Ready to Die

Ready to Die is the debut studio album by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G.. It was released on September 13, 1994 by Bad Boy Records. Ready to Die was ranked #133 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and was included in Time's list of the 100 greatest albums of all time. In 1996, the single "Big Poppa" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 38th Grammy Awards. It lost to rapper Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise". It was Biggie's only studio album that was released during his lifetime as he was murdered days prior to the release of his second studio album, Life After Death (1997).

Ready to Die
Studio album by The Notorious B.I.G.
Released	September 13, 1994
Recorded	1993-1994 in New York City
Genre	Hip hop g-funk R&B
Length	68:58
Label	Bad Boy
Producer	Sean "Puffy" Combs (also exec.) Easy Mo Bee Chucky Thompson Pete Rock Poke Bluez Brothers DJ Premier Lord Finesse Darnell Scott
The Notorious B.I.G. chronology
Ready to Die 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

Tracklist

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"Things Done Changed"
3.	"Gimme the Loot"
4.	"Machine Gun Funk"
5.	"Warning"
6.	"Ready to Die"
7.	"One More Chance"
8.	"Fuck Me" (Interlude)
9.	"The What" (featuring Method Man)
10.	"Juicy"
11.	"Everyday Struggle"
12.	"Me & My Bitch"
13.	"Big Poppa"
14.	"Respect"
15.	"Friend of Mine"
16.	"Unbelievable"
17.	"Suicidal Thoughts"
18.	"Who Shot Ya?"
19.	"Just Playing (Dreams)"