"Ready to Die" cemented his legacy, but "Life After Death" took his legend to the next level upon his untimely death.ĭean Van Nguyen wrote for Consequence of Sound: The legend of Big was crystallized on his double-disc sophomore opus, Life After Death, released just 16 days after his death. The album is certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's lead single "Hypnotize" became his first #1 hit, and "Mo Money Mo Problems" quickly followed. While "Life After Death" was technically released posthumously, the album was completed before his death. Listen to the legendary album below via Spotify. "Ready to Die" seeded Biggie's legacy-making him a rap legend in just a few short years. Subsequent singles "Big Poppa," "Warning" and "One More Chance" (Remix) would have "Ready to Die" double platinum in barely over a year. But the success of "Juicy" would push the album to gold status in just two weeks. to rap over a sample of Mtume's "Juicy Fruit." "Ready to Die" sold a modest 57,000 copies in its first week of release. Smith wrote: Recording sessions for "Ready to Die" took on a mythical like retelling, whether it was Biggie's ability rifle off bars without writing anything down or Puffy having to beg B.I.G. Plus-who doesn't know the iconic opening lyrics of verse one? It was all a dream, I used to read Word Up! magazine Salt-n-Pepa and Heavy D up in the limousine Rap fans were introduced to Biggie with a feature on Craig Mack's "Flava in Ya Ear" and promotional hit "Party and Bulls***." But it was his debut album's lead single that pushed him into the mainstream, "Juicy."īiggie opened the hit single talking about the struggles of everyday life in New York City.
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