[3] It was also criticized as an unnecessary release, given the limited amount of material which the Notorious B.I.G.

released in his lifetime and the inferior quality of his posthumously-published work.

Billboard 200 at number one in the issue dated March 14, 2007, with 100,000 copies sold in its first week of release.

[7] As of 2019, it is the last greatest hits album to debut at the number one position on the Billboard 200.

The album has been certified Platinum by both the BPI and RIAA and has sold over 1,003,000 copies in the US to date.