![]() ![]() They ate, drank and smoked together, and Tupac, already a successful recording artist, gifted Biggie, then unknown outside New York, a bottle of Hennessy. "Nah, stay with Puff," Tupac apparently said.Īfter that, Tupac mentored Biggie whenever the two met up - at one point Biggie even asked if Tupac would become his manager. "He will make you a star." Biggie was particularly concerned about money around that time because he became a father in August to T'yanna, his daughter, with high-school sweetheart, Jan. ![]() READ MORE: How Biggie and Tupac Went From Friends to Music's Biggest Rivals It has been reported that Biggie went back to drug dealing at this point, until Combs learned what he was up to and made him stop. The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album came out on Bad Boy in September 1994, a month after "Juicy," his first single for the label. The album, Ready to Die, was certified gold within two months, double-platinum the following year, and eventually quadruple-platinum. "Big Poppa," the second of the album's four singles, was nominated for a Grammy for best rap solo performance.
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