The material on The Next Step Band (Live at Smalls 1996) was developed by the band during their frequent gigs at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City. The club's owner Mitch Borden recalled, "Kurt ...

“Gangsta rap” songs ... all while wearing reflective jumpsuits. The visuals were a vision from a future where blackness slipped poverty’s grip and took on an otherworldly sheen. Biggie ...