The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death (25th Anniversary Edition) - VINYL LP

Limited silver colored vinyl. Biggie's second long-player was a huge slab of hip hop featuring a whole range of guests and a whole load of hits. The ambitious album, intended as somewhat of a sequel to Ready to Die, picking up where it's predecessor left off, sprawled across the span of two discs, each filled with music, 24 songs in all. You'd expect any album this sprawling to include some lackluster filler. That's not really the case with Life After Death, however. Like 2Pac's All Eyez on Me from a year before, an obvious influence, Biggie's album made extensive use of various producers - DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Clark Kent, RZA, and more of New York's finest - resulting in a diverse, eclectic array of songs. Plus, Biggie similarly brought in various guest rappers - Jay-Z, Lil' Kim, Bone Thugs, Too $hort, L.O.X., Mase - a few vocalists - R. Kelly, Angela Winbush, 112 - and, of course, Puff Daddy, who is much more omnipresent here than on Ready to Die, where he mostly remained on the sidelines. It's perhaps Puffy himself to thank for this album's biggest hits Mo Money Mo Problems, Hypnotize, Sky's the Limit, three songs that definitely owe much to his pop touch. There's still plenty of the gangsta tales on Life After Death that won Biggie so much admiration on the streets, but it's the pop-laced songs that stand out as highlights. Album Tracks 1. Life After Death Intro 2. Somebody's Gotta Die 3. Hypnotize 4. Kick in the Door 5. F**k You Tonight 6. Last Day 7. I Love the Dough 8. What's Beef? 1. B.I.G. Interlude 2. Mo Money Mo Problems 3. Niggas Bleed 4. I Gotta Story to Tell 5. Notorious Thugs 6. Miss U 7. Another 8. Going Back to Cali 1. Ten Crack Commandments 2. Playa Hater 3. Nasty Boy 4. Sky's the Limit 5. The World Is Filled 6. My Downfall 7. Long Kiss Goodnight 8. You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You)

Ready To Die (30th Anniversary Edition) September 13 marks the 30th anniversary of the of Biggie's debut LP, which has gone on to earn it's place asRolling Stone's #1 hip hop album of all time, become a radio staple, and influenced generations of MCs, fans, and athletes. Album Tracks 1. Intro (2005 Remaster) 2. Things Done Changed (2005 Remaster) 3. Gimme the Loot (2005 Remaster) 4. Machine Gun Funk (2005 Remaster) 5. Warning (2005 Remaster) 1. Ready to Die (2005 Remaster) 2. One More Chance (2005 Remaster) 3. FNCK Me (Interlude) [2005 Remaster] 4. The What (2005 Remaster) - By the Notorious BIG And Method Man 5. Juicy (2005 Remaster) 1. Everyday Struggle (2005 Remaster) 2. Me and My B*tch (2005 Remaster) 3. Big Poppa (2005 Remaster) 4. Respect (2005 Remaster) 1. Friend of Mine (2005 Remaster) 2. Unbelievable (2005 Remaster) 3. Suicidal Thoughts (2005 Remaster) 4. Who Shot Ya? (2005 Remaster) 5. Just Playing (Dreams) [2005 Remaster]

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 InchPuffyInch 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. Album Tracks 1. Intro (2005 Remaster) 2. Things Done Changed (2005 Remaster) 3. Gimme the Loot (2005 Remaster) 4. Machine Gun Funk (2006 Remaster) 5. Warning (2005 Remaster) 1. Ready to Die (2006 Remaster) 2. One More Chance (2005 Remaster) 3. FNCK Me (Interlude) [2005 Remaster] 4. The What - By the Notorious BIG And Method Man 5. Juicy (2005 Remaster) 1. Everyday Struggle (2005 Remaster) 2. Me and My B*tch (2005 Remaster) 3. Big Poppa (2005 Remaster) 4. Respect (2005 Remaster) 1. Friend of Mine (2005 Remaster) 2. Unbelievable (2005 Remaster) 3. Suicidal Thoughts (2005 Remaster) 4. Who Shot Ya? (2005 Remaster) 5. Just Playing (Dreams) [2005 Remaster]