In 1994, Biggie was 21 years old when he recorded the album. The album was recorded in New York City (mainly at The Hit Factory) in two stages during 19. In 2020, the album was ranked 22nd on Rolling Stone's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It has been ranked by many critics as one of the greatest hip hop albums, as well as one of the greatest albums of all time. The album was significant for revitalizing the East Coast hip hop scene, amid West Coast hip hop's commercial dominance. In April 2018, Ready to Die was certified 6Г— Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Notorious B.I.G.'s lyrics on the album were generally praised by critics, with many praising his story-telling ability. 'Big Poppa' was a hit on multiple charts, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and also being nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. 'Juicy', the lead single, peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 14 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and reached number 3 on the Hot Rap Singles. Three singles were released from the album: ' Juicy', ' Big Poppa', ' One More Chance' and a promotional track of Biggie: 'Warning'. Ready to Die peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and was subject to widespread critical acclaim and soon a commercial success. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of the rapper's experiences as a young criminal, and was the only studio album released during his lifetime, as he was murdered sixteen days before the release of his second album Life After Death in 1997. It was recorded from 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City.

The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean 'Puffy' Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse, among others. This is my weekly column where IвЂ™ll keep you updated on my straight-to-DVD life, my hip-hop snob opinions, being uncomfortable in this political climate and being a Black woman in predominantly white spaces.Ready to Die is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. вЂњMachine Gun FunkвЂќ вЂ“ Album: вЂњReady to DieвЂќ вЂњDead WrongвЂќ вЂ“ (posthumous) Album: вЂњBorn AgainвЂќ вЂњKick in the DoorвЂќ вЂ“ Album: вЂњLife After DeathвЂќ вЂњEveryday StruggleвЂќ вЂ“ Album: вЂњReady to DieвЂќ вЂњYouвЂ™re Nobody Until Somebody Kills You.вЂќ вЂ“ Album: вЂњLife After DeathвЂќ вЂњSkyвЂ™s the Limit.вЂќ вЂ“ Album: вЂњLife After DeathвЂќ These are eight of my favorite Biggie songs. The hottest take I will ever deliver you: William Shakespeare couldnвЂ™t go toe to toe with Biggie Smalls. From there I started asking my dad about the origin of hip hop, and from there I learned about Kool Herc and Coke La Rock and other hip hop pioneers.Д«ut thatвЂ™s another Jawn for another time. That moment in time changed what music I valued. Listen.вЂќ And he turned up the volume to a deafening level. The one memory that stands out the most to me is when we were driving down the street in Harlem вЂ“ I couldnвЂ™t have been more than 6 or 7 years old вЂ“ and вЂњYouвЂ™re Nobody Until Somebody Kills YouвЂќ was playing (an original 1997 copy of вЂњLife After DeathвЂќ) and my dad looked back at me and said, вЂњThis is the greatest storyteller of all time, baby. John Coltrane, Rakim, Phife Dawg, Beenie Man, Tupac, Bill Withers and my personal favorite вЂ“ Biggie Smalls. Some of my favorite memories are sitting in the back seat of my dadвЂ™s car while music blasted out the windows. The wisdom of my father, the compassion of my mother and the lyrics of Biggie raised me. Any school, any part of the country, any part of the world. If I couldвЂ™ve studied him in college like you can study Tupac at Berkeley and Harvard, I wouldвЂ™ve. A lyricist who gained love from both sides of the coast, contrary to what people like to admit. I mean, Biggie Smalls managed to become the greatest MC to rap over a beat before turning 24. Growing up, I made a mental list of all the things IвЂ™d accomplish before turning 24. OK, and he was able to outrap them with only two albums вЂ“ whatвЂ™s your point?Д«iggie was murdered 23 years ago this week in Los Angeles. HeвЂ™s the reason why IвЂ™ve always believed in the mantra вЂњquality over quantity.вЂќ I always hear people say, вЂњBiggie only had two albums, *insert other rapperвЂ™s name* had way more.вЂќ With only two albums under his belt, he managed to be both an underdog but the greatest in his field at the same time. I have officially lived longer than the great, late Notorious B.I.G. I kept calling turning 24 my вЂњKobe year,вЂќ but itвЂ™s also my Biggie Smalls year. (If these two words donвЂ™t rhyme, then youвЂ™re saying my name wrong.) A person, place, thing, or event that doesnвЂ™t need a specific name.

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