"Dead Wrong" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G. featuring fellow American rapper Eminem, taken from the former's third overall album, Born Again. The song features background vocals from Diddy and was released as a single posthumously in 1999. The song is built around a drum sample from Al Green's "I'm Glad You're Mine".
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Critical reception
It was received positively by music critics. Reviewing the Born Again album, Rolling Stone wrote a positive overview: "The only real find here is the awesome 'Dead Wrong', which shows B.I.G. in his prime." A.V. Club wrote that Eminem is a highlight.
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked "Dead Wrong" at number seven on their list of "The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs".
Music video
The video was set out in a similar manner to Tupac Shakur's song "Changes", which was released in 1998, in the fact that it features clips of Biggie performing live, in interviews, clips of his music videos and showing pictures of him. Eminem appears in the video in a separate clip, rapping his lyrics in the style of a freestyle video submission.
Sampling and other uses
"Dead Wrong" song was mashed up with Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" from the 2006 mixtape Rock Phenomenon, produced by DJ Vlad and Roc Raida, and hosted by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda. The line "relax and take notes" was sampled in the song "Relax and Take Notes" by 8Ball & MJG featuring Project Pat, from their 2007 album Ridin High.
Appearances on other albums
Curtain Call: The Hits (Deluxe Edition) (Eminem, 2005)
Greatest Hits (The Notorious B.I.G., 2007)
Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition (Bad Boy Records, 2016)