a little less than year after B.I.G.’s own debut album. Notorious BIG and Method Man was gold off the rip. And if you were in NYC when BIG debut dropped,this was the track you heard on the streets.

So this is our massive celebration of that art: the 100 best album covers ever, from Biggie to Beyoncé to Bad Bunny, from Nirvana to Nas to Neil Young, from SZA to Sabbath to the Sex Pistols.

As sad and painfully poetic as it is, Ready to Die (1994) was the only full-length album Notorious B.I.G. released ... and its two hit songs “Juicy” and “Big Poppa” have achieved platinum ...

Representing the estate of Notorious ... album, Ready to Die (1994) was a colossal success, drawing audiences in with its versatile mix of tracks with mainstream appeal like “Juicy,” “Big ...

Released in September 1994, The Notorious B.I.G’s debut ... this back-and-forth starring Big and Lil Kim added a lite, comedic touch to the album. It was a nice mood cleanse following the ...

The Big Apple-based photographer and filmmaker is the brain behind @TheBandWasHere — a viral project that resurrects iconic album covers right ... iconic images of the Notorious B.I.G., Bruce ...

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The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1994 album "Ready to Die" featuring "Juicy" and "Big Poppa," the only album released during his life, headlines hip-hop entries that also include "La-Di-Da-Di" — Doug E.