Ready to Die [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings

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. #! *@ Me (Interlude)

9. What - Method Man, The Notorious B.I.G.

10. Juicy

11. Everyday Struggle

12. Me & My Bitch

13. Big Poppa

14. Respect

15. Friend of Mine

16. Unbelievable

17. Suicidal Thoughts

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com essential recording
During the Reagan era of "all-for-me" economics, MCs like Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap painted pictures of silky rap gangsterism, inspired by movies like The Mack and Superfly. Out of the post-Reagan rubble came Notorious B.I.G.'s debut, the "Hustler" reality-trip Ready to Die (also the LP debut for beat-thief producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs). Biggie still rhymes about the gold, the Moet, and the ladies, but also reveals the casualties on the road from struggler to hustler to player. "Juicy" sets up Biggie's rags-to-riches story, but then the curtain gets pulled back, with unapologetic, hardcore tracks like "Gimme the Loot" and "Machine Gun Funk." It's a funky album (just try not throwing your hands in the air when you hear "Big Poppa"), and it's a powerful album--possibly even the Mayflower of 1990s East Coast "Hustler" rap. --Todd Levin

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During the Reagan era of "all-for-me" economics, MCs like Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap painted pictures of silky rap gangsterism, inspired by movies like The Mack and Superfly. Out of the post-Reagan rubble came Notorious B.I.G.'s debut, the "Hustler" reality-trip Ready to Die (also the LP debut for beat-thief producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs). Biggie still rhymes about the gold, the Moet, and the ladies, but also reveals the casualties on the road from struggler to hustler to player. "Juicy" sets up Biggie's rags-to-riches story, but then the curtain gets pulled back, with unapologetic, hardcore tracks like "Gimme the Loot" and "Machine Gun Funk." It's a funky album (just try not throwing your hands in the air when you hear "Big Poppa"), and it's a powerful album--possibly even the Mayflower of 1990s East Coast "Hustler" rap. --Todd Levin

Ready to Die,Notorious Big,Bad Boy,Pop,Rap & Hip-Hop

Average customer rating:

The album that defined an era
Biggie's Best!
The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars)

Ready to Die: The Remaster
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000JJ4PDK
Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

Intro
Things Done Changed
Gimme the Loot
Machine Gun Funk
Warning
Ready to Die
One More Chance
#! *@ Me (Interlude)
What
Juicy
Everyday Struggle
Me & My B*tch
Big Poppa
Respect
Friend of Mine
Unbelievable
Suicidal Thoughts
Who Shot Ya
Just Playing (Dreams)

Tracks:

Juicy [DVD]
Big Poppa [DVD]
Warning [DVD]
One More Chance [DVD]
Unbelievable [DVD][Live]

Customer Reviews:

The album that defined an era.......2007-07-10

The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1994 debut arrived at a turning point for hip hop music. As the old school style from the east coast was slowly growing stale, a new funkier and angrier approach was steadily growing in the form of gangsta rap from the west coast. Then, of course, came "Ready to Die," one of the finest hip hop albums of all time, and one that bridged the gap between the old and new schools. This is the album that introduced the world to the incredible rapper and incredible character that was Christopher Wallace. A young, overweight Brooklyn native, a father, and a former hustler, Biggie impressed listeners not only with his talent but his personality on the mic. Technically, he is not short of amazing. His ingenious punchlines, late-night stories, threats, and jokes are delivered in his raspy, cheeky voice with precise technique, always on time and in a perfect flow. Lyrically, he covers many topics but the quality is ever so consistent. On one song, he'll be telling a story of crime, on the next song he'll be poking fun at a ghetto loser, or seducing a woman, nostalgically reminiscing over the past, or dramatically philosophizing about the meaning of life and death. His verses are all meticulously written and never lose your attention. Another reason "Ready to Die" is so great is the production. The young Sean Combs anchors a production team that uses extensive, clever sampling to create a unique musical backdrop for Biggie. The album is well divided between radio friendly singles and harder, darker songs that would be too rough for radio. The hardcore tracks inspired an entire generation of grimy New York rappers that would reign towards the late 1990s, but the influence of the popular singles could also be felt on urban radio for years to come. "Ready to Die" is an absolutely classic hip hop album and one of the finest ever, a must have for any collection.

