Ready to Die was released on September 13, 1994. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart and was eventually certified four times platinum. The album shifted attention back to East Coast hip hop at a time when West Coast hip hop dominated US charts. It gained strong reviews and has received much praise in retrospect. In addition to "Juicy", the record produced two hit singles: the platinum-selling "Big Poppa", which reached No. 1 on the U.S. rap chart, and "One More Chance", which sold 1.1 million copies in 1995. Busta Rhymes claimed to have seen Wallace giving out free copies of Ready to Die from his home, which Rhymes reasoned as "his way of marketing himself".
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4.2 oz., 52% airlume combed and ringspun cotton, 48% polyester, 32 singles
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Prism Colors: 99% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester
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Athletic Heather and Black Heather are 90% airlume combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
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Retail fit
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Unisex sizing
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Shoulder taping
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Sideseamed
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Tear away label
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Pre-shrunk
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