For other uses, see Ready to Die (disambiguation). Suicidal Thoughts redirects here. For the medical term, see Suicidal ideation. This is a good article. Click here for more information. Ready to Die Studio album by The Notorious B.I.G. Released September 13, 1994 Recorded 1993–94; The Hit Factory, D&D Studios; New York City Genre Hip hop, Gangsta rap Length 68:58 Label Bad Boy Producer Bluez Brothers, Sean Puffy Combs (also exec.), DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Lord Finesse, Poke, Darnell Scott, Chucky Thompson The Notorious B.I.G. chronology Ready to Die (1994) Life After Death (1997) Singles from Ready to Die Juicy Released: August 8, 1994 Big Poppa Released: February 20, 1995 One More Chance Released: June 9, 1995 Warning Released: 1995 Alternate cover Cover of vinyl release Ready to Die is the debut album of American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released September 13, 1994 on Bad Boy Records. The first release on the label, it features production by record producer and Bad Boy founder Sean Puffy Combs, Easy Mo Bee, Chucky Thompson, DJ Premier, and Lord Finesse, among others. Recording sessions for the album took place during 1993 to 1994 at The Hit Factory and D&D Studios in New York City. The partly autobiographical album tells the story of the Notorious B.I.G.s experiences as a young criminal. Ready to Die is his only studio album released during his lifetime; B.I.G. was murdered days prior to the release of his second album Life After Death (1997). Ready to Die gained strong reviews on release and became a commercial success, reaching quadruple platinum sales. It was significant for revitalizing the East Coast hip hop scene, amid West Coast hip hops commercial dominance.[1] The albums second single, Big Poppa, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 1996 Grammy Awards. Ready to Die has been regarded by several music critics as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 133 on Rolling Stone magazines list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, making it the fourth highest hip hop album on the list after Raising Hell, Late Registration and It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back. In 2006, Time included it on their list of the 100 greatest albums of all time.[2] Contents 1 Background and recording
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