Ready To Die

There is something about 90s rap that stands out from modern rap. Suck a good album.

There’s a reason many consider this one of hip hops greatest albums. There are absolutely classics strewn throughout.

I've heard Biggie come up often in the gym or around. There's so much of his music that is of the moment and a deeper piece that extends beyond the trappings of a particular time. An album with a legacy that is both a reflection of survival and a clear look at rebellion without the Hollywood mask--a different mask still.

I appreciated the music. I understood how influential this record was. I liked seeing or hearing some of today's icons in their earlier days. I found it sad that some of the realities he talks about are still true to this day. I thought Big Poppa, Respect and Everyday Struggle were strong tracks. All that said, couldn't really get into this album as a whole. And the skits went on for way too long.

Helt greit. Et par gode sanger.

Straightforward, down to earth, and fragile. Literally B.I.G. in every sense of the word. This IS gansta rap.

This one was odd. A track would start, I'd be really digging it then by about the 3/4th mark I'd be bored of it. There was a lot i liked but everything just kinda seemed to overstay its welcome. Probably won't revisit but i can totally see why he was such a big deal in the 90s.

The skits were too much, I liked a couple of the songs

I wasn't into B.I.G. when he was alive, aside from Hypnotize. Listening more closely, I can see why he was considered one of the all time greatest lyricists. Now that I'm older, I can't get into the more materialistic and misogynistic lyrics - BUT the vulnerability he shows in other songs is very revealing and compelling. The resentment towards his mother, the overwhelming sense of hopelessness leading to a life of risk and excess, and the suicidal compulsions all seem to be overlooked when people talk about him (at least from what I've read). Still not my favorite, but you can't deny his brilliance.

100% classic B.I.G.

It's rap

So many bangers on this one

Ready to Die The Notorious B.I.G. 3.7 4 Not entirely one's joint, but one likes the mix of East Coast attitude with West Coast vibes and the uniqueness of the voice, as well as the leanness and tightness of the overall mid-tempo mood. One can speak to the authenticity or the credibility of the tales of hustling and sexcapades.

Classic

Very varied. Has content.

Good beats. I'm not a fan of rap but if I was this would be nice. 2.5/5

Amazing journey through birth through death

BANGER. a hip hop/rap classic

Ready to die is a weird fever dream of a man with a nostalgic eye past and a nihilistic look to the future. As the biggest hits and the sex raps suggest, it's all the more fascinating that this is the work of an artist living an extravagant, juicy, life. Also incredibly produced holy cow

Very catchy and intense

He’s so charismatic and even whimsical. I also like that this album really covers his origin stuff. Lots of him being good at sex. Good for him. The interludes must have been cool when it came out but I couldn’t gut a lot of them at this point in my life, especially the gun sounds.

dood. this album was good but like. stop having sex and getting blow jobs in the middle of your songs. this guy is obviously dripping with talent though. really enjoyed this album.

Most of my rap education has come via this project, so I'm pleased to be tackling this important album and listen to this pivotal artist. The cover art combined with the album title is ... distressing. Jumping right in: Things Done Changed is really strong, I like it a lot. Gimme the Loot is less interesting and Machine Gun Funk doesn't do it for me at all. Warning is impressive in its own way but I'm afraid I'm not the audience Biggie is speaking to. Just Playing definitely felt like a bridge too far. I guess I'm much closer to being the audience he is trying to offend then the people he is speaking to. I respect the accomplishment but only enjoyed a few tracks, namely Things Done Changed and One More Chance (because it made me laugh out loud).

Andrew W.K. did it better.

4.5

The language and topics were too much, but if I could ignore that, I actually enjoyed the music.

Some absolutely timeless stuff on here. Keeping as a 4 cause im reserving 5s for new or all time favorites of MINE, that said, this could easily be a 5

A sensational album from one of the best rappers. Biggie is able to put out some amazing lyrics and flows that were unmatched during his time. Lyrically he may be top 3. This album has several hits and even some of the less popular songs are still fantastic. The drawback on this album may be the over sexualized nature of it and a couple of the skits are worthless. Other than that this is a fantastic album and can be replayed all the time. 9.3/10

Loved it

Uma bela bosta

Coming as it did after my highschool pivot to metal, missed this on release. Pretty good overall, though the sexual stuff is over the top for an old man.

Rap hiphop

Nope

Nope. No way. This is violent, profane bullshit.

will forever live on as one of the best rap albums of all time.

Hailed as a classic although in my opinion Biggie was always an average rapper at the time before his early demise. Not saying it’s a bad album, just feel that a lot of other rappers around the time had a lot more to offer and get a feeling that his popularity arose more from his early death rather than being judged on his talent

Great rap albums only need a handful of good songs; this falls short.

Love it I'm a fan of big already

At its best this album is untouchable, but the skirts are just so cringe now it’s really hard not to skip them(but dated skirts are just expected on 90’s rap albums). And I don’t think they are enough not to give this album 5 stars as it really is hip hop masterpiece. Up there with the greatest rap albums of all time, from the greatest rapper of all time.

Classic gang rap

Misogynistic and violent, but such is the way of the streets. The death obsession is appropriate. Good record.

Add it to the list of firsts

BIG’s storytelling is fantastic

As per other rap albums previously reviewed, some interesting things going on with the music, some predictable things going on with the lyrics. This just does not appeal to me

Very good, not my favorite 90s hip hop, but it's very classic 👍

What’s most striking about ‘Ready To Die’ is how polished, fully formed and complete it is for a debut album (even taking into consideration the pointless skits). 2pac wasn’t anywhere near as good as this until ‘Me Against The World’, three albums in.

I stopped listening partway through. Can't deny the guy has talent (clever lyrical elements, not so much the lyrical content itself), knows how to keep a beat. But the skits are AWFUL and I basically just can't handle how fucking stupid this guy sounds talking about what a bad-ass he is and how much the girls love him. It's obnoxious and there's not much going on musically in the background to save it. Easy 1/5

I listened to some of it and it sounds great

A classic

Good, general culture

This album might be the pinnacle of New York rap and is a solid 5. Biggie’s beats are jazz inspired and his laconic flow enables him to deliver lines of violence and self loathing in an incredibly nonchalant way. Biggie’s mental struggles were really striking to me and I think his ability to bring those to the forefront complicates his image. I am left with a sense of not knowing what to believe about him and that only adds to his legend. I found the simulated sex gratuitous, but overall, this is an essential album.

Sex, Drugs and Music. Represents the life of a large group of people during that time which, I think, is why it resonated so we'll with the rap community. The tunes are west coast style, fairly repetitive but easy to groove with. Lyrics hit a sweet spot.

