Rolling Stones released their 200 Greatest Rap Albums Of All Time list, and Notorious B.I.G. comes in at number one with his 1994 album, ‘Ready To Die’.
The album, Ready to Die peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200. It featured three hit singles, “Juicy”, “Big Poppa”, and “One More Chance.”
In April 2018, Ready to Die was certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Notorious B.I.G’s changed Hip Hop forever, and the album, Ready To Die, a Hip Hop Classic continues to be number one in 2022.
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ROLLING STONE’S GREATEST RAP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME
1. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die
2. Outkast – Stankonia
3. Jay-Z – The Blueprint
4. Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
5. Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
6. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
7. Missy Elliott – Miss E… So Addictive
8. Wu-Tang Clan – Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
9. A Tribe Called Quest – The Low End Theory
10. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
11. Drake – Take Care
12. Clipse – Lord Willin
13. Dr. Dre – 2001
14. Ghostface Killah – Supreme Clientele
15. Eric B. and Rakim – Paid in Full
16. Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
17. Kanye West – Yeezus
18. Madvillain – Madvillainy
19. Lil Kim – Hard Core
20. Future – DS2