houston, Texas. Their name is derived from Houston's Fifth Ward. The group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records following the Geto Boys' popularity on the label.
The group originally con ...
+
*
Jamal
Jamal ( ar, جمال ''/'') is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "beauty",[Jamal]
at BehindTheName.com and a surna ...
+ Easy Mo Bee's version featured the Menace Clan, while DJ U-Neek's version featured the 5th Ward Boyz.
Charts
References
External links
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Posse cuts
1995 singles
Coolio songs
Hip hop songs
Busta Rhymes songs
All-star recordings
Jamal (rapper) songs
Redman (rapper) songs
Mercury Records singles
Songs written by Coolio
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony songs
The Notorious B.I.G. songs
Songs written by Sean Price
Songs written by Busta Rhymes
Songs written by Jamal (rapper)
Songs written by Redman (rapper)
Songs written by the Notorious B.I.G.
Song recordings produced by Easy Mo Bee