Notorious B.I.G "Ready to Die : The Remaster"

Posted on 07.13.2004

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Notorious B.I.G.
Album : Ready to Die : The Remaster
Release Date : July 13, 2004
Label : Bad Boy

Review :
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.

Track Listing :
Disc : 1
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*** Me (Interlude)
9. The What
10. Juicy
11. Everyday Struggle
12. Me & My Bitch
13. Big Poppa
14. Respect
15. Friend of Mine
16. Unbelievable
17. Suicidal Thoughts
18. Who Shot Ya
19. Just Playing (Dreams)

Disc : 2
1. Juicy
2. Big Poppa
3. Warning
4. One More Chance
5. Unbelievable

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Notorious B.I.G "Ready to Die : The Remaster", by Stacy [2008-06-07 18:47:42]

I wanted to see a review of the remastered album. Did you cut and paste the review from the original album ? Is this even a serious music site ? I’m giving 5 stars because the music’s good ; too bad the review is garbage.