Didn’t see why all the fuss was about, I wonder if he would have been as famous as he was were he not gunned down. Of its time and not especially outstanding

I have only heard clips of some tracks from B.I.G. before listening to this album. I have listened to very little rap overall. From this album, the primary characteristic that I hear from each track is vulgarity. Then there are all of the references to guns and violence. I can't hear past the language being used.

I like this one more than most rap albums of the same time. Still not totally my music, but have to respect the production and lyrics.

Genre: East Coast Hip Hop 4/5 Three years before his untimely murder, Christopher Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G., released one of the best rap records to ever come out of the state of New York. Ready to Die, Biggie's only album he released before he was shot and killed, is an absolute blast. A perfect mixture of lyrical prowess, crass humor, and boom-bap beats, Biggie took hip hop to exciting new places with this one. Familiar themes of cultural divisions, drug dealing, and violence intermingle with themes of introspection and suicide, with the album beginning with a hearbeat fading in and ending with a heartbeat fading away. It serves as a grim foreshadowing beyond anything Biggie does in this project, and also as a reminder to everybody listening that life is too short and too precious. The two major hits on this album, Juicy and Big Poppa, don't make their way to us until about halfway through the album. Before we're met with the familiar, tracks like Gimme the Loot, One More Chance, and the title track Ready to Die, give us perfect glimpses into the early childhood and adult life of Biggie Smalls. Eloquent verses flow over the hottest new instrumentals the streets had to offer, with driving rhythms and loud, active percussion. Once the two mega-singles make their way to us, their impact is magnified with how magnificently they fit within the tracklist, elevating these already well-known tracks to new heights. While the 77-minute runtime may not have been necessary (even the pre-remaster's 69-minute runtime is pretty long), and while the sex skits are quite dated and a little uncomfortable, everyone involved finds new and interesting ways to keep the narrative flow going, and Biggie's artistic statement here is one of the biggest and boldest of the decade. Great record.

listened to again there's some classics here, but the gratuitous content takes away from the music for me

this album requires listening to the lyrics, the beats are stale, which sucks cuz i usually like the beats in 90s hip hop

Another loud man boasting about his prowess. It manages to be boring, yet highly irritating at the same time. Thank God they started making decent music in the south, because this east coast/west coast stuff is uniformly poor.

Couple on it are alright

Damn Biggie's flow and storytelling is just something else, he is on a whole other level. Not to mention fucking hilarious. There is a reason he is GOAT.

It is the most iconic East Coast Rapper on his most iconic album. Not much more needs to be said.

juicy

I had to skip a couple of skits - nobody wants some of those sounds in their ears (if you know, you know). And I don’t know what makes artists like this different but their music is somehow more accessible. I liked, I enjoyed, but it won’t be going on a playlist anytime soon (also, could only listen to some of the songs on the Spotify).

I'll start with the positives. Some of the beats are epic, and there's no denying Biggie's vocal dexterity is impressive. However, I just can't get overly excited about and admittedly disadvantaged guy venomously spitting about gratuitous violence, avarice, misogyny and supposed sexual prowess. Glad I've listened to it as it probably is worthy of it's place on the list in terms of it's significance to the development of Rap and Hip-hop, but I won't be listening again. Honourable mention to the reference of pagers making this album somewhat of a time capsule, Biggie's demise coming many years before much more advanced communication technology, his deference to being paged is somewhat sweet if you can overlook all of that other stuff I mentioned.

Classic!

One of the greatest of all time, nimble word play, erotic lyrics and a unmatched charisma. My favs were Juicy and Big poppa. Only reason it’s not a 5 is because it’s seems they are better bars than actual songs, and also sex interludes?

The beats, flow and storytelling on this are exceptional. The misogyny and puerile attitude to sex is a little harder to swallow, if not particularly unexpected. Loved the flow on Gimme The Loot, the guest vocal by Method Man on The What and the honesty on Suicidal Thoughts.

An excellent album

good BIGGG

Dit album heeft geinige samples en relaxte beats, maar rap is niet zo mijn ding. Voor mij dus een hoge score van 3 sterren voor dit soort muziek. Top album! ***

This is GOAT tier level for the genre. An amazing talent that the world lost too soon.

Just great. I was really amazed (7/10) FT: Juicy, Respect, Big Poppa

It was really interesting listening to this- it's another world and I'm glad to be living in a (relatively) safe boring suburb. The swearing and sex references kinda add to the whole impression. It's an eye-opener. The biggest tracks are R&B raps and are ok but I like the bits at the beginning- like uncut rough bits. Whatever you think of him as a human being he was a gifted storyteller.

Yeah nah

veisla

brabo

Some classic songs on there and nice beats throughout, but as a whole that album didn’t vibe with me. Sounds like Biggie had a lot to work through, but I can’t deal with all the misogyny and talk of murder.

I enjoyed this - yes some sketchy elements but as a lot of reviews say, a lot of head bobbing, and some great rhymes

Yeah nah, no thanks. Intro is a great start but it quickly degenerates and then just gets worse. The only highlight along the way was Juicy.

Big Poppa and Juicy remind me that I sure am white.

so good obviously

R.I.P.

Didn’t like this as much as 2pac & public enemy, in terms of 90s rap

Things Done Changed is a song for history books. Gimme The Loot is a rad song. Biggie's flow was very beat and rhythm focused. There is a great sense of where a word falls in relation to the beat and he can choose where on it he falls. His story telling is crystal clear, though I don't really find the story he's telling all that interesting halfway through. Method Man's appearance on The What is killer. Juicy is a stellar track. Everyday Struggle starts to show the cracks in the character of Biggie, which is the drama his story telling. It's just not interesting to listen to someone tell a story about how great he is at sex or whatever, see One More Chance. There is no tension, no struggle. It becomes more of an advertisement than a story. Big Poppa is a huge single. Friend Of Mine is kind of a trash song. Suicidal Thoughts is the fall of a titan, and is the only proper way to end this album.

Zeer veel bekende details in de nummers, bijna perfecte klassieke hiphop

Hitta int lika hårt som i ungdomen men trots det en klassiker!!!

Claaaaaasic… might’ve been a 5 if this wasn’t the first time I heard it LOL

Väldigt stark 4 men albumupplevelsen störs verkligen av de tre spåren mellan Big Poppa och Suicidal thoughts, som varken har samma momentum som andra låtar eller passar in lika bra som resten. Sex-sketcher hjälper inte. Annars fullt med klassiker och ett snyggt narrativ av en av tidernas mest trollbindande rappare.

