Biggie Goes Platinum One More Time

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

The Notorious B.I.G.'s latest posthumous release, The Notorious B.I.G. Duets: The Final Chapter, was recently certified platinum for sales of one million copies. The album, which is the rapper's third posthumous release and fourth overall, features duets with some of the biggest names in rap music including Eminem, Obie Trice, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Jay-Z, Nate Dogg, Fat Joe, Big Pun, Redman, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Faith Evans, the Game, Mary J. Blige, Nas, Mobb Deep, Lil'Wayne, Akon, Scarface, Juelz Santana, R. Kelly, T.I., Korn, Missy Elliott, and Bob Marley.

According to the rapper's label, Bad Boy Entertainment, there will be one more release from the rapper, a greatest hits set.

The latest single from The Final Chapter is "Spit Your Game" featuring Twista and Krayzie Bone.

All three of the rapper's previous releases were certified platinum, including:1994's Ready To Die, 1997's Life After Death, and 1999's Born Again.