Ready to Die
Our Price: $94.58
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $9.99 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Author: Notorious B.I.G.Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: CD, Explicit Lyrics
Published: 1994
Music Label: Arista Records
Music reviews of Ready to Die
Music Review: Biggie Smalls is the Illest on Ready To Die
Rating: 5 Stars
Unless you were way too young to remember or not even born during the time, the years around 1994 were the best for hip-hop. Alongside Illmatic, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), The Infamous and many more, we also had the debut from the short lived Christopher Wallace. Whether you like to call him The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or whatever he's remembered by, he was one of the biggest standouts from 1994 until his tragic and untimely death in March 1997. "Ready To Die" is the debut album, and what an incredible album it is.
Lyricism and flow are what made Biggie who he was. His flow is deep yet mixed well enough to stand out. The lyrical content is based on the rough life he experienced and he is able to form a loose concept about how he grew up with drug dealing to make it through, suicidal thoughts, and finally making it to the top. The rhymes are easy to understand yet far from dumbed down.
The production is great, even though the album is not something to admire just because of that. Sean Combs and Easy Mo Bee handle the beats perfectly, in which they enhance the lyrics. However, there are exceptions, with the DJ Premier produced "Unbelievable" and the Lord Finesse produced "Suicidal Thoughts".
The guest spots are extremely minimal, only limited to Method Man on "The What". It's really pleasant to hear Johnny Blaze's dark hook laden voice collaborating with Biggie's voice.
This album isn't considered a top album by many for nothing. If you want to hear a departed legend at his peak, this is the album for you. If you want quality hip-hop, this is for you. Even for an album that is not completely underground, this is classic and there are very few albums that can dethrone it.
Description of Ready to Die
17 TracksGeneral CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in General CDs
Flo Rida - R.o.o.t.s (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle)Release date: 2009-03-31; Music CD
Best price: $8.19
Price in other shops:
Asher Roth - Asleep in the Bread AisleRelease date: 2009-04-20; Music CD
Best price: $9.35
Price in other shops:
Kanye West - 808s & HeartbreakRelease date: 2008-11-24; Music CD
Best price: $5.92
Price in other shops:
Jamie Foxx - IntuitionRelease date: 2008-12-16; Music CD
Best price: $10.40
Price in other shops:
The-Dream - Love vs MoneyRelease date: 2009-03-10; Music CD
Best price: $10.15
Price in other shops:
Day26 - Forever in a DayRelease date: 2009-04-14; Music CD
Best price: $12.34
Price in other shops:
Jadakiss - The Last KissRelease date: 2009-04-07; Music CD
Best price: $10.24
Price in other shops:
Rick Ross - Deeper Than RapRelease date: 2009-04-21; Music CD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
Slumdog MillionaireRelease date: 2008-12-21; Music CD
Best price: $6.00
Price in other shops:
Eminem - RelapseRelease date: 2009-05-19; Music CD
Best price: $9.99
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
2Pac - All Eyez on MeRelease date: 1996-02-13; Music CD
Best price: $39.88
A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End TheoryRelease date: 1991-09-24; Music CD
Best price: $7.23
Price in other shops:
2Pac - All Eyez on MeRelease date: 2005-03-08; Music CD
Best price: $15.99
Price in other shops:
Fugees (Refugee Camp) - The ScoreRelease date: 1996-02-13; Music CD
Best price: $2.89
Price in other shops:
Makaveli - The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day TheoryRelease date: 2001-05-22; Music CD
Best price: $9.95
Price in other shops:
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Release date: 1993-11-09; Music CD
Best price: $5.88
Price in other shops:
Nas - IllmaticRelease date: 1994-04-19; Music CD
Best price: $5.40
Price in other shops:
2Pac - Me Against the WorldRelease date: 1998-03-10; Music CD
Best price: $11.69
Price in other shops:
Dr. Dre - The ChronicRelease date: 2001-05-22; Music CD
Best price: $9.94
Price in other shops:
The Notorious B.I.G. - Life After DeathRelease date: 1997-03-25; Music CD
Best price: $11.98
Price in other shops: