“Gangsta rap” songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” were hawked ... and no song announced hip-hop’s entrance into the mainstream louder than Biggie’s 1997 Billboard #1 single “Mo Money ...

The K-Cut-produced track “What’s Up Doc (Can We Rock)” featuring Fu-Schnickens became a top 40 hit and earned ... Notably, Jackson later reused Biggie Smalls' verse from “You Can’t ...