Ten Crack Commandments is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. on disc two of his final studio album, ‘’Life After Death’’. It was written by B.I.G. (credited under his legal name, Christopher Wallace) along with Christopher Martin who also produced the song under his stage name DJ Premier. Complex (magazine) rated the song #1 song about selling drugs. In March 2017, Faith Evans released the single ‘’The Ten Wife Commandments’’ as the fourth single from her duet album with the rapper, The King & I. Lin-Manuel Miranda paid homage with the song ‘’Ten Duel Commandments’’ in his hit musical Hamilton. The Swedish underground hip-hop group The Keffat Liv paid homage with the song ‘’10 Barn Commandments’’ from their album ‘’Vassego o skölj’’.
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Ten Crack Commandments is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. On disc two of his final studio album, ‘’Life After Death’’. It was written by B.I.G. (credited under his legal name, Christopher Wallace) along with Christopher Martin who also produced the song under his stage name DJ Premier. Jul 25, 2014 How The 10 Crack Commandments Aren't Just For Drugs, But Business Too. By Dan Scotti. July 25, 2014. When I first heard 'Ten Crack Commandments,' I couldn’t have been older than 12. The 10 Commandments List What are the Ten Commandments in the Bible? The Old Testament, contains 613 commands given by God for His people to follow. These commands or laws cover three categories: Civil Laws, Ceremonial Laws, and Moral Laws. Let’s focus on 10 Commandments, also known as the Decalogue, or the Moral Laws. In “Ten Crack Commandments,” Biggie presents himself as the Moses of the drug game, juxtaposing the force of God with the dark forces of capitalism, much like Jay Z’s “D'Evils” As in. 'Ten Crack Commandments' by The Notorious B.I.G. Sampled Les McCann's 'Vallarta'. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
The song is a step-by-step guide to achieving success as a drug-dealer. Biggie, purportedly, was inspired by an article in the hip-hop magazine The Source. The July 1994 article, entitled “On the Rocks: From 1984 to 1994, Ten Years of Crack”. The article included a sidebar, “A Crack Dealer’s Ten Crack Commandments” that outlines ten critical rules to help dealers survive and thrive in the drug business.
The crack epidemic the early 1980s and the early 1990s was the flood of crack cocaine usage in urban communities across the United States. Beginning around the same time as Hip hop music became the sound of these same urban areas, the manifestations of the crack epidemic became a key theme in Hip hop music.
The relationship between drugs and Hip hop music can be mapped onto the politics of drug use in urban communities during the epidemic. A lack of economic opportunity forced urbanites to turn to selling drugs and other illicit forms of employment to make ends meet and provide for their families. The War on Drugs sought to quell the incredible impact that drugs had on the United States and the increase in violent crime nationwide.
These two factors encouraged both The Source and rappers to discuss drug-dealing in the way that promoted physical and fiscal security without discouraging dealers, who had no other means of income, to stop selling drugs. Still, however, the drug influenced lyrical content of Hip hop music has encouraged a longstanding debate about the illicit content of the musical genre.
Composition[edit]
‘’Ten Crack Commandments’’ does not follow the typical constructs of a Hip hop or popular song. It contains no chorus and completely abandons the 16 bars construction of a rap verse. Instead, the song presents the lyrics in a list and offers a short, witty explanation of each. Bracketing this list are an intro and outro of sorts that, to start, outlines Big’s credentials for sharing this list and, to end, explores what might happen if the listener does not abide by these rules.
The song also includes samples from ‘’Shut ‘Em Down’’ by Public Enemy and ‘’Vallarta’’ by Les McCann.
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Sources[edit]
BlackBook. “Notorious B.I.G's 'Ten Crack Commandments' Inspired by Magazine Feature.” BlackBook, 23 Feb. 2011, bbook.com/nightlife/notorious-b-i-gs-ten-crack-commandments-inspired-by-magazine-feature/.
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“Faith Evans & The Notorious B.I.G. Provide the Blueprint for Marriage on 'Ten Wife Commandments': Listen.” Billboard, www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7736397/faith-evans-ten-wife-commandments-notorious-big-listen.
Strauss, Matthew. “Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Turn Biggie's 'Ten Crack Commandments' Into New Pro-Hillary Song.” Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda Turn Biggie's 'Ten Crack Commandments' Into New Pro-Hillary Song | Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2016, pitchfork.com/news/69090-watch-lin-manuel-miranda-turn-biggies-ten-crack-commandments-into-new-pro-hillary-song/.
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Notorious B.I.G.'s Ten Crack Commandments in plain English
1) Don't let anyone know how much money you have. It'll make people jealous and want to steal it from you.
2) Don't let anyone know what you're doing next. People will use this knowledge to rob you and hurt you.
