But Biggie Slick RickвЂ™s stories seem outdated. There is no Kendrick Lamar without Biggie his songs wouldnвЂ™t gain as much traction or historical weight if Biggie hadnвЂ™t done them so well.Д®rik Parker: Prior to that, people heralded Slick Rick as the greatest storyteller in rap. There are records that are so coherent, so elegantly rendered, that you almost lose track of the fact that itвЂ™s an story. Jon Caramanica: The thing about Big is he never sounds like heвЂ™s trying hard. rap at the time, but it also catered to those roots, particularly with its storytelling. Life After Death certainly transcended N.Y. This record is saying the guy whoвЂ™s in charge, the number one or two, can not just be a star, but also an innovator and push boundaries. So many times innovation comes from fringes, working toward the center. But it was also the most necessary thing at the time. This is something that made people uncomfortable. No one as prominent with New York roots made a record that didnвЂ™t feel so regional.

But Biggie kicked in the door and collaborated with different sounds. Regionalism starts to die.Д®rik Parker: When Jay-Z put UGK on, that wasnвЂ™t an obvious choice. Biggie is saying, I like Bone Thugz-n-Harmony, Miami bass, West Coast music, so why should I not make a record that includes all of those things? Life After Death isnвЂ™t adversarial itвЂ™s inclusive. Jon Caramanica (Music critic, The New York Times): This album is vibrant, deliberate statements about hip-hop in its fullness. ThatвЂ™s a starting point for why it was so impactful. ItвЂ™s a major puzzle piece in the unification of hip-hop. VIBE: What made Life After Death such a great musical work?Д®rik Parker (Writer and producer of Time Is Illmatic):В It was an adventure for an East Coast artist because this guy actually looked into different places and made an album that appeals to hip-hop fans across regions. John Kennedy, Music Editor (2009-2014) Consider this a Life After Death postmortem. And in honor of our own 20-year anniversary, weвЂ™ve rounded up Music Editors of VIBEвЂ™s past-Erik Parker (2003-2006) and Jon Caramanica (2006-2008)-to wax reflective on B.I.G.вЂ™s (second) classic. So weвЂ™re championing Big PoppaвЂ™s sophomore LP as the greatest to drop since ClintonвЂ™s first term.

VIBE's Editor-In-Chief Remembers Biggie 25 Years After His Death And while there are slight chinks (вЂњGoing Back To CaliвЂќ is symbolically significant, but sonically mediocre), Life After Death is a transformative album so diverse that its 25 songs play as fluidly as 13, setting a double-disc bar thatвЂ™s tempted-yet evaded-G.O.A.T. Biggie bucked mid-вЂ™90s hip-hopвЂ™s divisive nature, shedding frequent flyer miles for Too $hort and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony features.

KellyвЂ™s most hilariously obnoxious hooks You TonightвЂќ). Utilizing Puff DaddyвЂ™s polished ear, he parties (вЂњHypnotizeвЂќ), slap-boxes with rival rappers (вЂњKick In The DoorвЂќ), makes bad singing sound good (вЂњPlayer HaterвЂќ), spins popcorn-worthy narratives (вЂњNiggas BleedвЂќ) and hosts one of R. Unlike NasвЂ™ Illmatic or DвЂ™AngeloвЂ™s Brown Sugar, both efficient 10-track landmarks that relentlessly hone on their niche and perform flawlessly, Life After Death revealed Biggie as a master of every trade. The overweight kid from Brooklyn was the Swiss Army knife of MCs, and Life After Death is a thorough exhibition of that versatility, as the maturing 24-year-old Bad Boy toned down Ready To DieвЂ™s blustering flows while broadening his perspective beyond Bed-StuyвЂ™s blocks. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of the rapper's experiences as a young criminal, and was the only studio album released during his lifetime.You never knew what to expect when The Notorious B.I.G. It was recorded from 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The album features productions by Bad Boy founder Sean 'Puffy' Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse, among others. Ready to Die is the debut studio album by rapper The Notorious B.I.G., originally released in 1994.

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