It could be argued the first two double-disc rap albums, by 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G. And it wasn't a question of the two-disc set being an artistic statement - as if the rappers had so much to say they couldn't contain themselves to one disc - it was purely a commercial decision, so they could take home more royalties. Single-disc albums tended to be overlong in the first place, but double discs were even worse, since it required artists incapable of successfully filling out a 70 minute disc to produce twice as much music. The double-disc album was the bane of mid-'90s hip-hop.
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