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Former Aftermath Artist Hittman Recalls Dr. Dre & Notorious B.I.G. Collab Almost Happening

Former Aftermath artist and 2001 show-stealer Hittman says Dr. Dre and Notorious B.I.G. were supposed to get together and discuss a possible collaboration record with King Tee.

Kxng Crooked‘s comment on Twitter – where the former Slaughterhouse emcee states, “I wish Big could have worked with a few of our favorite West Coast producers becasue his flow would sit right in that trademark groove”, Hitman recalls, ” – Hittman recalls the producer Mel-Man told him that Dr. Dre was supposed to meet Biggie at Creep Alley to discuss collaborating on a project along with King Tee.

Check out the Twitter exchange below:

From what Mel-Man told me, Biggie was supposed to meet up with Dre at Creep Alley the following night about a possible collabo with him and King Tee. Can you imagine that?!

— H.I.T.T.M.A.N. (@HITTMANsince87) March 10, 2021

Chad Kiser

Chad M. Kiser is a veteran writer of 15 years with interviews, bylines, and content featured in top media outlets including TMZ, ESPN, Fox News, XXL Magazine, HipHopDX, AllHipHop, The Wall Street Journal, DubCNN, Playboy Magazine, BBC4 Music, VH-1, MTV, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Billboard Magazine, and numerous others. Several of his in-depth interviews have been cited in critically acclaimed books such as "The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form", "Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap", "Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap", "Sounding Race In Rap Songs", "To Live and Defy in LA: How Gangsta Rap Changed America".

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