The album begins with a dramatic intro, which gives way to "Things Done Changed," a well-produced and ironic look back at Biggie's humble roots. "Gimme the Loot" is one of the songs that shows his lyrical genius, where he plays multiple characters in a conversation, creating a classic track. "Machine Gun Funk" is an upbeat, funky cut sampling a song by Lords of the Underground for the hook. On the excellent "Warning," Biggie again plays multiple characters during conversation, before dropping philosophy on backstabbers and issuing threats. The title track follows accordingly, as does the original mix of "One More Chance," a song to a woman about their relationship (the more popular remix is not included on the tracklist). Perhaps my favorite song is the Method Man collaboration "The What," a song where the two depressed MCs drop some dark knowledge and philosophy over a great beat. It doesn't get much better than having two of New York's finest rappers over a solid 1994-styled beat. "Juicy" is an absolute classic, an emotional and effective rags-to-riches look at his upbringing, effectively sampling an 80s R&B hit by Mtume. Another of my favorites is the hopeful "Everyday Struggle," which is blessed with the nicest beat on the album, a sunny, clever production over which Biggie recounts the troubles of trying to get by. "Me & My B..." is a humorous and enjoyable tune, followed by the unforgettable hit "Big Poppa." This song has a perfect, Isley Brothers-sampling beat, a head-nodding funker, and shows the humorously seductive BIG at his finest. The well done "Respect" and catchy "Friend of Mine" are worthy deep-album cuts, and the DJ Premier-produced "Unbelievable" has an unforgettable chorus and production. The album closes with one of his most stunning works, "Suicidal Thoughts," a depressing insight of life from a suicidal person.

Overall, "Ready to Die" is inspiring, beautiful, and immensely entertaining. This album doesn't sound like it has aged a bit, and even thirteen yeras later sounds as fresh and incredible as the day it dropped. Listeners of any age should be able to appreciate this masterpiece, it's so consistent that there's not one piece of skip material over seventeen tracks. Unarguably one of the finest hip hop albums ever, I cannot recommend it any higher.

Today, the black covered "Remaster" is the only version in print as far as I know, because last year some lawsuits emergedo over sampling issues. The remaster includes two bonus tracks, "Who Shot Ya?" and "Just Playing," both worthy additions to the tracklist. Also, the DVD is a welcome bonus, with videos and live performances. It's a pretty nice package for a good price.

Biggie's Best!.......2007-04-09

Although Life After Death was excellent, Ready to Die was a landmark album. It is cool to hear the angrier Biggie on some songs and an others the smooth, slick Biggie we all know. His flow is outstanding and his lyrics and content truly capture his life's story. It will always remain one of the top hip hop albums of all time.

The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars).......2006-12-14

Can anyone forget this album? This album (as well as Nas' "Illmatic" were the front runners of the year 1994. Christopher "Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls)" Wallace debuted with this album with the lead single "Juicy". A rags to riches song that still gets played here in 2006. Biggie's lyrical skills were excellent. I hear a lot of rappers (who I will be here all day naming) saying excellent lines that came from Biggie. I think to myself "Damn, this guy said everything".

The album is excellent too. A lot of these songs are about drugs, robbing, and what not. Big was just rhyming about things that he went through before he had a record deal, trying to survive and eat. Who could blame him? "Give Me The Loot" is one of those songs about his struggles (some words were edited in this song. I'm pretty sure rhyming about robbing a pregnant woman was going to gain some negative attention). "Machine Gun Funk" is self explanitory on how a good song it was. "Warning" was a short song and video about people targeting him for his money. "One More Chance" is a great song about how he gets his females. The song would be remixed and made into a video a year later, but both versions sound great.

Guest appearances are only one. Method Man, back when his rhyme skills were phenomonal, would rhyme on "The What". Classic track if you ask me.

Production was by Mr. Cee, Puff Daddy, and Easy Mo Bee. True, Puffy might be the "king of beat jacking" and what not, but he did a damn good job with them. The Isley Brothers "Between The Sheets" would be made into the classic single "Big Poppa" was one of them.

