Displaying both a flair for storytelling and a mesmerizing vocal tone that was memorable then and legendary now, Biggie Smalls created one of the most enduring and classic hardcore hip-hop albums of the genres entire history. The album was far more significant than that though. With the up-and-coming Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs label Bad Boy Entertainment behind him and more positive buzz than a whole beehive could pack, everybody figured “Ready to Die” to be a hip-hop hit in 1994. He even scored a hit with “Party and Bullshit” from the soundtrack to the film “Who’s the Man?” Biggie was blessed with plenty of hot word of mouth about his album though because although it was his first full-length LP he’d already made a name for himself with guest appearances on remixes for everyone from Mary J. Whatever name you remember him by now, it’s hard to imagine back in 1994 that he was a hot new rapper on the scene with a debut CD and a world of unlimited possibilities in front of him.
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