

In The Source magazine’s October 1994 issue, Ready to Die was given a rating of 4½ mics out of five. The record was certified gold by the RIAA two months after its release, and went double platinum in 1995. The album also made Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, landing at #133. You can take any video, trim the best part, combine with other videos, add soundtrack. “Big Poppa” was nominated for “Best Rap Solo Performance” at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, losing out to LL Cool J’s “Hey Lover”-but it earned a Billboard Music Award later that year. According to several sources, he recorded the latter half by freestyling from memory. Biggie's third single, 'One More Chance,' tied Michael Jackson's. Its lead single, 'Juicy,' went gold, and the follow-up smash, 'Big Poppa,' achieved platinum sales and went Top Ten on the pop and R&B charts. delivered his debut album, Ready to Die, in September 1994. Biggie resumed production the following year under the auspices of the newly-founded Bad Boy Records. Now with a considerable underground buzz behind him, The Notorious B.I.G. After Puffy was fired from Uptown Records in 1993, the project was only half finished. Rappers like Mozzy, 03 Greedo, and Boosie Badazz were listening.

Production of the album took place in two waves. laid the blueprint for rappers on how to rap about the trauma theyve experienced. The project is Biggie’s only album to be released during his lifetime his sophomore project, Life After Death, dropped just days after his murder in March 1997. It was also Bad Boy Records' first release, produced by founder Sean “Puffy” Combs. Ready to Die, The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut studio album, was released on September 13, 1994.
