Ready To Die by the late Notorious B.I.G. is one of the most critically acclaimed albums in hip-hop history. Part of the original album review that Source Magazine gave in 1994 states, “Overall, this package is complete: ridiculous beats, harmonizing honeys, ill sound effects, and familiar hooks …” The bulk of those “ridiculous beats” were produced by Osten “Easy Mo Bee” Harvey Jr. Prior to his career with Bad Boy Records Bee produced records for Big Daddy Kane, Wu-Tang Clan, and even the legendary trumpet player Miles Davis. Sean “Diddy” Combs, better known as Puff Daddy in the early 1990’s, eventually called on Bee and his heavy bass and jazz influenced sound for Bad Boy’s first album, Project: Funk da World by Craig Mack. Bee also collaborated with Tupac during the early years of his rap career. The song “Runnin’ From Tha Police” that features Tupac and B.I.G., later remixed by Eminem to make “Runnin‘,” was produced by Bee. Easy Mo Bee split with Bad Boy after B.I.G.’s Life After Death project claiming to be misrepresented in official production credits. Some of his most noteable tracks are “Ooh I Love You Rakeem,” “Warning,” and “If I Was Your Woman/Walk On By.”
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