With only two studio albums under his belt, Biggie Smalls defined quality of quantity. So the question becomes, "Is it even necessary to make a compilation of “greatest hits” when there are only two studio albums to pull from?" Well, there are some reason
The debut album from the not just notorious but legendary B.I.G. Street cred, artist cred, sales and radio play, Biggie had it all. “Ready To Die” would become the blueprint east-coast rappers looked to when making albums for years to come.
MF DOOM's elevator music for the consumption of every possible herb, flora, or mass-produced food additive available. Volumes one and two pull samples of everything from Dragon Ball Z to Anita Baker.
California, addiction and self-destruction. Three pillars that define the Red Hot Chilli Pepper's career. Love them or hate them, the band has done more for the proliferation of alternative rock than any other band— except maybe Nirvana but ya know.
The 1985 compilation album on CD that vocalist Glenn Danzig overdubbed the hell out of featured many of the band's Static Age era hits, including rare cuts like "American Nightmare" and "Who Killed Marilyn?"