Stereogum

The Number Ones: The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. There is dark ...
Bustle

Here's How The Hypnosis In 'Hypnotize Me' Works, For All Those Skeptics Out There

The premise of the CW's Hypnotize Me, based on the UK series You're Back In The Room, is both simple and hard to believe. Each episode, hypnotist Keith Barry puts four contestants into a hypnotic ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

XG - Hypnotize (Live at Capital's Summertime Ball 2026)

Relive the incredible live performance of XG's 'Hypnotize' for an electric Wembley Stadium live at Capital's Summertime Ball ...
Billboard

Chart Rewind: In 1997, The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Hypnotize’ Hit No. 1

Following the East Coast rapper's 1997 murder, three songs tied to him dominated the Billboard Hot 100's top spot for months. By Trevor Anderson The Notorious B.I.G. had been dead eight weeks when he ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy Were High on Ecstasy in the ‘Hypnotize’ Music Video

Diddy and The Notorious B.I.G.’s friendship dates back to the early 1990s. Biggie was at a crossroads in his personal life, having to choose between selling drugs on the streets of Brooklyn or ...
Billboard

Randy ‘Badazz’ Alpert Remembers ‘Rise,’ Sampled in The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Hypnotize’

Randy Alpert tells Billboard about his memories of composing and recording "Rise," why "Hypnotize" was the first sample request that he actually cleared, and how Biggie's song has helped his own song… ...