This week marks the 25th Anniversary of Ready To Die, the debut studio album by The Notorious B.I.G., aka Biggie, aka Biggie Smalls.
And the world was ready to listen and connect. Youth who were angry with the government, and felt forgotten by their country, were fed up with racism, classism and ignorance found a voice to tell their stories to the world. The explosion of hip hop paints a similar story to the uprising of punk culture in the 70s.
The sound of gang culture originated in New York, swiftly followed by Los Angeles, and then spread like wildfire across America and the world, giving a voice to kids who otherwise felt unheard. Street culture became pop culture thanks to brave and bold artists like Ice T, Dr Dre, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Lil Kim and groups like N.W.A, Naughty By Nature and Salt-N-Pepa. The early 90s was a seminal time for hip hop.
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