East Coat Rap is so clear to me in the 90's. Yes the West Coast had NWA and Tupac but even he was from New York. I just think whoever was producing those beats in New York was just absolutely on fire it is some of my favourite music to listen to. Although Biggie isn't my favourite he truly does have a unique voice which partnered up with the right beat can make some classics as evidence. This album is really really good especially at certain points and there are some brilliant songs on the album, but I can't be hypocritical. Some of my favourite rappers from the time usually just rap about how good they are at rapping or about how good they are killing people (not that these are needed at all) and Biggie does both of these. But for the same reasons I disliked some of Skepta I do struggle with this. Something about hearing how Biggie talks about women, especially considering his size, it is really off putting. Songs like Juicy are incredible it has a nice beat that can almost distract you from what he is talking about and what you do notice are funny or just well done. But the songs that aren't blended with a great beat are rough and you struggle to like him as a person. Thankfully he is quite self observant and it is interesting hearing the situations these people are in especially after finding out what happens to him. I think overall 90's hip hop was great, they really did care about the albums and this is no exception. Although I would love to give some of the less popular songs some recognition my stand out songs are pretty generic. 4/5 Stand Out Songs: Gimme the Loot Juicy Big Poppa