This album was pulled off the shelves earlier of this year, because of unauthorized sampling on this album. But recently I've seeing it back on shelves. I guess it got settled. I bought this back in 2003 when it had the origonal white album cover. If you purchased this in 2004, you get the album with a few extra tracks like the more popular "One More Chance (Remix)". And you get the DVD with all the videos that came from this album. This album had a heavy impact in 1994, is a classic and is a must have for any hip hop collection. Most of these songs are rehashed into choppy verses on his postmothous albums unfortunately. But this is where most of them origonally came from. Biggies legacy helped influenced a laundry list your favorite rappers today, who bite his style. That alone should explain how this impacted hip hop. Word.

Rest In Peace Biggie Smalls

Lyrics: A+
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A+
Musical Vibes: A
Overall: A+

Favorite Tracks: Give Me The Loot, Machine Gun Funk, Warning, One More Chance, Juicy, Every Day Struggle, Me & My B*tch, Big Poppa, Respect, Friend Of Mine, Suicidal Thoughts

Peace!

Average customer rating:

Notoriously Awesome
Biggy Smalls is the Illest....
The album that defined an era
Classic Biggie
Time Capsule Rap Music from 1994...............

Ready to Die
Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Arista Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Product Description

17 Tracks

Customer Reviews:

Notoriously Awesome.......2007-07-20

This is without a doubt one of the best rap albums EVER. It was hugely influential to boot. Biggie's raps feature great storylines backed up by great beats. The raps are lengthier, they're quite involved and the listener has to actually listen to the lyrics, not just passively hear fluff. Biggie's delivery and flow are excellent too; there's just something about his voice and cadence that works with this material. The raps look into the struggles and dangers faced by people on the street and also by Biggie himself. Violence and the threat of violence are everywhere, tho not glamorized, and characters in the raps meet bad ends. The title, Ready to Die, takes on a grim character in light of Biggie's early death by gunfire. The absolutely best raps of all the good ones on here are:

Things Done Changed
Gimme The Loot
Juicy - great flow to it
Suicidal Thoughts - chilling recording of a call placed by Biggie to friend (Puff Daddy) about contemplating suicide.
Suicidal

Biggy Smalls is the Illest...........2007-07-12

This is the album that brought the east coast back. Before this, the west coast was running rap. Ready to Die was the first album I purchased with my own money and I was not let down. Puff discovered a diamond in the rough when he found The Notorious B.I.G. Biggy's hard core rhymes made for the perfect marriage with Puff's style of sampling old records. The result was a masterpiece called Ready to Die.

Puff brought Biggy to the masses with the singles "Juicy" and "Big Poppa". Biggy filled in the rest of the gaps in with tales of life in the streets. He had a voice that sucked you into his lyrics and brought life to his words. Songs like "Warning" and "Me & My B.." show off Biggy's great ability to bring stories to life. Who can forget the line "wiped the cold out my eye". How detailed is that? If you want pure lyrics, Biggy gives that to the listener on songs such as "The What"w/Method Man and "Unbelievable" produced by DJ Premier.

In my opinion, this is the greatest rap cd ever by the greatest rapper. Biggy just had that thing that the others artists could not duplicate. He had a crazy flow and combined that with the ultimate presence. Jay-Z picked up on that same swag and ran with it after Big died. Ready to Die is a classic and a must for any real cd collection. This album started Bad Boy's dynasty and B.I.G.'s rein as the King of New York and rap. Biggy Smalls is the Illest.....

The album that defined an era.......2007-07-10

Classic Biggie.......2007-04-10

READY TO DIE is one of my favorite hip/hop albums BIGGIE really was a great MC this whole album is just lyrical fire this is a must have for hip/hop fans & if your barely getting into hip/hop this is the type you should be listening to not that pop garbage they have going today BIGGIE was on top of his game he helped bring light to the east coast because at the time the west coast was shining but this has some of BIGGIE'S classic songs like BIG POPPA JUICY ME AND MY B***H WHO SHOT YA BIGGIE buy this album

Time Capsule Rap Music from 1994......................2007-03-06

Biggie's impact on the rap game was instant and overnight. His flow, subject matter, style and inposing size was all he needed. Big and Puff changed the game in 94 and brought the attention back to the East Coast. You had to be there to feel the vibe of the whole thing. These dudes were bringing it.