Not for me at all. Highlights: Juicy, Machine Gun Funk

I men, I know who Biggie Smalls was. But I never really heard any of his stuff. It was kind of the same for Tupac, but "California Love" was on MTV all the time. So I had that at least. The songs felt like B.I.G. was a prizefighter, bobbing and weaving, dodging everything that was being thrown at him. The lyrical prowess on those first few songs were just amazing. The few interludes were a bit annoying, but at least they were few and far between. "Suicidal Thoughts" was disturbing. But apart from that, this was very solid. Every non-interlude track was intense. Rolling Stone called him "the greatest rapper that ever lived." I don't know if I would believe that, but he is definitely up there. Really good album.

Forgot how clever a lyricist Biggie was, even if vulgar. Case in point, Me and My B - "You looked so good I'd suck on your daddy's d..." Priceless. That song is a perfect example of Biggie's work - great beats, some real deep lyrics but also some real depraved lyrics. Also a bit of the rap opera here with Intro and Suicidal Thoughts opening and closing the album, although it's not a straight line in between. Like many of the 90s rappers I wish he wasn't such a misogynist, but he is damn good when he's not being so sleazy (and even when he is). Things Done Changed and Gimme the Loot are awesome; really the first 6 tracks are, before he goes to the cheap sex stuff for a few tracks. Juicy brings it back and like his other big single Big Poppa, it is rightfully beloved. Respect might be my favorite track though - great funky beat and the vocal assist from Diana King is electric. Not sure how much respect I have for him as a human being, but this is a great album.

Terrible content. It makes me sad people experience this way of life

I can't relate to most of the album, but I listened to it end-to-end. Not my thing, though I didn't dislike it. The lyrics are brutal, but maybe that's the point here.

I can recognize why songs like Big Poppa are considered great. I see the raw talent. Just not my favorite.

I really like Biggie's flow, but I was not a fan of the lyrics. I can definitely see how influential this album was though.

Good album minus the story tracks. Dumbest shit ever especially when you have to picture his fat ass.

Kolejny czarny album przekradl sie na liste, padlo na ready to die pana Biggiego, ktory jest jego studyjnym debiutem z 94, jest to plyta z zlotej ery czarnej gry i preludium do wielkiego beefu east vs west, jak zaczac to z przytupem, bo jest to potezny 69 minutowy krazek, przepakowany samplami dostarczonymi przez gorno juz w tamtym czasie uznanych producentow, zaczynajac od puffiego konczac na premierze, chociaz warto jeszcze wspomniec o panu easy mo bee, ktory sporo trakow wyprodukowal, pomimo tego ze jest to ultra gangstra hardkorowy material, to jednak sproo beatow ma w sobie funkowe brzmienie co jest zasluga samplowania, czego najlepszym przykladem jest juicy z probkowaniem juicy fruit, lirycznie notoryczny B.I.G jest okresalny jako geniusz opowiesci stapajacych twardo po ziemi, oczywiscie chodzi o gettowa ziemie, bo co jak co background do gloszenia czarnej ewangelii to mial, a dodatkowo otaczanie sie proroczymi wizjami wczesnego zgonowania, jak nawet glosza tytuly krazkow, tylko pomoglo stworzyc legende, jak przystalo na gangsta rap nie moglo zabraknac watkow wygodnego zycia pedzonego na sodomie, co slychac w roznych biczowych lirykach, czy nawet fukowych skitach, ktore nie wnosza nic poza yikesowaniem, ale jak teraz slucham calosci, to sporo trakow wydaje mi sie mocno srednia w porownaniu do tego co pamietam z biggiego jako klasyki, do plusow plyty mozna dodac skormna liczbe featurow, bo rappowo pojawia sie jedynie method man na the what, reszta to refrenowe wokale w klimatach rnb czy reggae jak na respect od pani diany king, wiec utwierdzilem sie w tym, ze nie jestem fanem albumow szerokiego pana, bo tak przyziemnie historie sa dobre dla ludzi ktorzy nimi zyja lub dla ignorantow ktorzy chcieliby nimi zyc, a czy sodoma i dazenie do kolejnych zer na koncie w celu poprawy swojego statusu spolecznego jest rozsadnym celem egzystencji, jeszcze zabawniej to brzmi w ustach kogos kto uwaza system w ktorym zyje za niesprawiedliwy i nieludzo go traktujacy, wiec bedzie gral wedlug jego zasad w celu wygrania jego gierki, bo jak inaczej nazwac szol biznes jakim jest rap w takim wydaniu, na plejke dobrzce wspomniany wczesniej trak juicy, bo najwieksze szlagiery juz wczesniej sie na niej znalazly

Some of the beats were good and the rapping smooth but I really didn't enjoy this album.

Um, so this album didn't really age too well. The lyricism is the problem, a lot of it didn't sit right with me. As for the skits... well, I think they weren't necessary at all. Big Poppa and Juicy are the only songs I like and will continue to listen to.

The most tedious album opener I've ever had the misfortune to hear. These skits age like milk.

3.5/5. Pretty solid, I was not really blown away by it, however. 4 of the songs were not streaming on spotify.

Some of the skits were annoying, but Biggie is just so so good, and the line 'cleanest meanest penis' earns an instant 4 stars

Not for me but actually fairly fun as it went on

Another that came up for me before starting a group, here's what I said earlier: This is a difficult one for me. It's so often regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, and it's impossible to deny the influence and impact this record has. However no matter how many times I listen, something just doesn't click with me and I just feel underwhelmed. There are some good songs on here, and the closing track especially is so remarkable with its honesty and vulnerability, but the record as a whole just fails to resonate on the same level

Best Song: The What. If there was anyone who can fit Biggie's flow it's Method Man, who elevates this track. Worst Song: Fuck Me (Interlude). It's funny, but it means you can't just throw this album on with other people around Overall: Nobody did it like Biggie. His voice is butter, and you can feel the storytelling in each track. Surprisingly dark. Biggie toes the line between bravado and vulnerability, but he does it with such straightforward lyrics its equally easy to ignore the message and focus instead on the musicality of his flow and the relentlessly heavy, bouncing beats.

The Real Deal

This record is iconic, a true piece of history. Sociologists and musicians will be studying this for generations.

Classic!

Didn't listen.

I can hear that this holds together both as an album and a story, but I think I am a bit old for an hour and a quarter of wall-to-wall “guns and b*tches”. The backing generally flows well but I have to say I actually find ol’ Notorious’ voice a bit monotonous and emotionless after a while.

