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.
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.
This New Orleans hip hop cousins' third studio album explores addiction, depression, and (unsurprisingly) suicidal ideation.
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