▁Not orious ▁B . I . G ., ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Big gie ▁Sm alls . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁debut ▁single ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁prom ot ional ▁single ▁for ▁the ▁sound track ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁film ▁Who ' s ▁the ▁Man ?. ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁ref rain ▁" party ▁and ▁b ull sh it " ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁song ▁" When ▁the ▁Revolution ▁Com es " ▁by ▁spoken ▁word ▁artists ▁The ▁Last ▁Po ets , ▁however ▁Wal lace ▁changed ▁the ▁meaning ▁in ▁his ▁rap . ▁Ab iod un ▁O y ew ole ▁of ▁The ▁Last ▁Po ets ▁explained , ▁" When ▁we ▁ra pped , ▁it ▁was ▁all ▁about ▁raising ▁conscious ness ▁and ▁using ▁language ▁to ▁challenge ▁people . ▁When ▁I ▁wrote ▁[ about ] ▁' party ▁and ▁b ull sh it ' ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁people ▁get ▁off ▁their ▁ass . ▁But ▁now ▁' party ▁and ▁b ull sh it ' ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁Big gie , ▁used ▁by ▁B usta ▁Rh ym es , ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁non - cons cious ▁way ." ▁This ▁song ▁was ▁performed ▁at ▁a ▁concert ▁with ▁friend - turn ed - rival ▁T up ac ▁Sh ak ur ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁features ▁Big gie ▁Sm alls ▁performing ▁out do ors ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York . ▁Se an ▁Com bs ▁and ▁Lil ' ▁Kim ▁also ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁video . ▁