Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die

Notorious B.I.G. multi-platinum-selling debut Ready To Die

30th Anniversary pressing double LP

Featuring newly reimagined limited edition cover art

The Notorious B.I.G.'s multi-platinum debut, Ready To Die, celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special 2LP reissue featuring newly reimagined limited edition cover art in a gatefold jacket. Considered by many to be one of, if not the greatest rapper and lyricist of all time, the Brooklyn-born rapper known by many as Biggie died at the age of 24 only weeks before the release of his second studio album. His legacy lives on through his music.

Earlier this year, the Library of Congress inducted Ready To Die into the National Recording Registry. In the essay accompanying the induction, author, and journalist Justin Tinsley writes, "In its true essence, the album is a response to American capitalism and just how deadly the pursuit of money could be and was for so many — in particular, young Black folks in America. Ready To Die is a response to so many moments in American history before it: the economic crisis that nearly crippled New York in the 1970s, the crack explosion of the '80s (and the unfathomable violence and destruction it brought), and Reagonomics, ‘Stop-And-Frisk'-era policies that crippled Black communities... Rolling Stone dubbed the album ‘the precise moment when hip-hop's golden age transitioned into its modern age, the height of New York hip-hop and the sound of the greatest rapper of all time at the absolute top of his power.'"

 

1. Intro

2. Things Done Changed

3. Gimme the Loot

4. Machine Gun Funk

5. Warning

6. Ready to Die

7. One More Chance

8. F*$K Me

9. The What

10. Juicy

11. Every Day Struggle

12. Me & My Bitch

13. Big Poppa

14. Respect

15. Friend of Mine

16. Unbelievable

17. Suicidal Thoughts

18. Who Shot Ya

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