The concept of Biggie entering the Star Wars universe prickles the imagination. Pairing something like “The Imperial March” with Biggie’s particularly coldhearted “Dead Wrong” - Life After Death Star culls songs from B.I.G.’s entire career, not just his second and final album, 1997’s Life After Death - is a little obvious, but it amounts to a functional juxtaposition. Some of these tracks, such as “Big Poppa,” feature clever tweaks of the beloved source material, to the point where Williams’s beloved score is more or less unrecognizable other standouts, like “ Ten Crack Commandments” or “Dead Wrong,” are much less subtle, but for that they are more effective. There are, of course, moments that offer something more, most notably another testimony for how easily Biggie’s vocals can surf over extravagant production that might swallow a less booming, less magnetic presence. It also doesn’t pretend to, instead making it clear from the get-go that this is an opportunistic collection, albeit a charming - if not particularly resonant - fan letter. Like most products tied to the release of The Force Awakens, Life After Death Star has nothing to do with the new set of films. If the emboldened creator executes the concept smartly and un-sloppily - well, Luke hit smaller targets with his T-16 back home. You can almost hear the elevator pitch: Combine one of the most beloved rappers of all time with the most popular movie franchise ever, time it to coincide with a new installment of said franchise, and you’ve got yourself a nerdy artifact of the pop-culture canon, not to mention one helluva T-shirt. Here are two producers, Richie Branson and Solar Slim, who internalized Biggie rapping “Hit ‘em with the force like Obi” on “Hypnotize” so fully that Life After Death Star presumably serves as the official soundtrack to their worldview. If Life After Death Star - the new Notorious B.I.G.–meets–John Williams mash-up from Otaku Gang - wasn’t already available, Jedi minds would have gotten around to conjuring it into existence. None of them will involve midi-chlorians. To provide an outlet for our excitement, we’ve assembled another Vulture Advent Calendar - in this case, 25 Star Wars –themed stories, one per day until Christmas. You may have heard that the Force will be awakening on December 18.
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