3) Don't trust anyone. Even your mother would betray you for the money that'll be in it.
4) Don't take your own crack.
5) Don't sell crack around the area you live in, not even if it's the biggest crack order known to man - it's not worth it.
6) Don't give credit. A crackhead will NEVER pay you back.
7) Keep your family and business completely separate.
8) Don't carry crack on you. You will almost definitely get robbed if you don't follow this commandment.
9) Stay away from the police at all times. If people think you're a snitch then they won't listen to your excuses and it will not only destroy your business but people will probably try to kill you.
10) If you don't have people to sell your crack to in the first place, don't buy any to sell on. Your suppliers won't care whether you sell it or not, they'll take their money from you.
1) Don't let anyone know how much money you have. It'll make people jealous and want to steal it from you.
2) Don't let anyone know what you're doing next. People will use this knowledge to rob you and hurt you.
3) Don't trust anyone. Even your mother would betray you for the money that'll be in it.
4) Don't take your own crack.
5) Don't sell crack around the area you live in, not even if it's the biggest crack order known to man - it's not worth it.
6) Don't give credit. A crackhead will NEVER pay you back.
7) Keep your family and business completely separate.
8) Don't carry crack on you. You will almost definitely get robbed if you don't follow this commandment.
9) Stay away from the police at all times. If people think you're a snitch then they won't listen to your excuses and it will not only destroy your business but people will probably try to kill you.
10) If you don't have people to sell your crack to in the first place, don't buy any to sell on. Your suppliers won't care whether you sell it or not, they'll take their money from you.
by G Mama March 22, 2011
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Good ass song by Notorious B.I.G and rules that all dealers should follow but most dont.I will now list them in the order Biggie put them in.
1.Never let no one know
How much,dough you hold.
2.Never let em know your next move.
3.Never trust nobody.
4.Never get high, on your own supply.
5.Never sell no crack where you rest at.
6.That God damn credit, dead it.
7.Keep your family and business completely seperated.
8.Never keep no weight on you.
9.If you ain’t gettin bags stay the fuck from police.
10.A strong word called consignment,If you ain’t got the clientele say hell no.
Of course I have omitted some of the lyrics for these 'Commandments' to make sense.I've done my best to make this seem easy for even a yuppie to understand.So if you dont understand or think this should be deleted then you are either an asshole or the ud terrorist and his/her affiliates.
1.Never let no one know
How much,dough you hold.
2.Never let em know your next move.
3.Never trust nobody.
4.Never get high, on your own supply.
5.Never sell no crack where you rest at.
6.That God damn credit, dead it.
7.Keep your family and business completely seperated.
8.Never keep no weight on you.
9.If you ain’t gettin bags stay the fuck from police.
10.A strong word called consignment,If you ain’t got the clientele say hell no.
Of course I have omitted some of the lyrics for these 'Commandments' to make sense.I've done my best to make this seem easy for even a yuppie to understand.So if you dont understand or think this should be deleted then you are either an asshole or the ud terrorist and his/her affiliates.
Little Brandon saw this definition and thought drug dealing would be simple as pie.To bad he was a white boy from the suburbs and his newfound connect killed him and took his allowance he saved.I guess I should have wrote it helps to have a black person with street cred to vouch for you if you go to drug exchange looking like a preppy white boy.Oh well.
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The Ten Crack Commandments Translated in to the Queens English:
Rule name one: Always let somebody know how much money you have, because money makes people jealous especially if that man is not ok, he will mug you.
Number two: Never let them know where you’re going. Criminals are apt to be silent or violent.
Take it from her majesty Queen Elizabeth II (oh yeah)
I have squeezed crazy paper clips at some felines for building materials and potato snacks.
Number three: Always trust somebody.
Your mother will set up the donkey, that’ll be really funny.
Youths have a tendency to hide their faces, shit, to make some money quickly.
Your mother will be doing some gardening to give the donkey some good lighting.
Number four: You have heard this before. Do not take the drugs you are planning on selling
Number five: Always sell drugs in your bed.
If someone desires an ounce, request them to impersonate a space hopper
Number six: That almighty damned loan, don’t allow it to happen. Do you believe a drug addict will meet his monthly repayments? Shit, I don’t think he will.
Seven: This rule is normally given a bad score. Keep your family and your business completely separate.
Money and blood do not go together, much like a pair of penises without a vagina. You could find yourself enjoying anal sex with another man.
Number eight: Maintain a trim figure
Felines that use your weaponry can also work 9-5
Number nine should have been the first one in my opinion.
If you are not getting any carriage reciprocals I would advise staying at distance from the law enforcement officers.
If African Americans believe you are an informer they will not believe your denial, seated in the kitchen waiting to kill you
Number ten: A strong word named delivery.
