The last interview with Biggie Smalls before he was shot and killed early in the morning on Sunday, March 9th, was with the Wild 107 Doghouse of KYLD 107.7 FM, San Fransisco. This transcript of the interview has been graciously provided by the radio station.
Notorious B.I.G.: When you read magazines and you see everybody having fun, you think, 'okay, that's where I want to be.' But once you get in it and you achieve the sucess that you want, it seems like that's where the player hating starts. You know that's where everybody's like, 'Well it's not all that.'
WILD 107: How did it get to that day when you gotta' watch your back and have bodyguards and all that?
B.I.G.: I mean, it's not just the rappers, you know what i'm saying? People want to attack anybody that's a large figure, you know what I'm saying? They did it to [Michael] Jordan, they did it to [Mike] Tyson, they did it to Bill Cosby, you know what I'm saying? They're gonna' attack you if you on top. It's just your job to bob and weave. I need the security, you know what i'm saying? I can't beat everybody up. I'll go to jail, they'll sue me...because, there's certain things you do when you get to a certain level. (QuickTime, 850k) I mean it's not just the rappers, you know what i'm saying? people want to level...
WILD 107: Do you collaborate on anything with any West coast producers or...
B.I.G.: I haven't but I will, I mean... I'm just getting over this whole situation with this East coast, West coast thing and they was going through their thing and we was going through our thing and I just came over, you know what I'm saying?? Try to like basically squash it. My album's about to drop March 25th, I need to be all up in the Bay, Oakland, all over, so I'm here, so I gotta grind. I just want to let everybody know that, I'm here... I ain't going nowhere. Bad Boy ain't going nowhere... I'm going to continue to keep making those songs though, make you dance, and make you groove and have kids and all kinds of things (laughs). I'm here, me and my man Caesar Leo...Just gonna do our thing forever. Forever and ever....
