The rapper's seminal debut album turns a quarter of a century this week (September 13)The Notorious B.I.G. in 1996The Notorious B.I.G.‘s ‘Ready To Die’ – his only album released in his lifetime – is widely considered to be one of the greatest rap albums of all time. Since its release in 1994, it’s inspired countless rappers in Biggie’s wake and secured his legacy as a raw and real storyteller. On Friday (September 13), […]The post The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready To Die' at 25: 9 surprising things about the era-defining album appeared first on NME.