Not exactly Sunday morning listening, not exactly how I like my hop hop either. The Daisy Age this isn't. It's very tight and well crafted, but doesn't speak to me. The life story samples aren't worth a second listen. My ears pricked up with the MTME Juicy sample.

Me da pereza escuchar un disco entero. Alguna canción puede ser buena pero un disco entero es demasiado

More mother fucking niggas, bitches and hoes than you can shake a stick at but it's got a visceral energy and some heavy beats. Enjoyable in spite of the dubious lyrical content.

I think the highs on this are both good and frequent enough to warrant a 5 and offset the odd filler track and the godawful skits

Big Poppa is a classic and a couple of other catchy songs.

Whyyyyy are there so many sex noise/porno skits?! Why do they feel the need to add those in? Even if you're someone who isn't bothered by the misogynistic side of it, it's just annoying to listen to! Though it's not my typical genre, this isn't my first Biggie album. There's some more enjoyable tracks on here, but I still prefer his 'Mo Money Mo Problems' over anything else.

I like the samples in the intro track: Superfly, Rapper's Delight--good stuff Things Done Changed -- I like it, good beat, like the anti-nostalgia lyrics Gimme the Loot - not as good, either musically or lyrically Machine Gun Funk - Like this one again, though the "Ike beat Tina" line is a bit yikes Warning - Ready to Die - this is a good one; great start and just keeps on going One More Chance - also like this Fuck Me-- k this one is a bit ridiculous The What -- forgettable Juicy -- obviously a classic Big Poppa -- nother classic Respect - pretty different, but kinda cool Suicide - Dark song, and pretty sad given where the story ends but hard to disentangle it from what actually happens ("I swear to god it feels like death is calling me") Album ends a bit lacklustre compared to the best songs, but I liked this a lot. Good stuff.

Whelp. Definitely not my cup of tea. There were some good beats and decent background music, but the subject matter is simply one I cannot relate to. Also, far, far too many extremely unpleasant noises to make for good listening. That is not what I want to hear. And too much D*$# for me, thanks.

uf, ovo mi je bas dosadno i repetitivno

Masterpiece. Chefs kiss

4.5

Better than I thought it might be at first, but it quickly became unlistenable. Who wants to hear other people having sex?

BIG is pretty incredible at what he does but what he does is pretty off-putting. 5 stars for style and flow, 1 star for the horrifying content. The last song of the album added a star but the audio of him getting a sloppy beej lost him a star.

Un peu répétitif mais rempli de bangers Prefs: Gimme the Loot, Warning, Ready To Die, One More Chance, Juicy, Big Poppa, Friend of Mine, Suicidal Thoughts, Just Playing (Dreams) Moins pref: Respect

Great album

Biggie's flow is amazing and the beats are fantastic. Big Poppa is one of the greatest songs of all time. I'm not a huge fan of Hip Hop but this is a fantastic album. The interludes also made it real strange at times, I didn't need to hear what I really hope was simulated sex.

Such a great flow. Classic.

An album stuck in 1 the 90's and seen as trashy now. You can see it's influence on modern hip hop.

Classic hip-hop, from one of the greatest, but not enough variety in sound and subject matter in my opinion. Also, the last track on the remaster, "just playing (dreams)", is so sexist and misogynistic it meant the album finished on a very sour note

bullshit

I don't know much about rap, so The Notorious BIG is a name I had heard of, but didn't anything about him other than that he is a rapper. Though he has this tough attitude, his lyrics are actually quite sensitive. It takes a lot for someone to admit suicidal thoughts, even more so for someone to wonder if their mother would have preferred an abortion. The album is really well produced too, kind of a loose "rap opera".

East Coast royalty. When Biggie wants to go hard, it's hardcore as hell. When he wants to reel it back, it's incredibly smooth. Biggie is, without exaggeration, a master of his craft. Side note: My gf loves the song Juicy. She thinks it's so sweet hearing Biggie's rags-to-riches story. Easily the best song for radioplay, but also the best song on here for the sample flip and pacing. As frontloaded as this album is, the whole thing is a great piece of work. This is THE Notorious B.I.G. coming in hot with the debut, already at the top of his game. He rightfully deserves a lot of credit for being a legend.

Yeah, the rhymes may be great, but the beats are not doing any favours for me. I'm gonna have to go 2 or 3 tops - the skill and the flow push it towards 3, but the edgelordy skits and the repetitive beats, themes etc push it back down to two. I wanted to like it, I really did.

Such a monumental album. I just feel opposed to the themes and tone.

Good vibes. Hard beats and cinematic passages. I like it and could have it on at most times

The meanest, cleanest penis. Looses steam after Big Poppa. Forgot how dark this album gets.

From my perception Life After Death was always the primary Biggie album from my youth era. I can't say I have listened to this one straight through more than a small handful of times. Sadly, I've found it doesn't hold up for a few reasons, none of which is Biggie's talent, or the production. The content is repetitive, dated, misogynistic, and why does Puffy need to insert himself constantly? Let Biggie rap. That's all that's needed. The talent is undeniable though. Plus one star for that, back to 4.

Хороший рэп

Not exactly easy listening! Good beats.

This is a tough one. I am not a big rap person so the album isnt super appealing to me. Plus the whole gansta rap aesthetic is just nothing I relate to and this album is full of it. I dont think some of the lyrics have aged well and misogyny is pretty bad. Nonetheless the album is super influential and some of the beats are good. Happy to have crossed this off the list but I probably wont be returning to it again.

Classic. Much more gangster than I remember. Really enjoyed it

Great hip hop album. Some of biggies top hits. I really enjoyed!

Skits were terrible, songs in general okay.

Old skool feels.

🎤 🎤 🎤 🎤 🎤

Already done this one: "Good rapping, not great subject matter, kinda dull beats, too much sex."

One of the best rap/hip hop albums of all time, maybe the best. My personal favorite. Every song is just incredible - one of the rare perfect albums and that can be appreciated even if you do not like rap/hip hop. Easy 10/10.

this album actually was like so weird it made me uncomfortable and it was strange like he has good beats but idk man

Excellent album to put on at family dinners. ... ok seriously for a minute putting aside the tough language (which for me does get distracting quickly...and then even more so) this is my first true foray into Biggie and it's pretty good - I love the production and heavy head-bobbing beats. As for Big's actual rapping I like it a lot - he's forceful, very rhythmic (which is definitely my preference). Super tragic, obviously; it would have been great to hear how he progressed because this as a debut was damn impressive. So it's tough for me to give this a good rating because...when I notice lyrics on an album it's usually for a bad reason. I noticed these lyrics. eh, not to be all pearl-clutching but ... they were a lot to take in the best of songs :D and at the worst they're just gross or even worse. The skits are stupid even by stupid standards and it all started to slide further about halfway through. So on a musical level it's definitely fantastic, and again - a damn shame he died early because if he had grown a little lyrically who knows how good he would have been but for this album I gotta think a lot of the praise is too damn apologetic - these lyrics are awful. Could recommend a few songs and again - the music is pretty great everywhere but it all gets dragged down by the misogyny and infantilism. 4/10 2 stars.

