The day before Biggie's death, he called his mom and both of his baby mama's to ask about his kids. He then listened to the music he made in the studio and asked his people's, "Where the party at?"
Later that night, he went with Lil Cease to see the film "Donnie Brasco," at a theater around the corner from his hotel. Big liked the movie and by the time they drove over to the studio it was still in his head. It flowed right into his verse for one of his songs.
By the time Big burned through the tracks he recorded that night, he didn't even have time to eat the Italian food he had ordered. He had a busy day coming up.
On the last full day of his life, he had agreed to record with rapper Snoop Dogg, later that evening, after the Vibe party, if he was up to it.
Snoop was in the studio working on the song. Between breaks, Snoop talked to Big via a cell phone while Big was at the Vibe party.
Both men expected the recording session to be quick but Big never made it, Snoop's security guy told him he heard over the radio that Big had gotten shot at a party and then the phones in the studio started ringing non-stop.
Snoop shut the whole session down.
Source: "The Life, Death & Afterlife Of The Notorious Big," by Cheo Hodari Coker
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