Top Joints:
Gimme The Loot
Things Done Changed
Freind of Mine
Unbeleivable
Warning
Everyday Struggle
The What
Me and My Bitch
Juicy
Big Poppa

Average customer rating:

The Most Influential Hip-Hop CD EVER
The best debut hip-hop album ever
The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars)
BULL SH*T!!!!!!!!!
The Mathmatical Flow, that was never writting down- Ready to Die

Ready to Die

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During the Reagan era of "all-for-me" economics, MCs like Big Daddy Kane and Kool G Rap painted pictures of silky rap gangsterism, inspired by movies like The Mack and Superfly. Out of the post-Reagan rubble came Notorious B.I.G.'s debut, the "Hustler" reality-trip Ready to Die (also the LP debut for beat-thief producer, Sean "Puffy" Combs). Biggie still rhymes about the gold, the Moet, and the ladies, but also reveals the casualties on the road from struggler to hustler to player. "Juicy" sets up Biggie's rags-to-riches story, but then the curtain gets pulled back, with unapologetic, hardcore tracks like "Gimme the Loot" and "Machine Gun Funk." It's a funky album (just try not throwing your hands in the air when you hear "Big Poppa"), and it's a powerful album--possibly even the Mayflower of 1990s East Coast "Hustler" rap. --Todd Levin

Amazon.com

Customer Reviews:

The Most Influential Hip-Hop CD EVER.......2007-06-07

Funny how most of the "This album sucks"/"Biggie sucks, 2pac is way better" are from Kids Reviews. What a joke. You can't get more classic than this album. I did something that made me realize how priceless albums like "Ready To Die" and "Illmatic" are. I stopped listening to them for almost a year, listened to all the current (c)rap that is out now and then listened to these and other classic hip hop albums straight through again and again. All I could say is WOW. The difference in talent is unreal. It makes you TRULY miss artists like Big and Pac to the point where you actually get irritated by how wack so-called artists are now. Nothing but pop-rap and studio gangsters. How unfortunate.

The best debut hip-hop album ever.......2007-05-05

Ready to Die has four songs put together in a row that can just make your jaw drop: "Juicy", "Everyday Struggle", "Me and My Bitch", and "Big Poppa". In the history of hip-hop, there are no four songs put together on one album that can equal this string of mastery. Biggie was the master of the hit rap song, as he demonstrates on "Juicy" and "Big Poppa". Biggie's clean version of "One More Chance" debuted at #5 when it was released, the highest-debuting single of all time (the album version is dirty, the radio version is romantic). But he cared about every song and that is what set him apart from his peers. Biggie's songs on Ready to Die were often snapshots; you can't help but get visions in your head while listening to "Gimme the Loot" or "Warning". This ability to conjure up graphic detail made Biggie a master storyteller. But he also had a sense of humor to offset his tough-to-swallow autobiographical sketches. "One More Chance" and "Friend of Mine" were hilarious takes on women that Biggie loved to take advantage of. Biggie would take more chances with diversity on Life After Death, but Ready to Die was his more personal and introspective album, thus making Ready to Die more satisfying and more essential. A top 5 hip-hop album. A

The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars).......2006-12-21

Can anyone forget this album? This album (as well as Nas' "Illmatic" were the front runners of the year 1994. Christopher "Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls)" Wallace debuted with this album with the lead single "Juicy". A rags to riches song that still gets played here in 2006. Biggie's lyrical skills were excellent. I hear a lot of rappers (who I will be here all day naming) saying excellent lines that came from Biggie. I think to myself "Damn, this guy said everything".

The album is excellent too. A lot of these songs are about drugs, robbing, and what not. Big was just rhyming about things that he went through before he had a record deal, trying to survive and eat. Who could blame him? "Give Me The Loot" is one of those songs about his struggles (some words were edited in this song. I'm pretty sure rhyming about robbing a pregnant woman was going to gain some negative attention). "Machine Gun Funk" is self explanitory on how a good song it was. "Warning" was a short song and video about people targeting him for his money. "One More Chance" is a great song about how he gets his females. The song would be remixed and made into a video a year later, but both versions sound great.

Guest appearances are only one. Method Man, back when his rhyme skills were phenomonal, would rhyme on "The What". Classic track if you ask me.

Production was by Mr. Cee, and Puff Daddy. True, Puffy might be the "king of beat jacking" and what not, but he did a damn good job with them. The Isley Brothers "Between The Sheets" would be made into the classic single "Big Poppa" was one of them.