Top flows and production mostly, but some filler and most the skits are shit.

The BIG. Word.

A bit rude!

Most of the songs are okay.. But songs like Juicy and Big Poppa bump it up a lot.

PUTA INTROOOOO Me senti ouvindo um filme dos bons com os trechos finais de algumas músicas que mais parecem interlúdios. Percebi também vááários trechinho que depois foram sampleados por diversos artistas. A faixa título é um primor, fui levada direto para o início dos anos noventa.

I do like some rap, and I do appreciate this, but it's just a little too crass for my everyday tastes.

awesome

I knew nothing about this, never heard it . Really love the beats, the bass, the loops, the samples, the rapping, the music. A lot more chilled than I was expecting. But the lyrics are incessant particularly at the start of the album - motherfuckers, niggas, bitches, cocksuckers, dicks over and over but he was only 21.

Compellingly good stuff.

I liked the rap style, beats and production but as usual, I dislike rap lyrics.

Goodshit

Wow! A pure, solid punch of hip hop! Gangsta at its best, only play this to your granny if she’s hard of hearing as the expletives roll out every few seconds. Classic!

Hip Hop. Really?!? Sorry, could never get into it. And really, I tried listening to a few tracks here, I just can't find anything I like. 1/5.

whatevs

This is a difficult one for me. It's so often regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, and it's impossible to deny the influence and impact this record has. However no matter how many times I listen, something just doesn't click with me and I just feel underwhelmed. There are some good songs on here, and the closing track especially is so remarkable with its honesty and vulnerability, but the record as a whole just fails to resonate on the same level

Skothvellir og ýmis konar kynlífshljóð í lengri tíma gerðu alveg út af við þessa plötu fyrir mig. Ekki minn tebolli.

On voit pourquoi biggie est une figure aussi emblématique du hip-hop. Album très solide, mais pas autant que j'aurais imaginé.

Fav song: Warning

Hip hop en toda regla. Ritmos tranquilos, buenas bases, letras callejeras. Para amantes del género

As someone that doesn't listen to much rap, I'm pretty choosy on this genre. Part of it is that I can't identify with a lot of the content, and some of it is distaste for some of the ways it perpetuates and glorifies violence and gangsta lifestyle. Biggie was an excellent rapper, the pure talent and flow are amazing, he can weave a story so well and you do get a sense of his upbringing and coming out of that life to stardom throughout this album. For me what drags it down is a lot of the content though, the violence and gunshots, the music video where he blows away a bunch of guys from a balcony and it pans down to dead bodies, the juvenile skits and sex noises. I'm not a square but I just don't enjoy this, though as a teen I would have thought it was edgy and hilarious. 3 Stars from me, the talent is there and there are some bright spots in the album where he really gets into some great poetry, but it drags on too long and I just don't enjoy some of the content regardless of the talent behind it.

Not my personal style of music. Interesting to listen to the begining of a movement over 30 years old. It seemed rather timeless to my ears.

8/10 it's dated in a lot of ways but the rhymes, beats, and storytelling are so great

3/10. Ugh, this was so long and so samey and had a ninety-second interlude that was just sex noises. I could sort of see the appeal of it at times, but also it just wasn't for me.

Damn this would've been one of the best albums ever if they only kept the best 10 or so songs. Oh well. 8/10

No es mi genero claramente. En cualquier caso, no le pongo más por que no creo que me lo ponga más veces.

One of the best hip hop albums ever made, has some parts your gonna want to skip on repeated listens but absolutely give it at least one full playthrough

I hate skits

Nice, 6,5 points, not my preferences, but enjoyable and fun listening

Influential record but much yikes, this did not age well at all.

Nigga pöetry wit zom biits

Interesting. A bit too aggressive on the profanity for my taste. "One More Chance" is a crazy song...

If this album ended with "Big Poppa," this would be a 5 Star album with the caveat that it might be a bit long. But the tracks after that pad the length and aren't nearly as good what's in the first part of the record. Still, a very good classic.

Legendary

Some funny lyrics but all the skits and sound effects really annoy me

Really liked some of these songs but they were buried in so much unfunny bullshit. If I wanted to listen to unfunny bullshit I'd put Radio 4 on.

If I don't listen too hard to the lyrics this is great. Great grooves, samples and beats. But I'm too square but all the talk about bitches and money and crime just seems sad and juvenile to me.

Not a rap fan but I enjoyed this a lot 4 stars. A little heavy...relentless even but worth the effort 4 stars

5.0 + Love Biggie. RIP, King.

Pretty good gangster rap album.

A great, great album.

Not really a huge rap fan but I can see why this was so influential.

Gangsta rap isn't generally my thing, but this was mostly a fun listen! The production was great, and the flows smooth. Deducting a star because the misogyny really started to grate as the album went on. Fave track - "Intro" - I really liked all that story telling compressed into 3 and a half minutes - I coulda gone for a lot more of that...

Might be blasphemy, but as good as BIG is he's slightly overrated due to his tragic death. Still he has a style all of his own and it's still a good album with great beats.

xx

There were aspects of this that I really liked and aspects that I didnt like as much. Im leaning a 4, but the rating might change later.

Simple effective production, and the rap was really easy to listen and flowed well. However the themes/message really didn't resonate with me. I much prefer the 90's hip hop by Guru, the native tongues, etc

Incredibly honest, personal and well-written. Heartbreaking and has me absolutely floored. Perfect use of sampling. This album was really the blueprint.

It is difficult to listen to this album detached from the events of Biggie's career as a result of the feud between Bad Boy and Death Row, the East vs. the West. Biggie and his style of storytelling is definitely a cut above his contemporaries and even today against the current lineup of rap artists. The feud between East and West, whether manufactured or real, Biggie had a real story to tell. This album is dirty rap, with a very specific story that will resonate with specific audiences because of how personal this all comes across. Toxic masculinity as a result of the struggle for respect, the unbridled sexual conquest of generically available women, and the consequences of these actions are played out as ending in tragedy through violence. Where art imitated life, Biggie would be murdered a mere three years after this album was released. All in all, the album is sad and Biggie is telling a truth that happened to him as a young kid, in spite of academic success and great opportunity, that respect, money, maybe even love, could not be granted to anyone other than from the streets. This listener is not really looking for a story to be told in music, but Biggie explored and rather explicitly at times, a story about life that is contraindicative for people listening to music to feel nice or good. In a way, the authenticity of the struggle supersedes that of the rhythmic blues, where we are forced to perhaps understand something that for many people, is impossible.

