The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die

The album that reinvented East Coast rap for the gangsta age, Ready To Die made The Notorious B.i.g. a star, and vaulted Sean "puffy" Combs' Bad Boy label into the spotlight as well. 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. 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. Read More