This album was pulled off the shelves earlier of this year, because of unauthorized sampling on this album. But recently I've seeing it back on shelves. I guess it got settled. I bought this back in 2003 when it had the origonal white album cover. If you purchased this in 2004, you get the album with a few extra tracks like the more popular "One More Chance (Remix)". And you get the DVD with all the videos that came from this album. This album had a heavy impact in 1994, is a classic and is a must have for any hip hop collection. Most of these songs are rehashed into choppy verses on his postmothous albums unfortunately. But this is where most of them origonally came from. Biggies legacy helped influenced a laundry list your favorite rappers today, who bite his style. That alone should explain how this impacted hip hop. Word.

Rest In Peace Biggie Smalls

Lyrics: A+
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A+
Musical Vibes: A
Overall: A+

Favorite Tracks: Give Me The Loot, Machine Gun Funk, Warning, One More Chance, Juicy, Every Day Struggle, Me & My B*tch, Big Poppa, Respect, Friend Of Mine, Suicidal Thoughts

Peace!

BULL SH*T!!!!!!!!!.......2006-03-21

I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY PULLED THIS OFF THE SHELVES!!! BULLSH*T!!!!!! SAVE READY TO DIE! BRING IT BACK! C'MON PUFFY, BRIBE SOMEONE AND GET THIS CLASSIC BACK INTO THE HANDS OF THE PUBLIC! Either way if u dont, im jus gonna make copies and sell em for 5 bucks a piece...nvm dont re-release it. imma make a fortune off ya ass! haha sucka!

The Mathmatical Flow, that was never writting down- Ready to Die.......2006-02-28

Illmatic was the best hip hop cd of 1994....Until Ready to Die hit.

1.Intro- A look through Biggie's life.(4/5)
2.Things Done Changed- Big talks about how things have changed in the ghetto and every where else.(5/5)
3.Gimme The Loot- Biggie changes his voice on this song. He planning to steal money and he says how.(5/5)
4.Machine Gun Funk- This song is a G-Funk hiphop song, I heard the hook from another song.(5/5)
5.Warning- This is about somebody wanting to kill Big, and Pop from the Barbershop Warning him about it.(5/5)
6.Ready To Die-Good Song, good lines.(4/5)
7.One More Chance- Song to the ladies, the lyrics on the video is better though.(4/5)
8.#!*@ Me- Bigge having sex with Lil Kim.(1/5)
9.The What- The only song with somebody else featured on it. Big and Method Man kill this song.(4/5)
10.Juicy- A song of rags to riches, classic.(5/5)
11.EveryDay Struggles- The title tells what the song is basically about.(4/5)
12.Me & My B*tch- Talks about this woman and the times the shared together.(4/5)
13.Big Poppa- One of the best club songs that is still being played on radios and clubs.(5/5)
14.Respect-Big talks about his time from his young life up to this point.(4/5)
15.Friend of Mine- Good song, that's all u need 2 know.(4/5)
16.Unbelievable- Unbelievable lyrics are dropped on this song by the Notorious B.I.G.(5/5)
17.Suicidal Thoughts- Biggie talking to P.Diddy on the phone about why he's going to kill himself. Very creative song. (5/5)

This rapper never wrote down any of his rhymes. The man is the best lyrical rapper of all time, king of NY, and he never wrote any of that sh** down? That is crazy, if 2pac wasn't so deep and created so much power in his music 2pac would not be the best rapper of all time. As for Biggie he is a lot better lyrical rapper than 2pac ever was. Buy this classic ablum if you haven't already, the orignal ready to die not that remaster sh**. Peace
RIP Notorious BIG aka the king of NY of all time.

Average customer rating:

The best hiphop album of all time
The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars)
Great album
biggie at his best
Biggie's pinnacle

Ready To Die [PA] [Remaster] [CD & DVD]
The Notorious BIG
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Customer Reviews:

The best hiphop album of all time.......2007-01-30

For many years i have changed my mind on what i thought was the best hiphop album of all time, but i think i have finally come to the conclusion that Biggie's Ready To Die takes the crown. Thats not to say that he's the best emcee ever (though hes certainly top 5 all time) but of all the hundreds of hiphop albums in my collection this is the 1 i listen to more than any other, still 12 years later i listen to it at least twice a week. There is simply not a skippable track on the entire album, every single track is great most being classics. When i think of other albums that I have considered the best of all time, Me Against The World, The Chronic, Illmatic etc.. they all have songs im tempted to skip in order to get to better ones. Thats not to say they have filler because i can listen to all of those albums right through however they have in my opinion noticeably weaker tracks. Ready To Die has none.

