Craig Carton & Big Mac EXPLODE Over Biggie vs. LL Cool J Debate! artwork

Craig Carton & Big Mac EXPLODE Over Biggie vs. LL Cool J Debate!

The Carton Show with Craig Carton & Chris McMonigle

June 30, 2026

Who owns "Going Back to Cali"- LL Cool J or The Notorious B.I.G.? Craig Carton and Chris McMonigle turn a simple music question into an all-out debate, complete with a live listener poll that delivers a surprising result!
Speakers: Craig Carton, Chris McMonigle
**Craig Carton** (0:00)
Knock you out! Honestly, a little repetitive.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:05)
He does say it a lot.

**Craig Carton** (0:06)
A little repetitive.

**SPEAKER_3** (0:07)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (0:09)
Damn! I liked I'm Bad Better myself.
Great video as well.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:14)
Yeah. I'm more of the later LL Cool J.

**Craig Carton** (0:16)
Is that right? Going Back to Cali? LL Cool J?

**Chris McMonigle** (0:19)
Going Back to Cali.

**Craig Carton** (0:20)
Yeah.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:20)
Isn't that a Biggie song?

**Craig Carton** (0:21)
No.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:22)
Going Going Back Back to Cali.

**Craig Carton** (0:25)
Going Back to Cali.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:26)
Cali. Cali.

**Craig Carton** (0:28)
I'm Going Back to Cali.
I don't think so. LL Cool J.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:33)
Don't get it wrong. So Going Back to Cali is a...

**Craig Carton** (0:35)
It's an LL Cool J song.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:36)
It's a Biggie song.

**Craig Carton** (0:37)
Oh, no. Don't. Please don't.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:39)
It's a Biggie song.

**Craig Carton** (0:39)
No, no. Please don't.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:40)
I'm Going Go... I can't not Biggie because it's bad.

**Craig Carton** (0:42)
No, nor should you.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:43)
I don't even want to attempt it.

**Craig Carton** (0:44)
Yeah.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:44)
But yeah, I know all the lyrics to it. But yeah.

**Craig Carton** (0:46)
Okay.
Let's just agree that on the streets of New York City, if you said Going Back to Cali, Biggie. The answer is LL Cool J.

**Chris McMonigle** (0:55)
Definitely not. Definitely not.

**Craig Carton** (0:59)
Do you want me to put a poll up?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:00)
Yeah, please.

**Craig Carton** (1:01)
Okay. I'll do a one-hour poll.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:02)
Do a one-hour poll.

**Craig Carton** (1:03)
Four to five o'clock.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:04)
Going Back to Cali is a Biggie song.

**Craig Carton** (1:06)
Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:08)
It's on life after death, man.

**Craig Carton** (1:09)
Who do you think people most associate Going Back to Cali with? Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:13)
Biggie.

**Craig Carton** (1:14)
Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:15)
Over LL Cool J, yes.

**Craig Carton** (1:18)
Okay. I don't know why you set yourself up to lose these things.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:21)
I didn't.

**Craig Carton** (1:22)
But you do. Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:25)
You got to choose a coast. You got to choose the east.

**Craig Carton** (1:27)
Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:28)
I live out there, so don't go there.

**Craig Carton** (1:29)
Okay. Hold on. I'll put it up right now. Going Back to Cali, more associated with whom? Okay?
LL Cool J 1

**Chris McMonigle** (1:40)
That's fine.

**Craig Carton** (1:40)
Biggie 2

**Chris McMonigle** (1:41)
Yep.

**Craig Carton** (1:42)
It's going to be a one-hour poll.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:43)
One-hour poll.

**Craig Carton** (1:44)
And we have an agreement, you and I. The results of the poll, we have to go with.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:50)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (1:51)
Fair. Is that fair?

**Chris McMonigle** (1:52)
Fair.

**Craig Carton** (1:52)
Whether we like it or agree with it or not.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:54)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (1:55)
We go with the results of the poll.

**Chris McMonigle** (1:56)
Sure.

**Craig Carton** (1:57)
Your poll, going back to Cali, oh, I spelled some wrong.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:01)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (2:02)
More associated. Sorry about that.
More associated with whom? Choice 1, LL Cool J. Choice 2, Biggie. Is that fair?

**Chris McMonigle** (2:10)
Sure.

**Craig Carton** (2:10)
Okay. I'm going to hit post, and I've posted it. Petey, who's your vote be on that?

**SPEAKER_4** (2:16)
Biggie.

**Craig Carton** (2:17)
Really?

**SPEAKER_4** (2:18)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (2:18)
Huh.

**SPEAKER_4** (2:20)
I know the LL Cool J song very much.

**Craig Carton** (2:22)
I'm not suggesting you don't. Okay.
You're going to lose also. That's two losers, one winner.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:28)
I'm going to re-post it and see if-

**Craig Carton** (2:29)
Please do. Now, did you vote? Because I have not voted.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:32)
No.

**Craig Carton** (2:32)
I don't think I'm allowed to vote because I posted it.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:34)
Oh.

**Craig Carton** (2:34)
So you're not allowed to vote either. All right. If I lose by one vote, I know it's going to be you.
All right. We'll see. That's a one-hour poll right there. All right. We have 11 votes in already and early returns.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:49)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (2:49)
11 votes in. 73% biggie.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:54)
Yeah.

**Craig Carton** (2:54)
Okay.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:55)
Okay.

**Craig Carton** (2:55)
By the way, very early on.

**Chris McMonigle** (2:57)
Very early on.

**Craig Carton** (2:58)
It's like the LA mayoral election.

**Chris McMonigle** (3:00)
No.

**Craig Carton** (3:01)
I thought Pat was winning it.

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