Ready to Die

At peace, terminal

Ready to Die is the debut studio album by rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released in 1994.

Widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made, it established East Coast rap's gritty storytelling style and helped define the sound of mid-90s hip-hop.

The title reflects the album's themes of fatalism, street life, and mortality that run through tracks like "Juicy" and "Big Poppa."

Related

deathbed · terminal · notorious · Brooklyn · rap · hip-hop · debut album · album · gangsta · suicidal · fatalistic · doomed · last breath · final hour · acceptance · resignation · brink · edge

Opposites
acceptance of mortality

Ready to Diefear of death

Dread of dying

will to live · survival instinct · thanatophobia · death anxiety · holding on

life engagement

Ready to Diefull of life

Energetic and animated

joie de vivre · zest for life · carpe diem · thriving · flourishing

hip-hop album cultural positioning

Ready to DiePaid in Full

Completely compensated, no remainder

Family

ready, readier, readiest, readily, readiness, unready, die, dies, died

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13