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.
Damn. The first true and highly anticipated follow-up to the earth-shaking “To Pimp a Butterfly.” The pressure was real but Lamar delivered a solid record analyzing his newfound royalty from the poison of PRIDE to the FEAR instilled from doubt.
Green Day forces themselves back into the mainstream spotlight with a rock opera of epic proportions. Following a teenage anti-hero who falls in love and leaves home only to find a society that rejects and hates him. Super melodramatic.
The smash 1994 hit "Dookie" by Green Day is available on CD so you too can ponder the greater effects of masturbation, anxiety and general loser-dom. Or just stream it, I guess.
One of the earliest progenitors of pop punk, the Descendents made their return (not the first or the last) on "Everything Sucks," in 1996.
