Ready to Die

Ready to Die

Ready to Die
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Author: Notorious B.I.G.
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: CD, Explicit Lyrics
Published: 1994
Music Label: Arista Records

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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.

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