Greatest Hits [Clean] [PA]

Performer: The Notorious B.I.G.
Artist: Snoop Dogg; Junior M.A.F.I.A.; Eminem; Bone Thugs-N-Harmony; P. Diddy; Nelly; Jagged Edge; Busta Rhymes; Ja Rule; R. Kelly
Engineer: Chris Conway; Ed Raso; Manny Marroquin; Lorrenn Argumendes; Lynn Montrose; Rasheed Goodlowe; Jason Carson; DJ Norty Cotto; Victor Abijaudi; Steve Jones; Doug Wilson; King James II; Alec Newell; Joe Pererra; Diana Pedraza; "Prince Charles" Alexander; Rich July; Nico Solis; Stephen Dent; Shon Don; Kenny Ortíz; Roger Che; Tom Cassel; John Meredith; Lane Craven; Mario Rodriguez; Michael Patterson; Ralph Cacciurri; Rick Travali; Axel Niehaus; Tony Maserati
Producer: Jazze Pha; R. Lawrence; DJ Premier; Stevie J.; Rashad Smith; Nashiem Myrick; Carlos Broady; Daven 'Prestige' Vanderpool; Mario "Yellowman" Winans; Soopafly; Sean Combs; P. Diddy; Easy Mo Bee; EZ Elpee; Daron Jones; Jonathan Jordan "Jon Boy"; Carl Thompson; Jean Claude "Poke" Claude *Poke* Olivier; Jazze Pha; R. Lawrence; DJ Premier; Stevie J.; Rashad Smith; Nashiem Myrick; Carlos Broady; Daven 'Prestige' Vanderpool; Jonathan 'Jon Boy' Jordan; Jean 'Poke' Oliver; Deric 'D-Dot' Angelettie; Mario "Yellowman" Winans; Soopafly; Sean Combs; Chucky Thompson; P. Diddy; Easy Mo Bee; EZ Elpee; Daron Jones
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Personnel: The Notorious B.I.G. (rap vocals); Krayzie Bone (vocals); Junior M.A.F.I.A. (rap vocals); J-Dub (strings); Tim McKasty (keyboards); Mario "Yellow Man" Winans, Poke (programming); Jack Knight (background vocals); Faith Evans, Total (vocals); Carlos "6 July" Broady (harpsichord); Pam Long (background vocals). Additional personnel: Jagged Edge, R. Kelly, Ralph Tresvant, Avery Storm (vocals); Eminem, Fabolous, Ja Rule, Lil' Kim, Nate Dogg, Nelly, Diddy, Puff Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Busta Rhymes (rap vocals). Audio Mixers: Sean "Puffy" Combs; Diddy; Clark Kent; Ed Raso; Dave Aron; Eddie Sancho ; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Kenny Ort�z; Lane Craven; Mario Alberto Rodriguez; Michael Patterson ; Richard Travali; Axel Niehaus; Tony Maserati; Leslie Brathwaite. Recording information: Caribbean Sound Basin, Trinidad; Chung King Recording Studios, New York, NY; Crack House Studios, New York, NY; D&D Recording Studio, NY; Daddy's House Recording Studios, New York, NY; Dopple Studios, Atlanta, GA; Patchwerk Studios, Atlanta, GA; Quad Recording Studios, New York, NY; Sound On Sound Recordings, Inc., NY; Tha Country, Diamond Bar, CA; the Hit Factory, NY; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Editor: Richard "Younglord" Frierson. Photographers: Butch BelAir; Jonathan Mannion. Considered by some to be the greatest MC of all time, the late Christopher Wallace had recorded just two solo LPs at the time of his death. Still, his mark on the genre has been indelible and his influence unending. Released to coincide with the 10th anniversary of his still-unsolved murder, GREATEST HITS mostly makes good on what its title promises. Included in the 17-song tracklist are all the boom-box bangers that dominated the airwaves, MTV, and BET, and moved serious industry weight. From the infectious bounce of "Juicy" and the smoothed-out funk of "Big Poppa" to the fearsome gunplay of "Warning" and powerful lyrical precision of "Ten Crack Commandments," Big's talents and legacy are well-represented. Eminem, Busta Rhymes, Nelly, Ja Rule, Nate Dogg, and Ralph Tresvant are among the artists who take part in the posthumous studio collaborations rounding out GREATEST HITS. Released to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Notorious B.I.G.'s death, Greatest Hits places the two "collaborate with a dead legend" albums -- 1999's Born Again and 2005's Duets: The Final Chapter -- on equal ground with Ready to Die and Life After Death, the two landmark albums Biggie released while he was on the planet. Anthologizing one of the most compelling figures in hip-hop history seems like a right thing to do. Basing such a release around four albums that are greatly divided between essential and inessential, however, amounts to something of a mess. Two obscurities are used where it would've made much more sense to select "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and "Going Back to Cali," two of the biggest hits not included on this disc, and it's really off-balance to include three tracks from Born Again when only one more is pulled directly from Ready to Die. Longtime fans need not go near this; the same goes for beginners, who should reach for Ready to Die. ~ Andy Kellman

Of the many skilled lyricists among his early-1990s East Coast contemporaries (Nas, Jeru, Black Moon), Biggie Smalls, AKA the Notorious B.I.G., was the only one who lived up to the predictions of a comeback for the East Coast hardcore sound. With the help of Bad Boy producer Sean "Puffy" Combs and R&B collaborators like Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, and Total, Biggie snatched public attention away from the G-funk sound of the West Coast. By the time his single "One More Chance" debuted at #5 on the Billboard pop charts, his popularity and industry politics contributed to a public feud between Biggie and West Coast counterpart 2Pac. The untimely deaths of both artists sealed their status as legends.

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