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Born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]], Biggie grew up during the peak years of the 1980s [[crack epidemic]] and started [[Illegal drug trade|dealing drugs]] from an early age.{{cn}} When he debuted with the 1994 album ''[[Ready to Die]]'', he was a central figure in [[East Coast hip-hop]] and increased New York's viability at a time when the [[Hip hop|genre]] was mostly dominated by [[West Coast hip hop|West Coast]] artists.<ref name="allmusic" /> The following year, Biggie led his childhood friends to chart success through his protégé group, [[Junior M.A.F.I.A.]]

While recording his sophomoresecond album, Biggie was heavily involved in the [[East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry|East Coast-West Coast hip hop feud]] dominating the scene at the time. On [[March 9]], [[1997]], he was killed by an unknown assailant in a [[drive-by shooting]] in [[Los Angeles]]. His double-disc set ''[[Life After Death]]'', released fifteen days later, hit #1 on the U.S. album charts and was [[RIAA certification|certified diamond]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web

| title = Top 100 Albums

| date = [[2006-05-04]]