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Ready to Die shipped 57,000 units during its first week of release on the 13th of September 1994. The Recording Industry Association of America certified it Gold just two months later on the 15th of November 1994.
Easy Mo Bee and the Hitmen handled most production duties for the project. Pete Rock claimed he created the beat for Juicy without receiving credit during a visit with Puffy.
Bad Boy Records faced a federal lawsuit on the 24th of March 2006 regarding copyright infringement over sampled tracks. Federal judge Todd Campbell enacted an immediate sales ban on the affected album versions after Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records won damages totaling $4.2 million against Combs and Bad Boy Records.
By April 2018 the album achieved 6× Platinum status according to RIAA records. Triple Platinum certification followed on the 26th of August 1998 before reaching 4× Platinum by the 19th of October 1999.
Lead single Juicy peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart while Big Poppa hit number six on the same list. One More Chance peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and went Platinum on the 31st of July 1995.