The Notorious B.I.G. was only 22 when he released Ready to Die. This is perhaps the most stunning fact about his brilliant debut: the fact that Biggie, at such a young age, constructed an album that ...

For all his legendary status, The Notorious B.I.G.only dropped one solo album while he was actually alive. It just so happens that that album is one of the five or so greatest projects in rap history.

Rob49 has the whole country yelling "WTHelly." The New Orleans rapper created a viral hit with the release of the single this past March, which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He ...

There was something special going on in 1994. It was a year of numerous noteworthy debut album releases and mainstream breakthrough records for several acts. Country icon Johnny Cash revived his ...