Kick in the Door

About this song

The track appears on Life After Death, which the text describes as Biggie's second and final official album. Its beat was produced by DJ Premier and samples "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, along with several other small and scratched samples. Puff disliked the instrumental, but Biggie loved it, and Premier and Biggie recorded the track without Puff's knowledge.

What it's about

"Kick in the Door" is a diss track aimed at a wide range of targets, including haters, other rappers such as Nas, Jeru the Damaja, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, and the listener.

Fun facts

• Samples “I Put a Spell on You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins”.
• Sampled in 50 other songs, like “I Feel Like Pac / I Feel Like Biggie by DJ Khaled (Ft. Diddy, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz & T.I.)”.
• Covered 4 times, including “Kickin' In Doors by Mega Ran”.
• Written by The Notorious B.I.G., DJ Premier and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins.
• Produced by DJ Premier.