Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllHipHop | |
| Allmusic | |
| CANOE | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| IGN | |
| PopMatters | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Stylus Magazine | B− |
| Virgin Media | |
The album was generally received poorly by critics; Peter Relic of Rolling Stone gave the album only 2 stars out of 5 and commented that the title was wrong because of the major presence of other artists, not The Notorious B.I.G. Relic also pointed out the appearances by artists who he believed not to contribute much substance. Andy Kellman of allmusic rated the album 2.5 out of 5. Method Man in particular was a huge critic of the album, who stated "They got niggas on that album Big would have never rocked with, for real. " He also brought up the fact that he was the only other rapper that Biggie chose to have on his debut album Ready To Die. Eminem, Obie Trice, Faith Evans, Snoop Dogg, Akon, R. Kelly, Fat Joe, Nas, Mary J. Blige, P Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Charlie Wilson, Cheri Dennis, Bobby Valentino, Big Pun, Lil Wayne, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, Bob Marley, Scarface, Jay-Z, Clipse, Korn, Krayzie Bone, Ludacris, The Game, Mobb Deep, Slim Thug, T.I., Big Gee, and Missy Elliott appear on the album.
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