The Notorious B.I.G. "Ready to Die" (1994)
Biggie was signed to Uptown Records by Sean 'Puffy' Coombes (who was working as an A&R guy) and started recording his album. When Coombes/Puffy/Daddy/Diddy was fired by Uptown, Biggie was left in limbo. Pufferino set up his own 'Bad Boy Records' label and a year later work resumed on Biggie's debut. Big had spent part of the interim dealing drugs, which I guess adds to the 'street' credibility and authenticity of his lyrics.
The production has a touch of G-funk, with extra funk. The occasional female backing-singers are reminiscent of Diddy's own Daddy-era recordings. The beats can get a bit samey throughout, but Biggie's rhymes carry things along nicely. Do have to say though, that at around 70 minutes, the album is probably a bit too B.I.G. for me.
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