Stereogum

The Number Ones: The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. There is dark ...
Bustle

Here's How The Hypnosis In 'Hypnotize Me' Works, For All Those Skeptics Out There

The premise of the CW's Hypnotize Me, based on the UK series You're Back In The Room, is both simple and hard to believe. Each episode, hypnotist Keith Barry puts four contestants into a hypnotic ...
Billboard

Chart Rewind: In 1997, The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Hypnotize’ Hit No. 1

Following the East Coast rapper's 1997 murder, three songs tied to him dominated the Billboard Hot 100's top spot for months. By Trevor Anderson The Notorious B.I.G. had been dead eight weeks when he ...
loudwire

19 Years Ago: System of a Down Release ‘Hypnotize’ Album

Happy anniversary to System of a Down's Hypnotize album. In 2001, System of a Down reached new heights with their Toxicity album, but rather than rush into a follow-up, the band opted to release an ...
Yahoo

System of a Down's last album, ' Hypnotize ,' turns 20

If you're just sitting in your car and waiting for a new System of a Down album, you've officially been waiting for two decades. In 2018, frontman Serj Tankian issued a statement explaining the ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Notorious B.I.G. and Diddy Were High on Ecstasy in the ‘Hypnotize’ Music Video

Diddy and The Notorious B.I.G.’s friendship dates back to the early 1990s. Biggie was at a crossroads in his personal life, having to choose between selling drugs on the streets of Brooklyn or ...
Spin

“He Never Got To See the Final Product”: Director Paul Hunter Talks Making Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” Video 20 Years Later

The Notorious B.I.G. introduced the world to the grandeur of his double album Life After Death with the lead single “Hypnotize,” released on the first day of March 1997. The song became one of ...
Billboard

Randy ‘Badazz’ Alpert Remembers ‘Rise,’ Sampled in The Notorious B.I.G.’s ‘Hypnotize’

Randy Alpert tells Billboard about his memories of composing and recording "Rise," why "Hypnotize" was the first sample request that he actually cleared, and how Biggie's song has helped his own song… ...
Pitchfork

System of a Down

In the past six months, System of a Down have doubled their album output: In May, the critically successful quartet delivered Mezmerize, an 11-song, 36-minute blast of hyper-aggressive riffing, ...
Rolling Stone

System of a Down Hypnotize Chart

System of a Down’s Hypnotize, the companion album to their top-selling Mezmerize, took the Number One spot this week, selling 320,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. While this is a weaker ...
YourTango

The Secret Hypnosis Trick That Makes Men Fall For You, According To Famous Hypnotherapist

Being a hypnotherapist, I often get strange questions from all walks of life. The most common question is, "I love this person and I want to know how to hypnotize someone to love me back. Can I ...