Solomun has taken on one of hip hop’s most celebrated collaborations. His official remix of “Notorious Thugs,” the 1997 track by The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, is out now via Atlantic Records, in partnership with the Estate of Christopher Wallace, which is administered by Faith Evans.
Official reworks of B.I.G.’s catalog are genuinely rare. By the release’s count, only two have come before: Razor-N-Go’s 1997 club rework of “Mo Money Mo Problems” and Matoma’s 2015 tropical house take on “Old Thing Back.” They sit at opposite ends of the spectrum from each other, and from where Solomun lands here, which makes his name on that short list all the more notable.
On paper it isn’t an obvious pairing. Solomun’s melodic, house-rooted sound meets one of the most iconic records in rap. But the match has a personal logic, since hip hop came first for him. He was DJing hip hop and R&B as a teenager, long before he moved into electronic music, and the remix reflects that history by moving carefully around the original vocals rather than over them.
The original, from B.I.G.’s 1997 album ‘Life After Death,’ has remained a fan favorite for its rapid-fire flows and for the rare pairing of two of the era’s most distinctive voices on one track. Nearly three decades on, the song still finds new listeners, and Solomun’s version gives it a new setting without touching what made it endure.
Dancefloors heard it long before the official release. Solomun has been playing the remix at some of the biggest stops on his 2026 run, including his sold-out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace, his Munich show at Königsplatz, his Paris debut at the Hippodrome de Vincennes, his set at Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, and both of his New York shows at Fulton Fishmarket and Pacha NYC.
It arrives during a busy stretch. Solomun recently wrapped the 12th season of his Solomun +1 residency at Pacha Ibiza and followed his summer releases, “Rumpta” with Skrillex and “Raider on the Storm” with German singer Inéz, with “DANGER DANGER” in October, alongside Dom Dolla and Skepta. The year also marks the 20th anniversary of his label, Diynamic Music.
Stream “Notorious Thugs (Solomun Remix)” here.
