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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 ...
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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 ...
New York Post

How the Notorious B.I.G.’s biggest hit almost didn’t happen

When Notorious B.I.G.’s funeral procession rolled through his native Bed-Stuy in 1997, mourners began blasting his track “Hypnotize,” and it subsequently turned the rapper’s wake into a party. Just ...
Billboard

Viral Videos Cause ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘Hypnotize’ To Debut on Streaming Songs

Two classic tracks (from two very different genres) experience a resurgence in popularity due to their inclusion in two popular videos on YouTube which soared in popularity during the charting week… ...
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 ...
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Today in Hip-Hop: The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Hypnotize” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

1997: The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Hypnotize" reached No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 3, 1997. Although the single was originally released in December 1996, Biggie's first single off his final ...