Only for men who are not dead, not for those who have just started college.
If you haven’t got any customers then say no thank you
Because they are going to want their money whatever the weather conditions.
The orignal lyrics are below.
Rule name one: Always let somebody know how much money you have, because money makes people jealous especially if that man is not ok, he will mug you.
Number two: Never let them know where you’re going. Criminals are apt to be silent or violent.
Take it from her majesty Queen Elizabeth II (oh yeah)
I have squeezed crazy paper clips at some felines for building materials and potato snacks.
Number three: Always trust somebody.
Your mother will set up the donkey, that’ll be really funny.
Youths have a tendency to hide their faces, shit, to make some money quickly.
Your mother will be doing some gardening to give the donkey some good lighting.
Number four: You have heard this before. Do not take the drugs you are planning on selling
Number five: Always sell drugs in your bed.
If someone desires an ounce, request them to impersonate a space hopper
Number six: That almighty damned loan, don’t allow it to happen. Do you believe a drug addict will meet his monthly repayments? Shit, I don’t think he will.
Seven: This rule is normally given a bad score. Keep your family and your business completely separate.
Money and blood do not go together, much like a pair of penises without a vagina. You could find yourself enjoying anal sex with another man.
Number eight: Maintain a trim figure
Felines that use your weaponry can also work 9-5
Number nine should have been the first one in my opinion.
If you are not getting any carriage reciprocals I would advise staying at distance from the law enforcement officers.
If African Americans believe you are an informer they will not believe your denial, seated in the kitchen waiting to kill you
Number ten: A strong word named delivery.
Only for men who are not dead, not for those who have just started college.
If you haven’t got any customers then say no thank you
Because they are going to want their money whatever the weather conditions.
The orignal lyrics are below.
The Ten Crack Commandments are:
Rule nombre uno: never let no one know
how much, dough you hold, cause you know
The cheddar breed jealousy 'specially
if that man fucked up, get your ass stuck up
Number two: never let em know your next move
Don't you know Bad Boys move in silence or violence
Take it from your highness (uh-huh)
I done squeezed mad clips at these cats for they bricks and chips
Number three: never trust no-bo-dy
Your moms'll set that ass up, properly gassed up
Hoodie to mask up, shit, for that fast buck
she be layin in the bushes to light that ass up
Number four: know you heard this before
Never get high, on your own supply
Number five: never sell no crack where you rest at
I don't care if they want a ounce, tell em bounce
Number six: that god damn credit, dead it
You think a crackhead payin you back, shit forget it
Seven: this rule is so underrated
Keep your family and business completely seperated
Money and blood don't mix like two dicks and no bitch
Find yourself in serious shit
Number eight: never keep no weight on you
Them cats that squeeze your guns can hold jobs too
Number nine shoulda been number one to me
If you ain't gettin bags stay the fuck from police (uh-huh)
If niggaz think you snitchin ain't tryin listen
They be sittin in your kitchen, waitin to start hittin
Number ten: a strong word called consignment
Strictly for live men, not for freshmen
If you ain't got the clientele say hell no
Cause they gon want they money rain sleet hail snow
Rule nombre uno: never let no one know
how much, dough you hold, cause you know
The cheddar breed jealousy 'specially
if that man fucked up, get your ass stuck up
Number two: never let em know your next move
Don't you know Bad Boys move in silence or violence
Take it from your highness (uh-huh)
I done squeezed mad clips at these cats for they bricks and chips
Number three: never trust no-bo-dy
Your moms'll set that ass up, properly gassed up
Hoodie to mask up, shit, for that fast buck
she be layin in the bushes to light that ass up
Number four: know you heard this before
Never get high, on your own supply
Number five: never sell no crack where you rest at
I don't care if they want a ounce, tell em bounce
Number six: that god damn credit, dead it
You think a crackhead payin you back, shit forget it
Seven: this rule is so underrated
Keep your family and business completely seperated
Money and blood don't mix like two dicks and no bitch
Find yourself in serious shit
Number eight: never keep no weight on you
Them cats that squeeze your guns can hold jobs too
Number nine shoulda been number one to me
If you ain't gettin bags stay the fuck from police (uh-huh)
If niggaz think you snitchin ain't tryin listen
They be sittin in your kitchen, waitin to start hittin
Number ten: a strong word called consignment
Strictly for live men, not for freshmen
If you ain't got the clientele say hell no
Cause they gon want they money rain sleet hail snow
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Some lines Biggie stole from Tony Montana's boss Mr. Lopez from the greatest Mafioso movie of all time, SCARFACE. Respect to Biggie still, but it seems Little Kim ripped off SCARFACE as well with the song Money, Power n' Respect. Was this a Badboy Records trend back then or what?
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