Total crap.

Не дослушал, не в настроение было

Better than most of the East Coast rap I've heard (Wu-Tang etc.). Biggie's flows are great, though the subject matter is ridiculously repetitive once you get past the shock factor.

EAST COAST!

Classic

Much more explicit than I remembered or expected...

I was grossed out by the lyrics Music/vocals are interesting and sound like they must have been a huge influence

Didn't really like this one that much, but can hear some very classic 90s hip-hop elements.

The King, the Legend. Although I was thrown off by the full on sex sounds - I guess I always skipped that lol

Goat

I am acutely aware that I did not engage with hip hop in the mid to late 90s. And I also know that there was a lot of good stuff released in that period - and Ready To Die is one of those. It's a bit of a concept album, telling the story of B.I.G.'s life. The album knows when to get heavy with the lyrics and when to get light. And I'm not sure why, but the track that is a messy ASMR BJ somehow works? There's also the new layer of meaning because B.I.G. is no longer with it and thoughts of undeadening feel tragic. But then, it is a product of its time - mentions of the WTC bomb and the risk of HIV root it in the mid 90s and we can take it that context, a time when Biggie was alive and thriving.

Rap. Lot's of swearing, haha. Not bad. Liked a few songs

Yttligare ett stereotypiskt tidigt rapalbum. När jag hör artisten sjunga om alla dessa narcisitiska idéer om sig själv hör jag bara hans patetiska strävan att bevisa sig själv. Och det instrumentala var ungefär lika givande som vilket annat tidigt hip hop-album som helst. Albumet hade ett antal märkvärdigare instrumentala kompletteringar. Bland annat stack låten Warning ut. Under den låten var det instrumentala banalt men extremt effektivt.

This is the debut album from the rapper Notorious B.I.G., and his only album released during his lifetime - because he was murdered just before his second album dropped. This album was popular and successful at release, and is now certified 6 times platinum. The music was simply head-bobbing bass beats that allowed B.I.G. to eloquently rap over them. His lyrics are easy to follow and can tell a great story, but the skills of quick bars and great rhymes are still apparent. Overall, this may be one of the greatest rap albums of the past decades and everyone should give it a listen!

It's alright. Just wasn't in the mood.

This is one of the reason why I started to listen to old-school hip-hop. A good album, with strong rhymes and lyrics and cool beats. Probably gonna come back to it. 4.5/5

I did not hate it. I can understand why people like his music - he has good flow. I didn't pay much attention to the actual lyrics though

A classic gangster rap album. I like the beats but some of the lyrics are yikes

I dig it

I probably need to revisit this on a different day because I struggled to get through this one. Music keeps this from being a 1, but I don't understand the critical acclaim for what's basically a one-note album filled with threats and gunshots.

An album that suffers under it own sheer size. Much like Biggie probably did

I've never heard Notorious BIG before, he's an undeniable talent but this overly long album lacks variety and it's not long before fatigue sets in. Would have been ⭐⭐⭐⭐ if it was shorter.

Biggie gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️ it’s all pretty decent but gets dull quick and suffers for its length

A rap album like no other. Biggie earns his place as a member of GOAT. His raps are among the best out there. Rhymes are impressive. Flow keeps audiences interested and engaged. Techniques like his voice changes contribute to the stories. He takes full advantage of modern production sounds and skills to invoke emotional responses from listeners. Biggie contrasts with other gangster rappers of his era, who glorified the lifestyle full of wealth, sex, and power. Here, you can feel the pain and mental turmoil that he was forced onto. Biggie takes us on a journey in this album, starting with his birth. Yet from the start death looms over him, and most of the tracks either have a theme of death, or dangerous situations that expose Biggie's vulnerability, living on the edge of life and death. And of course, the album ends on a shocking conclusion of his suicide. Truly heartbreaking to hear Biggie confessing his sins, his regrets, hearing the mental destruction that gangster life had to lead him to this point. Despite being a double album, there's very little filler, and I feel the length was necessary for Biggie to express the whole story. The intro is one of the best found on rap albums, establishing the central themes that are frequently referenced in the album. But the album really starts with "Things Done Changed" which is one of the easiest tracks for people to understand, creating the setting that life is truly awful and dangerous out there. These first few tracks are funky and groovy, with several pop hits spread later in the album ("Juicy" and "Big Poppa"), appealing to all sorts of audiences from start to finish, and why I feel this is one of the best albums to get someone into rap. His storytelling is what makes these songs so special. The way he brings in all these characters, some of them played by just voice changes (cause you can't trust anyone else to spit perfect raps with such precison), brings a natural flow to these songs from setting up the scene to memorable conclusions that make each track distinctive. Hard for me to pick out my favorite tracks - there's something I love about most of the tracks - but I can pick out a few songs I wasn't crazy about. Biggest complaint is that the "Fuck Me" and oral sex interludes weren't necessary; there were already plenty of instances that displayed the theme of lust (e.g. "One More Chance"). But whatever they can be skipped. There were a few weak tracks, but the only ones that I felt could have been left out were "Respect" and "Friend of Mine." Other weaknesses were Puffy's overcontribution which distracts from Biggie's raps, and a repetitive beat, but the samples make up for it. Also, huge coincidence that there were several references to Tina Turner, and even her signature song "What's Love Got to Do With It" when Private Dancer just so happened to be my album yesterday.

Notorious B.I.G est sans conteste le rappeur préféré des adolescents bourgeois en mal de street crédibilité. L'album est néanmoins excellent.

La supposée série dorée m'attendant ce lundi matin à mon bureau tourne ne eau de boudin. En effet, je me reveillais ce matin avec la perspective de pouvoir enchaîner les 4/5, voir même peut-etre de pouvoir atribuer la note suprême, grâce à un enchainement Pink Floyd - Notorious Big - Bruce Springsteen - Michael Jackson - The Beatles. Pour l'instant c'est une catastrophe, d'autant plus que mon derneir commentaire sur l'album de merde des Pink Floyd a entraîné des poursuites judiciaires à mon encontre, sous l'impulsion d'un dénommé "R. Teillère". Je ne sais pas qui est ce petit connard mais j'espère le retrouver rapidement.

