plenty of room to throw his weight around, lyrically speaking.

The bleak anti-pop moments serve the record well, giving B.I.G. It’s the story of a young man succumbing to the pressures of his environment. It’s funky, and thanks to executive producer Sean “ Puff Daddy” Combs, there are plenty of pop hooks. Dre‘s The Chronic, a record Biggie admired enough to sample on track two, “Things Done Changed.” Relative to Dre’s West Coast game-changer, though, B.I.G.’s East Coast landmark is harder, darker and less song-oriented. 15 on the Billboard 200 - is similar to Dr. In that way, Ready to Die - which reached No. His bellowing voice suggests lungs filled with cigar smoke and a throat coated with Welch’s grape juice, his beverage of choice in the Top 10 single “Big Poppa.” Whether he’s spinning semi-autobiographical crime narratives or indulging in lover-man fantasies, he never lets the crippling stress wreck his flow.

He’s a man of hardy appetites - for money, food, women, blunts, booze, and the thrill of the hustle - and he raps with the easy-does-it delivery of a guy who’s just polished off a steak dinner or finished a round of lovemaking. Notorious B.I.G.’s 15 Biggest Billboard Hitsĭeath wishes aside, the Biggie heard on Ready to Die is a guy bellying up to life’s buffet.

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