LABEL: Atlantic
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 9/3/2013
ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1994
VARIANT: Black Vinyl 2LP

The Notorious BIG delivered his debut album, Ready to Die, in September 1994. It’s lead single, “Juicy,” went gold, and the follow-up smash, “Big Poppa,” achieved platinum sales and went Top Ten on the pop and R&B charts. Biggie’s third single, “One More Chance,” tied Michael Jackson’s “Scream” for the highest debut ever on the pop charts; it entered at #5 en route to an eventual peak at #2, and went all the way to #1 on the R&B side. By the time the dust settled, Ready to Die had sold over four million copies and turned the Notorious BIG into a Hip Hop sensation – the first major star the East Coast had produced since the rise of Dr. Dre’s West Coast G-funk.

Double vinyl LP pressing. Ready to Die is the debut studio album by rapper The Notorious B.I.G., originally released in 1994. The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean “Puffy” Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse, among others. It was recorded from 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of the rapper’s experiences as a young criminal, and was the only studio album released during his lifetime.