Fat Joe closes the book on decades-long, “I Got A Story To Tell” mystery.
The New York Knicks player The Notorious B.I.G. rapped about on his Life After Death record, “I Got A Story To Tell” is the late Anthony Mason, according to Fat Joe. During an appearance on ESPN’s Highly Questionable, hosts Bomani Jones and Dan Le Batard questioned Joe about the mystery they’ve attempted to crack for years.
While the Bronx lyricist did reveal Mason to be the subject of the song, which details Biggie’s rendezvous with the athlete’s girlfriend, he did add that rappers tend to “stretch the truth.”
“I could tell you, but I don’t want to be disrespectful,” Fat Joe said. “But it was about Anthony Mason. Rest in peace…It was about Ant Mason. And Ant Mason’s my brother. I love Ant Mason. But you gotta also know that rappers–This is entertainment. We stretch the truth. We change things up…What I heard was it was about Anthony Mason. That was the rumor. That was the very, strong possibility it was about Anthony Mason.”
In the outro to “I Got A Story To Tell,” Biggie offered up a handful of vague details about the Knicks player, leaving Hip Hop fans to fend for themselves when it concerned the man’s identity.
“I’m up in this bitch, playa. This bitch fuckin’ with one of them ol’ Knick ass niggas and shit,” Biggie explains in the song’s outro. “I’m up in the spot though. One of them six-five niggas. I don’t know…Soon this nigga comes up in the spot, flash the Desert in his face he drops the glass. Looked like the nigga pissed on his-self or something. Word to mother! Ahh fuck it. This nigga runs dead to the floor, peels up the carpet, start giving me mad papers, mad papers.”
Anthony Mason died last year, after suffering from a massive heart attack.
Video of Fat Joe putting an end to the “I Got A Story To Tell” mystery, can be found below.
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Been doing a lot of snitching Joey, you must have another boo boo album coming out soon. We still wont buy it because you garbage.
Man shut up
Man shut up
I dont know why people think less of a man because his girl/wife is a disloyal nasty bitch… Fuck her but keep my name out your mouth before you end up in a ditch next to her. R.i.p biggie was lyin anyway.. As good a lyricist as he was that man couldnt steal any mans chick unless he had a lot more dough lol
It’s just a fuckin’ story man. I hate how these days everyone thinks rap songs are literal. Books to decode them and shit, it’s just fuckin’ rhymes man, when did it get so serious? You think Kool G. Rap was really bustin’ off uzis from snowmobiles? Did Raekwon really stick up a store owner named Mike Livonia? I mean c’mon…just appreciate the creativity. When rappers started actually trying to live what was in their outrageous lyrics that when shit got wack.
agreed but it never really got serious to folks who understand hiphop. its just dumb hipsters and “real hiphop” idiots mostly from the suburbs who didnt really understand hiphop and understand it is exagerrated and they wanted to destroy anyone who says anything even a little sideways like when Drake said “catch a body” – everyone was like really? You cant say that? there are Idiots. Hiphop is fun. Its never literal. Most people dont know how to listen to hiphop
agreed but it never really got serious to folks who understand hiphop. its just dumb hipsters and “real hiphop” idiots mostly from the suburbs who didnt really understand hiphop and understand it is exagerrated and they wanted to destroy anyone who says anything even a little sideways like when Drake said “catch a body” – everyone was like really? You cant say that? there are Idiots. Hiphop is fun. Its never literal. Most people dont know how to listen to hiphop
smh, Biggie braggin about being a lowlife thug. good lyricist though
Go back to soccer practice