Ready to Die

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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.

Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Mao, Jeff "Chairman"; Alvarez, Gabriel; Rollins, Brent (1999). "Hip Hop's Greatest Albums by Year: 1994". Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists. St. Martin's Press. p.335. ISBN 0-312-24298-0. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die". Uncut. No.90. London. November 2004. p.128. Archived from the original on September 29, 2006 . Retrieved June 18, 2020. Touré (December 18, 1994). "Biggie Smalls, Rap's Man of the Moment". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016 . Retrieved October 23, 2009. A1: Contains sample from " Juicy Fruit" by Mtume, written by James Mtume, published by Mtume Music. Courtesy of Sony Music.

B3: Contains sample from " I Get Lifted" by George McCray, written by H.W. Casey, published by Sherilyn Publishing/Windswept. Courtesy of 3 Deep Records/Rhino Records. The New Classics: Music". Entertainment Weekly. No.999–1000. June 27, 2008. pp.71–82. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008 . Retrieved October 19, 2023. 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 ]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.

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Moon, Tom (2008). "The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die". 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing Company. pp.555–556. ISBN 978-0-7611-3963-8. 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.

Offiziellecharts.de – The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 15, 2021. Best Hip-Hop Albums of All Time". ThoughtCo. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015 . Retrieved July 11, 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. The Notorious B.I.G. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2013.