Biggie's delivery starting off with "Armed and dangerous..." is a better opener than Bizzy's delivery with "7 A.M. woke in the morning..."
Why? Because Biggie alley-oop'd for Bizzy to go in on a rampage. I couldn't imagine the song being enjoyable with Bizzy going off the bat, the instrumental is too smooth, and Biggie's verse eased you in for Bone Thugs.