22 Years Ago, This Album Dropped

[Craig Mack]

 

[RAW_SPK]

The God

 

[ciubaca]

 

[Big Daddy]

 

[smokeurobinson]

I still say the whole biting album covers thing was a reach because cats didnt know if that was actually Biggie as a kid or his daughter on the cover...Turns out it was neither.

 

[Banned Account12]

Album so damn over rated it don't make sense
Here we go again....

 

[bigbadbossup2012]

Damn this album took forever to break a million

NAS
Title: ILLMATIC
Certification Date: December 11, 2001
Label: COLUMBIA
Format: ALBUM

Wonder how fast other 1994 albums were selling

BONE THUGS 'N HARMONY
Title: CREEPIN' ON AH COME UP
Certification Date: December 4, 1995
Label: RUTHLESS
Format: SHORTFORMALBUM

4 x's plat in one year

SCARFACE
Title: THE DIARY
Certification Date: December 5, 1994
Label: NOO TRYBE / VIRGIN
Format: ALBUM

DA BRAT
Title: FUNKDAFIED
Certification Date: January 6, 1995
Label: COLUMBIA
Format: ALBUM

WARREN G
Title: REGULATE ... G FUNK ERA
Certification Date: August 1, 1995
Label: VIOLATOR/RAL
Format: ALBUM

triple plat in a year

OUTKAST
Title: SOUTHERNPLAYALISTICADILLACMUZIK
Certification Date: April 5, 1995
Label: LAFACE
Format: ALBUM

NOTORIOUS B.I.G.
Title: READY TO DIE
Certification Date: October 19, 1999
Label: BAD BOY/ARISTA
Format: ALBUM

Damn biggie was 4 x's plat two years before illmatic went plat

COOLIO
Title: IT TAKES A THIEF
Certification Date: October 7, 1994
Label: TOMMY BOY
Format: ALBUM


SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE EAST COAST BIAS MEDIA THAT KEPT TALKING UP ILLMATIC TILL IT FINALLY MOVED SOME UNITS