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Jadakiss Worried That His Biggie Tribute, 'Letter To Big,' Might Be 'Corny'

 
MC says he might do a remix with Jay-Z, the LOX or Junior M.A.F.I.A. By Shaheem Reid Jadakiss Photo: MTV News Jadakiss' musical correspondence with the Notorious B.I.G. , his friend and deceased labelmate, wasn't his idea. 'Kiss credits stylist Groovey Lew (Groovey is also credited with giving B.I.G. his first Coogi sweater) for coming up with the idea. "Groovey Lew, when I was getting the production for [my new] album, he was like, 'You should do a letter to Big on the new album.' I was like, 'That might be corny, Groov,' " 'Kiss remembered last week on the "Notorious" red carpet . "The beat really played a big part. Then my man Ice Pick, my A&R; [rep], called me, like, 'Yo, you gotta hear this beat. It's crazy.' I said, 'This might be the letter.' Then I got in the studio — the 'Letter' came to life." 'Kiss has contemplated doing a remix of the touching tune but is leaning toward letting the original "Letter to Big" stand alone. "I was flirting with ... (link)

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