If you only own one hiphop album this should be it, it is far better than his other album Life After Death, which is quite simply bloated and one of the most over rated albums of all time and it has Puffy's influence all over it, thankfully this doesnt. It is really pointless making a list of my favourite songs as they are all superb, however i will give a quick mention to Gimme The Loot which is undoubtedly my favourite song of all time, the way Biggie raps back and forth as 2 characters is amazing, but Biggie is lyrically superb throughout and the beats are perfect, though Biggie could flow over anything, his flow is untouchable and almost certainly the best ever. This is a must buy for all fans of good music, if you dont own it buy it!!

The Album That Set The Year '94 (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5 stars).......2006-12-21

Can anyone forget this album? This album (as well as Nas' "Illmatic" were the front runners of the year 1994. Christopher "Notorious B.I.G. (Biggie Smalls)" Wallace debuted with this album with the lead single "Juicy". A rags to riches song that still gets played here in 2006. Biggie's lyrical skills were excellent. I hear a lot of rappers (who I will be here all day naming) saying excellent lines that came from Biggie. I think to myself "Damn, this guy said everything".

The album is excellent too. A lot of these songs are about drugs, robbing, and what not. Big was just rhyming about things that he went through before he had a record deal, trying to survive and eat. Who could blame him? "Give Me The Loot" is one of those songs about his struggles (some words were edited in this song. I'm pretty sure rhyming about robbing a pregnant woman was going to gain some negative attention). "Machine Gun Funk" is self explanitory on how a good song it was. "Warning" was a short song and video about people targeting him for his money. "One More Chance" is a great song about how he gets his females. The song would be remixed and made into a video a year later, but both versions sound great.

Guest appearances are only one. Method Man, back when his rhyme skills were phenomonal, would rhyme on "The What". Classic track if you ask me.

Production was by Mr. Cee, and Puff Daddy. True, Puffy might be the "king of beat jacking" and what not, but he did a damn good job with them. The Isley Brothers "Between The Sheets" would be made into the classic single "Big Poppa" was one of them.

This album was pulled off the shelves earlier of this year, because of unauthorized sampling on this album. But recently I've seeing it back on shelves. I guess it got settled. I bought this back in 2003 when it had the origonal white album cover. If you purchased this in 2004, you get the album with a few extra tracks like the more popular "One More Chance (Remix)". And you get the DVD with all the videos that came from this album. This album had a heavy impact in 1994, is a classic and is a must have for any hip hop collection. Most of these songs are rehashed into choppy verses on his postmothous albums unfortunately. But this is where most of them origonally came from. Biggies legacy helped influenced a laundry list your favorite rappers today, who bite his style. That alone should explain how this impacted hip hop. Word.

Rest In Peace Biggie Smalls

Lyrics: A+
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: A+
Musical Vibes: A
Overall: A+

Favorite Tracks: Give Me The Loot, Machine Gun Funk, Warning, One More Chance, Juicy, Every Day Struggle, Me & My B*tch, Big Poppa, Respect, Friend Of Mine, Suicidal Thoughts

Peace!

Great album.......2006-03-12

Great album, Juicy is probably my favourite song on the album. I had to drop 1 or 2 stars because of Puff Daddy talking all over the records. I didn't notice it the first time I listened to it, but when I noticed Puff Daddy's annoying voice and echo effect, it just ruined the album for me.

biggie at his best.......2006-02-01

One of the best rap albums of all time (in my humble opinion). Tupac def. deserves respect for thought-provoking lyrics, but Biggie will always be number one in my book because he has charisma in his raps and I think that counts for alot in the public eye.

If you like these, I would check out the new Duets album that provide more Biggie covers.. but naturally there is nothing like the real thing!

Biggie's pinnacle.......2006-01-23

Point blank, one of the best albums ever in all aspects and if it didn't get 5 mics Benzino was mad he can't make a better album.

Average customer rating:

Time Capsule Rap Music from 1994...............