Very cool album! Great lyrics, amazing flow. A true legend.

This is a rough album but still alright. 4RS

Did not like

Too many Expletives. Darling cover, am a softy for any baby on covers😁

Ah, Mr BIG. I listened to some of his albums a long time ago when I was trying to catch up on rap that I missed and I wasn't a huge fan. Listening to it again, I still am not a big fan. There were some good ones one here like Ready to Die, Me and my Bitch and Big Papa but I'm just not a big fan of this big man. I don't doubt this album belongs on this list, and I recognize the significance but there is so much rap and hip hop that I enjoy far more than this notorious rapper.

A staple in "classic" hip hop album discussions. I've never been a big fan of Biggie; he was an undeniably talented rapper, but there didn't seem to be a great deal of variety to his style or substance. Plenty of excellent songs on this album, great beats and flows, but given the length it doesn't remain too exciting. I can co-sign the classic status, though I have to say that the sex skits are frankly unbearable. One of the worst habits of '90s rappers is sex skits--nobody wants to hear that. That alone prevents this from being perfect or anything close to it. I can recognize the greatness of this album, but it doesn't call to me as much as many others do. Favorite tracks: Gimme the Loot, The What, Big Poppa, Who Shot Ya, One More Chance. Album art: Another iconic cover. I don't think I know any other Biggie covers. But this surely inspired a lot of other baby picture covers for hip hop (and hip hop adjacent) albums. Looking at you, Lil Wayne. 3.5/5

This three-star review hurts to give. Biggie's skills are literally the stuff of legend but, man ... the album just didn't age well. The lyrical content is a one-note gong that he just keeps banging over and over and over. The majority of the album can be summed up in the phrase "I'm gonna shoot you." There's very little that strays from that central theme. And that ... well, that gets old after a while, doesn't it? Even if the delivery is fantastic. And then there are the skits. Pure cheese. The skits alone dragged the score down a whole star. Overall, a disappointing re-listen from one of the greatest rappers of all time.

YO! C'mon!

First listen. Heard of him before, don't know the songs at all. 2/5. I like the sampling. Need time to know the songs. The language is a huge negative for me.

Den Namen kennt man. Aber ich habe ihn nie bewusst gehört. Klare Aussprache. Krasse Leistung für das Alter.

There's a lot of great stuff in here, but jesus, if I gotta hear one more time about Biggie bustin' a nut... I mean, I don't really need to hear about that shit from anybody. Songs about how many "bitches" you "bust a nut" in are automatic zeroes for me.

Great - hard to pick any true highlights as every track seems to have a nagging, insistent hookiness to it. Enjoyable word play, tasty samples and some decent guest spots - tip top all-round, really

The music was great. Still prefer Tupac though xD. The interludes were useless & shitty. He was clearly compensating for something ;)

Great from start to finish

Half of the album is filler noise and shit. But the other half is still way too legendary to give anything other than 5*

The comedy sex bits are a bit tiresome, but the actual tracks are a great listen. This passed me by first time around, glad I got to hear it via albumsgenerator.

3.75

Good rapping, not great subject matter, kinda dull beats, too much sex.

It's sort of crazy that the two biggest hits on this album come relatively late in the track list, but every song is so good that you don't really miss it. There is a bit of the acting interludes that infested albums of this era (and the surrounding decades), but it's not too obtrusive (except for the end of Respect, fuck that slurping noise). Biggie's rap style still feels modern, despite being recorded nearly 3 decades ago. A true classic from an artist who recorded far too few songs 4/5

2.0

I've never listened to this. But I've seen the cover so many times. I remember seeing it around during high school. One thing I really love about rap records is how everything bleeds from one track to the next. That's really cool. The mixing process must be so great for these records. Regarding the intro, I don't really know what's happening there. Must be a concept thing. Is it his life before the record? I don't know, but when that first sample starts on "Things Done Changed" I'm hooked. I can't really evaluate the quality but this seems like a certainty on the 1001 list. I liked it more than I thought I would.

I obviously did not have the same childhood and adolescent experiences as Biggy did, but he makes me feel like a gangsta. Great rhymes, great beats. I appreciate this “old school” style rap that still incorporated real instruments (guitars and horns and such).

Just a great album. can't believe it's almost 20 years old. Only problem was the version I had from Spotify cut every swear word which somewhat f**ked up the listening experience.

Lyrical Poetry. Beautiful.

He ain't Pac but he's pretty good.

The music is undeniable and the talent real. Everything sounds so easy, but the message of some of the music doesn't age very well. I guess that's the appeal for some of the genre.

BIG has flow. He voice and attitude are great. And though i'm generally okay with the gangster approach, i tired of the misogyny/bitch content quickly, and much of the album wasn't nearly as engaging as i had expected from this seminal release.

Ok rap not a big fan

One of the all time great hip-hop records. Very difficult to match this one as his flow, lyrics and production are top notch. Special mention goes out to Suicidal Thoughts.

Intro is interesting. In fact this whole album is something.

Juicy is everything that hip-hop is about perfectly encapsulated into one song. Big Poppa is the perfect player’s anthem with an even more perfect sample. The rest of the album is proof that Notorious BIG was the best rapper alive at the time. And the closing track is a haunting look at the dark side of fame in a troubled mind. A hip-hop masterpiece.

great flow, terrible content

Alex: supa, 7/10.

Tämä oli kaameaa kuraa ja pitkä levy. Minun korvaan räpäyttely oli vähän epäselvää ja lähinnä siitä jäi mieleen oman nimen toistelu, niggat, ammuskelu, kiroilu ja panojutut. Biitit oli aika monotonisia ja kaikki biisit kuulostivat enemmän tai vähemmän samoilta.

Joopajoo. Äärimmäisen keskinkertaista ganstarappia muutamilla genrelle ominaisilla välioutouksilla varustettuna. Big Poppa oli ihan hyvä biisi.

Glad I listened. I can appreciate how influential it's all been. But nothing artistically useful to me.

Gangsta rap - pretty much what I expected

I think this is a pretty good album; has some nostalgic value for me because I was listening to some of these songs in high school. Still really like "Big Poppa" and a few others. Not sure that the album is aging super well overall though.

Don't love the dramatizations and skits throughout. Particularly at the beginning -wish it just went straight into the music. I really like "Juicy" alot but the album is CD-era bloated. I also don't love Puff Daddy's weak backup vocals throughout. Can't ignore the misogyny and the graphic sex stuff is a pretty big turn off. I like his voice alot and I like the beats/samples but as an album it doesn't gel for me.

