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By Sowmya Krishnamurthy 8th October He had to die for this image to have that symbolism. The king sacrificed. Would Jay-Z be as relevant as he is now? Would Puff Daddy not have fallen off the way he has?
Would Biggie have linked up with Kanye? Would he have made a record with Rick Rubin? Would Biggie and Faith Evans have made an actual duets album like the one his widow is releasing posthumously sometime this year? Just like another great voice who was taken from us far too young in fellow New York great Jeff Buckley , the death of Notorious B.
Put Wallace in the studio with any knucklehead with a record deal, and you are guaranteed a classic track—even if the other rappers on the cut all suck, a scenario that happened more than once to Biggie during his cameo mercenary days. In , early Biggie supporter and renowned DJ Mister Cee put together one of the most famous mixtapes to ever circulate on the black market when he dropped The Best of Biggie , which collected the majority of the songs he did in collaboration with other artists.
The Best of Biggie is an essential anthology of rarities that continues to be cited as the yardstick any mixtape is measured against today. It remains such a great listen despite its wavering fidelity, and a document that captures what neither Ready to Die nor Life After Death could with all their studio polish—the pure, uncut essence of the Notorious B.
Tupac was imprisoned while the LP became his first to debut atop the Billboard The album included hits like the personal "Dear Mama. The album was certified Diamond upon selling more 10 million copies.
On the track, he talked about the struggles of everyday life in New York City. Every vote is a voice that tells a story. Tupac vs. Biggie: Who's the greatest rapper of all time? The Tylt. By Deron Dalton. Join the conversation. Tell us which rapper is the GOAT. Record Video. Real-time Voting. It's tough to pick between these two, but maybe watching this video of their flows will help.
The Notorious B. In any case, B. No 2Pac album is better than Ready to Die. Big's first album is right up there with Illmatic and Paid in Full for the "greatest rap album ever created" title.
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