Ready to Die: The Remaster
The Notorious B.I.G.
Manufacturer: Bad Boy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2006-11-14

Tracks:

Intro
Things Done Changed
Gimme That Loot
Machine Got Funk
Warning
Ready to Die
One More Chance
#! *@ Me (Interlude)
What - Method Man, The Notorious B.I.G.
Juicy
Everday Struggle
Me & My B*tCH
Big Poppa
Respect
Friend of Mine
Unbelievable
Suicidal Thoughts
Who Shot Ya
Just Playing (Dreams)

Tracks:

Juicy [DVD][Live]
Big Poppa [DVD][Live]
Warning [DVD][Live]
One More Chance [DVD][Live]
Unbelievable [DVD][Live]

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Time Capsule Rap Music from 1994......................2007-05-01

Damnation: Ride the Madness, Salvation: Are You Ready to Die?

Average customer rating:

EVA'S BACK!!!!!!!!

Damnation: Ride the Madness, Salvation: Are You Ready to Die?
Eva-O
Manufacturer: MCM Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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Dreams for the Dying

ASIN: B0007WC9K0

Product Description

Eva-O's life has been one of extremes-from the darkest depths of the occult to new birth in Christ. Years of depravity with bands that mixed metallic death rock and Goth brought her to the end of her self. Damnation was the controversial first part of a two part CD release. We say controversial because it focused on the 'bad news' of sin and death. The second half of the project was titled Salvation ~ Are You Ready To Die?, that focused on the 'good news' of deliverance through Jesus Christ. Damnation in its original, extended form, was released on MCM Music in Germany in 2001, and is no longer available. It offered a bleak and eerie portrait of judgment and certain condemnation. Eva O combines dark-wave ambient keyboards with world beat percussion and industrial metal guitars to support a voice that speaks authoritatively of harsh and ugly things. The completed project was released on another German label in 2004. Though the CD concludes on a triumphant note, the feeble of heart may lack the fortitude to get that far. It was produced by Eric Clayton of Saviour Machine, and also features Josh Pyle of Audio Paradox.

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EVA'S BACK!!!!!!!!.......2005-05-02

And this time, she's got a wonderfully dark, hard driving industrial metal/goth sound! If this a CHRISTIAN record; it's the angriest damn one I've ever heard! pick this up now!

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Fire from Lindholm

Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Abridged)

Manufacturer: Bella Voce Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00003A9QS
Release Date: 1999-12-01

Customer Reviews:

Fire from Lindholm.......2001-11-17

This set contains four records with two abridged live performances. I have as yet only listened to the performance from 1974. This is one of the first pirated records to appear with the Swedish dramatic soprano Berit Lindholm. Let us hope that recordings from the Ring conducted by Sir Colin Davis at Covent Garden will appear soon! Meanwhile this Tristan from Amsterdam 1974 fills the gap with a truly amazing dramatic force. You can feel the amazement and tension among the public, crying out their "bravos" at the end. This is Lindholm's evening and a great one ideed. Totally involved in her part she becomes Isolde and everything catch fire... No Wagnerian or other opera lover can be without these records. The first two CD's concentrates on the part of Isolde (1974).The performance from 1979 (not with Lindholm)concentrates on the tenor, Spas Wenkoff - more comments will follow when I have listened to that. For the moment, the 5 stars are for the 1974 recording.

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Ready to Die

Manufacturer: Vendetta Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000E3TW4I

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Detroit hardcore influenced by Cold As Life and All Out War.

Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss [Hybrid SACD]

Average customer rating:

Urgently recommended despite some production missteps

Vaughan Williams: The Poisoned Kiss [Hybrid SACD]

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000DIGLL
Release Date: 2003-11-25

Tracks:

Overture
No. 2. Opening Chorus: 'Secret Are The Sounds...'
No. 3. Scena. Gallanthus: 'What's That?'
No. 4. Scena. Angelica: 'Day Is Dawning'
No. 5. Duet. Gallanthus: 'It's Really Time...'
No. 6. Ensemble. Hob, Lob And Gob: 'Here We Come...'
No. 7. Duet And Chorus. Dipsacus: 'I'm A Sorcerer Bold'
No. 8. Duet. Amaryllus: 'It's True I'm Inclined...'
No. 9. Ensemble. Tormentilla: 'Hush, Lovely Cobra'
Amaryllus: 'Desist, Lest You Die!'
No. 10. Duet. Amaryllus: 'I Know We See...'
Amaryllus: 'Blue Larkspur In A Garden'
No. 11. Ensemble. Dipsacus: 'Who's In My Forest?'
Dipsacus: 'North Wind, South Wind'
Tormentilla: Angelica?
Amaryllus And Gallanthus: 'O, Come To Our Arms'
No. 12. Song. Tormentilla: 'O, Who Would Be...'
No. 13. Finale. Dipsacus: 'All Is Ready!'
No. 14. Introduction
No. 15. Chorus: 'Here We Come'
No. 16. Song And Chorus. Angelica And Flower Girls: 'By All The Powers...'
No. 17. Trio. Lob: 'Ho There!'
No. 18. Duet. Angelica: 'It Does Not Apear...'
No. 19. Trio. Third Medium: 'If You Want To Escape'

Tracks:

No. 20. Chorus: 'Tormentilla! Tormentilla!'
No. 21. Song And Duet. Tormentilla: 'There Was...'
No. 22. Ensemble. Amaryllus: 'Twas Here It Bade...'
No. 23. Serenade. Amaryllus: 'Dear Love, Behold...'
No. 24. Duet. Tormentilla: 'Sleeping Or Waking'
Tormentilla: 'You Must Not Kiss Me'
No. 26. Finale. Tomentilla: 'Too Dark For Me...'
No. 27. Introduction
No. 28. Trio. Mediums: 'Behold Our Mystic...'
No. 29. Ensemble. Empress: 'Monstrous Vision!'
No. 30. Ballad. Empress: ' When I Was Young...'
No. 31. Ensemble. Empress: 'You Can Leave Us'
No. 32. Duet. Tormentilla: 'Is My Love Alive?'
Empress: 'Love Breaks All The Rules...'
No. 33. Invocation. Empress: 'Imps And Demons'
No. 34. Ensemble. Empress: 'Come, O Gentle Powers'
No. 35. Duet. Empress: 'Can You, Can You Remember'
No. 36. Quartet. All: 'Love In A Hut...'
No. 37. Sextet. First Medium: 'Horrid Monster!'
No. 38. Duet. Gallanthus: 'It's The Proper Thing To Do'
No. 39. Finale. Chorus: 'Love Has Conquered!'

Customer Reviews:

Urgently recommended despite some production missteps.......2007-01-07

This premiere recording makes some very beautiful music available for the first time. The opera was first performed in 1936, and Vaughan Williams continued to make revisions into the mid 1950s. The music is representative of the composer's mature style. In the opera's later version given here, Evelyn Sharp's original book was revised by Ursula Vaughan Williams.

The Poisoned Kiss is a romantic comedy, a fairy tale about the triumph of true love over revenge. The opera is not through-sung; rather, the dramatic action is carried forward by dialogue in a manner reminiscent of Gilbert and Sullivan or the West End. At times, the witty, good-naturedly sarcastic text and playful rhyme schemes are reminiscent of Noel Coward.

The musicians are just about ideal. Hickox leads a luscious performance, capturing by turn the music's pastoral beauty and (not very threatening) irony. The singers are of uniformly high quality, with the characterization and fresh voices of James Gilchrist and Janice Watson as the young lovers deserving special mention. Anne Collins's fruity, wide-vibratoed contralto at times seems to be a musical caricature, but it works nicely in the role.

The production has two major flaws. First, the sound image is placed rather distant from the listener. I felt as if I were sitting towards the back of the auditorium and wanted to move up closer to the stage. The SACD's surround mode did add compensatory perspective and body to the sound, as well as a little extra punch to the thunder, cat shrieks, and other fairy-tale sound effects. The two-channel version sounded significantly flatter and more distant. Second, almost all of the dialogue has been omitted. It would have been enjoyable to hear the music in its dramatic context. Indeed, the abrupt juxtaposition of musical numbers that in performance would be separated by dialogue and a shift of dramatic tone is sometimes jarring. With less than an hour on each disc (and with singers who display such fine diction and acting skills), this is a major missed opportunity. Fortunately, the dialogue is printed in the libretto.

Despite these quibbles, this set is still urgently recommended!