![]() This is one of my favorite songs on the album because it's endlessly quotable and the back and forth story is too slick. ![]() "I wouldn't give a fuck if you're pregnant/ gimme them baby rings and you're #1 mom pendant". We're shown someone who can't afford to have a conscious. If "Things Done Changed" is an introduction to the setting, then "Gimme the Loot" is an introduction to the character. Again, showing the stark contrast between then and now. The most telling and powerful line to me is "Back in the days our parents used to take care of us/ look at em now they even fucking scared of us". It continues the theme of contrast by presenting the way things used to be to how they are now: "Remember back in the days." It's a commentary on how life has become much more dangerous than when he was younger. The first song "Things Done Changed" is a perfect song to introduce the setting of the album. The album starts and ends with the same heartbeat, with the first being his birth and the last being his death. This is a comment on the life of children growing up in poor, underprivileged areas. The album is called Ready to Die, but has a infant on the cover - the opposite of something that is ready to die. This album features heavy contrast throughout, starting with the album cover itself. I wrote a 7000 word essay on this for a class about storytelling through an album I'll to reiterate some of the points I made. This is tied for my favourite album of all time, along with Aquemini. Next week's EAOTW will be Outkast - Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik How has this album affected hip-hop? WHY do you like this tape? What are the best tracks? Do you think it deserves the praise it gets? Is it the first time you've listened to it? What's your first impression? Have you listened to the artist before? Explain why you like it or why you don't.ĭON'T FEEL BAD ABOUT BEING LATE !!!! Discussion throughout the week is encouraged. It's fine for you to drop by just to say you love the album, but let's try and step it up a bit!!! This is your chance to practice being a critic. Avoid vague statements of praise or criticism. This is an open thread for you to share your thoughts on the album. Not everything is so dark, though Combs' production collaborations result in some upbeat, commercial moments, and typically cop from recognizable hits: the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" on the graphic sex rap "One More Chance," Mtume's "Juicy Fruit" on the rags-to-riches chronicle "Juicy," and the Isley Brothers' "Between the Sheets" on the overweight-lover anthem "Big Poppa." Producer Easy Mo Bee's deliberate beats do get a little samey, but it hardly matters: this is Biggie's show, and by the time "Suicidal Thoughts" closes the album on a heartbreaking note, it's clear why he was so revered even prior to his death. The album is also sprinkled with reflections on the soul-draining bleakness of the streets - "Things Done Changed," "Ready to Die," and "Everyday Struggle" are powerfully affecting in their confusion and despair. A sense of doom pervades his most involved stories: fierce bandits ("Gimme the Loot"), a hustler's beloved girlfriend ("Me & My Bitch"), and robbers out for Biggie's newfound riches ("Warning") all die in hails of gunfire. ![]() Yet, no matter how much he heightens things for effect, it's always easy to see elements of Biggie in his narrators and of his own experience in the details everything is firmly rooted in reality, but plays like scenes from a movie. He's blessed with a flair for the dramatic, and slips in and out of different contradictory characters with ease. His raps are easy to understand, but his skills are hardly lacking - he has a loose, easy flow and a talent for piling multiple rhymes on top of one another in quick succession. 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. a star, and vaulted Sean "Puffy" Combs' Bad Boy label into the spotlight as well. The album that reinvented East Coast rap for the gangsta age, Ready to Die made the Notorious B.I.G. ![]() Ready to Dieīackground/Description (courtesy of ) ![]() Welcome to the new and improved Essential Album of the Week discussion thread!Įvery Wednesday we will discuss an album from our Essential Albums list ![]()
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