Ready to Die

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a b "100 Best Albums: The Top Hip-Hop LP's of All Time". The Source. No.100. New York. January 1998. pp.24–28. a b Falzone, Anthony (October 18, 2007). "Why, Diddy? Why?". The Center for Internet and Society. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2013. Irvin, Jim, ed. (2009). "The 1990s". The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion (4thed.). London: Canongate Books. ISBN 978-1-84767-643-6. A1: Contains sample from " Juicy Fruit" by Mtume, written by James Mtume, published by Mtume Music. Courtesy of Sony Music.iTunes – Music – Ready to Die – The Remaster by The Notorious B.I.G." Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2013. B5: Contains sample from " Between The Sheets" by the Isley Bros., written by R.Isley/O.Isley/E.Isley/R.Isley/M.Isley/C.Jasper, published by EMI/April Music, Inc., Bovina, Inc. (ASCAP). Courtesy of Sony Records. MacDonald, Bruno (2006). "The Nineties: The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe Publishing. p.743. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5. a b "100 Best Albums of the Nineties". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017 . Retrieved July 11, 2017.

Steve Huey from AllMusic gave it five stars, stating "The album that reinvented East Coast rap for the gangsta age, Ready to Die made the Notorious B.I.G. a star. Today it's recognized as one of the greatest hardcore rap albums ever recorded, and that's mostly due to Biggie's skill as a storyteller". [16] In 2006, Time magazine included it on their 100 Greatest Albums of All Time list, and stated "On Ready to Die, Wallace took his street corner experiences and filtered them through his considerable charm. The result was a record that mixed long stretches of menace with romance and lots of humor. No rapper ever made multi-syllabic rhymes sound as smooth". [40] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [41] Accolades [ edit ]

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A4: Contains sample from " Walk On By" by Isaac Hayes, written by Burt Bacharach/Hal David, published by Windswept/Casa David. Courtesy of Stax/Fantasy Records. Offiziellecharts.de – The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 15, 2021. Williams, Todd "Stereo" (September 13, 2019). "Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready To Die' Changed the Course of Hip-Hop History 25 Years Ago". Billboard . Retrieved October 19, 2023. a b Trammell, Matthew (March 9, 2017). "The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017 . Retrieved March 9, 2017. a b Christgau, Robert (2000). "Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 0-312-24560-2 . Retrieved October 31, 2009.a b Shortie (October 1994). "The Notorious B.I.G.: Ready to Die". The Source. No.61. New York. p.79. a b c d e AP (March 24, 2006). "Judge halts sales of Notorious B.I.G. album after jury finds song snippet used without permission". The Bryan Times . Retrieved October 5, 2013. I did the original version, didn't get credit for it. They came to my house, heard the beat going on the drum machine, it's the same story. You come downstairs at my crib, you hear music. He heard that shit and the next thing you know it comes out. They had me do a remix, but I tell people, and I will fight it to the end, that I did the original version of that. I'm not mad at anybody, I just want the correct credit.