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** The release date for this item will soon be announced **   ** very limited - Stock is available but very limited and it may or may not be restocked again after this sample sells out **   The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album came out on Bad Boy in September 1994, a month after "Juicy," his first single for the label. The album, Ready to Die, was certified gold within two months, double-platinum the following year, and eventually quadruple-platinum. "Big Poppa," the second of the album's four singles, was nominated for a Grammy for best rap solo performance. Ready to Die marked a resurgence in East Coast hip hop, and Biggie was widely acclaimed for the narrative ability he displayed on the album's semi-autobiographical tales from his wayward youth. Away from the more playful radio-friendly singles "Birthdays was the worst days/Now we sip champagne when we thirst-ay" he chortled on "Juicy"  Biggie did not sugar-coat the drug-dealer lifestyle; the album's final track, "Suicidal Thoughts,"