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 ...

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 ...

Andy was born June 8, 1930, in Clay County, Tennessee, the son of Bedford and Estelle (Bean) Armer. He was united in marriage to Judy Hughes and was married for 25 years before she passed away in ...