The beats and flow are great, but lyrics and themes are gross gansta rap that I can't get behind too much. If it had a bit more lyrical depth I'd be more into it.

Some interesting raps but generally repetitive with foul language

Svært at vurdere eftersom halvdelen af albummet er utilgængelig. Men virker godt, selvom det ikke helt er min stil

8/10 the best rapper ever

Honestly, the skits are a bit over the top on here. They should have got ridden of a few. I don't care that P Diddy has confirmed that Biggie actually had Oral Sex at the end of Respect. Apart from that, this is an excellen album. One of the greatest.

Some really good bars and tracks here, but the skits and constant bars about sex and mistreating women kinda put me off

Haven't heard this in like 20 years - it was a part of the soundtrack to being a ratty teenager in the late 90s, along with his second album (which was more popular). The interludes are a bit cheesy these days, but at the time I thought it was pretty hard lol. Good tunes. Favourite track: me & my bitch - just because I know it'd make modern society tug its collar and go "eeek" lol. Also, gotta kinda laugh that this album was called "Ready to Die" and that's exactly what happened just before his next album came out. 4/5.

A few songs missing, but this is still enjoyable. 90s hip-hop/rap has a certain sound that I like.

Misogyny aside, some bangers

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Gimme the loot, Reasy to die, Juicy, Big poppa, Who shot ya?

Normally, not my bag. But yeah, this was kinda my bag. I'd def listen again.

This album is a lot to take in. A definitive album for it's time, but really heavy.

This has some absolute classics on it, but its also got some cringe lyrics on some of these tracks at this point in 2021.

I don’t care for this genre but I also don’t want to give a poor rating because I don’t care for an entire genre, hence the four star rating.

Great hip hop album. The start is better than the end! Won’t be for everyone and there are thousands of hip hop albums better than this! But it is pretty bloody good!

We need to talk about Puffy. It’s universally acknowledged that this is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time from possibly the greatest rapper to ever do it. Nobody comes close to Biggie for having it all - lyrical dexterity, whip smart word play, ingenuity and the flow - god that flow - play any beat, any style and he nails it every time, whether swapping verses with himself on Gimmee the Loot, messing with the beat on Unbelievable (‘The gat's by your liver, your upper lip quiver Get ready to die, tell God I said hi’) or that laid back slow flow on Big Poppa. Impeccable choice of producers and beats (The What, Juicy) make for a thrilling, enthralling, near perfect rap album. But we need to talk about Puffy. There’s no doubting his contribution to shaping and developing Biggie as an artist but, my god, let that be enough! We don’t need your lousy skits, hype man contributions and especially not not your wack ass acting on Suicidal Thoughts. Let the man rap! Back down and shut up! It’s Puffy and the skits that made me hesitate over five or four stars … but it’s a tribute to Big that even this cannot ultimately spoil this classic five star (five mics) album.

Classic album. One of the greatest hip hop albums ever. The storytelling, production, rapping are so point it's crazy. Biggie is one of the greatest rappers ever, flows are the best I have ever heard. 10/10

Amazing album, biggies best, all time great rap album, love the theme,

Wat dis? It's not in my bag, but fair play to him.

Honestly the beginning of this album was great and got into some very important discussions. Then it became very violent. Great sound and rhythms though

Undeniable album that takes you on a journey.

Some great songs, class backing tracks. Too many sex noises

Not a rap fan but I enjoyed this a lot 4 stars

Only listened to 2 songs but great album.

Proprio no. Mi sono fermato alla terza traccia.

I really don't understand this kind of shit.

Obnoxious motherfucking skits

Skits were too overdone

Pretty decent and could get into it with a few more listens

I have to admit, I was ready to just skip this album. But this album is really really good fun.

Started off solid but after an hour of the same 3 words got boring. Almost turned off at the sound of fellatio, not sure how that is music!

Dit vind ik zijn beste album. Juicy beste song. Soms veel gepraat. Vind ik jammer maar mss eigen aan hiphop???

5 Deze moet ik op vinyl gaan halen. Biggie heeft de swag, zijn cadence is zo smooth, gotta love it. Tuurlijk ook tijdloze dikke hits juicy, Big Poppa, Gimme the Loot. (ja, er moet echt 1 van deze in de tijdloze komen smh) Ook zeker een album waar de zwarte gemeenschap zeer trots op is , en terecht. If you don't know, now you know! Hier een paar lijnen die mij een stanky face geven: -The Moët and Alizé keep me pissy, girls used to diss me. Now they write letters 'cause they miss me. -We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us. No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us. Birthdays was the worst days. Now we sip Champagne when we thirsty! -When it comes to sex, I'm similar to the Thrilla in Manila. Honeys call me "Bigga the Condom Filler". -There's gonna be a lot of slow singin' and flower-bringin'. If my burglar alarm starts ringin'. -Catch me if you can like the Gingerbread Man. You better have your gat in hand, 'cause man. -That's why you drink Tanqueray, so you can reminisce. And wish you wasn't livin' so devilish. En natuurlijk deze prachtige mee zinger (rapper). Als dees passeert in de club gaan we loco. TE FUCKING SMOOTH! real player shit; To all the ladies in the place with style and grace Allow me to lace these lyrical douches in your bushes Who rock grooves and make moves with all the mamis? The back of the club, sippin' Moët is where you'll find me. The back of the club, mackin' hoes, my crew's behind me. Mad question askin', blunt passin' Music blastin', but I just can't quit Because one of these honeys Biggie got to creep with Sleep with, keep the ep a secret, why not? Why blow up my spot 'cause we both got hot? Now check it: I got more mack than Craig, and in the bed Believe me, sweetie, I got enough to feed the needy No need to be greedy, I got mad friends with Benzes C-notes by the layers, true fuckin' players Jump in the Rover and come over, tell your friends jump in the GS3. I got the chronic by the tree cuz. Oké deze is niet van het album, maar hoe kan je hier niet goed op gaan? I got seven Mac-11's, about eight .38's Nine 9's, ten Mac-10's the shits never end You can't touch my riches Even if you had MC Hammer and them 357 bitches

GIMME THE LOOT Grote meneer, ik geef het hem gewoon hoor

5/5 - Dope.

A quality autobiographical rap album. Good rhymes and dope beats throughout.

When listening to albums like this I think to myself, am I enjoying this song or am I liking it because of the samples being used. Would I rather listen to the song the sample came from? Yes. Does that mean I'm not enjoying this song? Kinda. As hippity hoppity albums go, I can see why this is regarded so well. Just not my thing