10 Undisclosed facts you didn’t know about The Notorious B.I.G (With Pictures)

4. He Distributed Copies of “Ready To Die” From His House

Biggie spent more than two years working and recordingReady To Die. Reports say these were very stressful times. The very first song that he wrote and recorded for his debut album was the song “Ready To Die”.

“If Biggie had Ready to Die recorded the way he wanted to, it would have sounded more like rapper Nas’s Illmatic,” Complexreports.

Biggie distributed copies of “Ready to Die” on cassette at his house, causing a line to wrap around the neighborhood.

Busta Rhymes said, “I watched Biggie give away Ready to Die and thought he was crazy. From his house, dubbing the album on a double cassette deck and had a line in front of his crib on St. James like he was selling the best c*ke ever. That was like the most illest sh*t because it was his way of marketing himself.”