Ready To Die coverPUFF DADDY RECORDS · 78612 73000 2
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Tracklist
  1. 1 Intro 3:24
  2. 2 Things Done Changed 3:57
  3. 3 Gimme The Loot 5:04
  4. 4 Machine Gun Funk 4:16
  5. 5 Warning 3:40
  6. 6 Ready To Die 4:24
  7. 7 One More Chance 4:43
  8. 8 #!*@ Me (Interlude) 1:31
  9. 9 The What 3:57
  10. 10 Juicy 5:03
  11. 11 Everyday Struggle 5:19
  12. 12 Me & My Bitch 4:00
  13. 13 Big Poppa 4:13
  14. 14 Respect 5:22
  15. 15 Friend Of Mine 3:28
  16. 16 Unbelievable 3:43
  17. 17 Suicidal Thoughts 2:54

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Ready to Die is the debut studio album by American rapper [[artist:The Notorious B.I.G.]]; it was released on September 13, 1994, by [[label:Bad Boy Records (5)]]. The label's first release, the album features production by Bad Boy founder [[artist:Sean "Puffy" Combs]], [[artist:Easy Mo Bee]], [[artist:Chucky Thompson]], [[artist:DJ Premier]] and [[artist:Lord Finesse]], among others. Recording 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 B.I.G.'s experiences as a young criminal. Ready to Die is his only studio album released during his lifetime, as he was murdered just days prior to the release of his second album, Life After Death (1997). On March 24, 2006, Bridgeport Music and Westbound Records won a federal lawsuit against Bad Boy Records for copyright infringement, with a jury deciding that Combs and Bad Boy had illegally used samples for the production of the songs "Ready to Die", "Machine Gun Funk", and "Gimme the Loot". The jury awarded $4.2 million in punitive and direct damages to the two plaintiffs, and federal judge Todd Campbell enacted an immediate sales ban on the album and tracks in question. On appeal, the Sixth Circuit found the damages unconstitutionally high and in violation of due process and remanded the case, at which point Campbell reduced them by $2.8 million; however, the verdict was upheld. All versions of the album released since the lawsuit are without the disputed samples.

Written & produced
Executive-ProducerSean Combs
Executive-Producer [Associate]Mister Cee
ProducerCarl Thompson
ProducerEasy Mo Bee
ProducerJean-Claude Olivier
ProducerLord Digga
ProducerNorman Glover
ProducerSean Combs
Written-By, PerformerMethod Man
Written-By, PerformerNotorious B.I.G.
Master Album · 1994 · 2 pressings · 2 countries
Notorious B.I.G.

Ready To Die

First released
1994
Original label
Puff Daddy Records · 78612 73000 2
Country
Europe
Formats
CD · Vinyl
Genre
Hip Hop
Style
Gangsta, Hardcore Hip-Hop, Boom Bap
Tracks
17 · 68:58
Latest reissue
1995 · Bad Boy Entertainment
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