![]() is still considered to be one of the greatest rappers ever - his former partner in rhyme Diddy even says “OF ALL TIME” - can easily be credited to the album cuts, B-sides and unreleased songs that’ve only seen the light on mixtapes or via leaks. With all that said, many of the reasons why B.I.G. He achieved major chart success through these releases, ranging from #1 rap singles like “Big Poppa” and the Stay with Me Remix for “One More Chance” to his back-to-back #1 Hot 100 hits with “Hypnotize” and “Mo Money Mo Problems,” respectively. In a surprisingly short amount of time, spanning from 1992 up until his death in 1997, the man born Christopher Wallace in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bed-Stuy released two full-length albums and helped spearhead the debut releases for rap collective Junior M.A.F.I.A. rose quickly to the top of East Coast hip-hop with a brilliant debut unfortunately, Biggies reign was brief - he was killed in 1997 just weeks before the release of his follow-up album, LIFE AFTER DEATH. Speaking of deep cuts, Biggie definitely had a handful of classics in his catalog that rival even some of his biggest hit singles.
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