Notorious Big "Ready To Die" 2x LP 2pac OOP Orig Junior Mafia Jay-Z B.I.G.

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Notorious BIG "Ready To Die" 2xLP Bad Boy Entertainment B0002852-01 (US)

Vinyl is VG+, Jacket is G+

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Original Press

Track Listing:

A1 Intro

Producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs*

3:24

A2 Things Done Changed

Producer – Darnell Scott

3:57

A3 Gimme The Loot

Producer – Easy Mo Bee

5:04

A4 Machine Gun Funk

Producer – Easy Mo Bee

4:16

A5 Warning

Producer – Easy Mo Bee

3:40

B1 Ready To Die

Producer – Easy Mo Bee

4:24

B2 One More Chance

Producer – Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs*, The Bluez Brothers

Vocals – Total

4:43

B3 #!*@ Me (Interlude)

Producer – Sean "Puffy" Combs*

1:31

B4 The What

Featuring – Method Man

Producer – Easy Mo Bee

3:57

B5 Juicy

Producer – Poke (2), Sean "Puffy" Combs*

Vocals – Total

5:03

C1 Everyday Struggle

Producer – The Bluez Brothers

5:19

C2 Me & My B*tch

Producer – Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs*, The Bluez Brothers

4:00

C3 Big Poppa

Producer – Chucky Thompson, Sean "Puffy" Combs*

4:13

C4 Respect

Producer – Poke (2), Sean "Puffy" Combs*

Vocals – Diana King

5:22

D1 Friend Of Mine

Producer – Easy Mo Bee

3:28

D2 Unbelievable

Producer – DJ Premier

3:43

D3 Suicidal Thoughts

Producer – Lord Finesse

2:54

D4 Who Shot Ya

Producer – Nashiem Myrick, Sean Combs

5:19

D5 Just Playing (Dreams)

Producer – Rashad Smith

2:43

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a fictional gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again) or simply Biggie, Frank White (based on a fictional drug baron from the 1990 film King of New York), and by his primary stage name The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. Raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Wallace grew up during the peak years of the 1980s crack epidemic and started dealing drugs at an early age. When Wallace released his debut album with the 1994 record Ready to Die, he was a central figure in the East Coast hip hop scene and increased New York's visibility at a time when West Coast artists were more common in the mainstream. The following year, Wallace led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, Junior M.A.F.I.A.. While recording his second album, Wallace was heavily involved in the East Coast–West Coast hip hop feud, dominating the scene at the time.

Rapping career

Wallace began rapping when he was a teenager. He would entertain people on the streets with his rapping as well as perform with local groups, the Old Gold Brothers and the Techniques. After being released from prison, Wallace made a demo tape under the name Biggie Smalls, a reference to his childhood nickname and to his stature; he stood at 6'3" (1.90 m) and weighed as much as 300 to 380 pounds according to differing accounts. The tape was reportedly made with no serious intent of getting a recording deal, but was promoted by New York-based DJ Mister Cee, who had previously worked with Big Daddy Kane, and was heard by the editor of The Source magazine.

In March 1992, Wallace featured in The Source's Unsigned Hype column, dedicated to aspiring rappers and was invited to produce a recording with other unsigned artists, in a move that was reportedly uncommon at the time. The demo tape was heard by Uptown Records A&R and record producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs, who arranged for a meeting with Wallace. He was signed to Uptown immediately and made an appearance on label mates, Heavy D & the Boyz' "A Buncha Niggas" (from the album Blue Funk).

Soon after signing his recording contract, Combs was fired from Uptown and started a new label. Wallace followed and in mid-1992, signed to Combs' new imprint label, Bad Boy Records. On August 8, 1993, Wallace's long-term girlfriend gave birth to his first child, T'yanna. Wallace continued selling drugs after the birth to support his daughter financially. Once this was discovered by Combs, he was made to quit.

Wallace gained exposure later in the year on a remix to Mary J. Blige's single "Real Love", under the pseudonym The Notorious B.I.G., the name he would record under for the remainder of his career, after finding the original moniker "Biggie Smalls" was already in use. "Real Love" peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was followed by a remix of Blige's "What's the 411".

He continued this success, to a lesser extent, on remixes with Neneh Cherry ("Buddy X") and reggae artist Super Cat ("Dolly My Baby", also featuring Combs) in 1993. In April 1993, his solo track, "Party and Bullshit", appeared on the Who's the Man? soundtrack. In July 1994, he appeared alongside LL Cool J and Busta Rhymes on a remix to label mate Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear", reaching #9 on the Hot 100.

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