Just Playing (Dreams) is a promotional single by American hip hop artist The Notorious B.I.G.
[2][3][4] The song was released as a promotional single for Biggie's debut album Ready to Die.
The song is built on a sample of "Blues and Pants" written by James Brown, and its production was done by Ringo.
[7] The list includes female R&B singers Mary J. Blige, Patti LaBelle, Mariah Carey, Chaka Khan, and Rupaul, who didn't take offense to the song.
"[7] In a 2009 interview, group member Kandi Burruss said that her bandmate Tameka "Tiny" Cottle ran into Biggie on the evening of his death, and he apologized for the lyric.