Rashad Smith, Jean-Claude Olivier, Frantz Severe, SEAN Combs, Carl Thompson, Dj Premier, Lord Finesse, Easy MO Bee, Nashiem Myrick, Bluez Brothers
Record Label
Bad Boy Entertainment
UPC
0602498628010
eBay Product ID (ePID)
11052325705
Product Key Features
Artist
The Notorious B.I.G.
Era
1990s
Format
CD
Release Year
2004
Language
English
Style
East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Gangsta Rap
Features
Studio Recording
Release Title
Ready to Die: the Remaster
Type
Album
Run Time
4614 Sec
Genre
Rap & Hip-Hop
Additional Product Features
Reviews
4.5 Mics - Slammin' - "...READY TO DIE, the debut from Brooklyn's own Biggie Smalls (a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G.), echoes the attitude in full Ghettovision color, showing us that the true `American way' is to hustle for yours...", Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", Ranked #5 in Vibe's "Top 10 rap albums" - "...Fans knew that from this debut that Biggie was indeed a born winner...", Ranked #133 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "Almost single-handedly, Biggie shifted the focus back to East Coast rap.", Ranked #27 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.", 3 Stars - Good - "...the natural rapping, clever use of sound effects and acted dialogue, and concept element (from a baby being born at the start to the fading heartbeat at the end) set this well apart from the average gangsta bragging...", Ranked #38 in Village Voice's 1995 Pazz & Jop Critics' Poll., Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century, 4 Stars Out of 5-"A Funky, Hard-Nosed Chronicle of a Death Foretold.", 4 Stars - Excellent - "...With his prodigious, often booming voice overwhelming the track, he sweeps his verbal camera high and low, painting a sonic picture so vibrant that you're transported right to the scene..."
Vocals
Diana King, Total, Sybil Pennix, Faith Evans
Group Member
Rah Digga
Distribution
Wea
Mixing
Norty Cotto, John Wydrycs, Bill Esses, Richard Travali, Bob Brockman, Mario Alberto Rodriguez, Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander
Number of Discs
2
Engineer
Norty Cotto, John Wydrycs, Bill Esses, Richard Travali, Bob Brockman, Mario Alberto Rodriguez, Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander