Epinions Recent Reviews for musc mu-165902

musc mu-165902: "Tell God I said Hi": New York's prodigal son unleashes Ready To Die

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 21:19:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paulyoungotti - There’s a pretty familiar contextual historical approach to opening any “Ready To Die” review. For the Eastcoast, it single-handedly wrestled back part-control of the 1994 mainstream hip hop scene from a rampant, Dr. Dre and...

musc mu-165902: Welcome the King of New York

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:07:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author balogun - In 1994 the West Coast was geographical king of rap. Its innovations of gangsta rap and G-Funk – attributed to N.W.A. and Ice-T and their progeny – had swallowed the rest of the hip-hop nation like a big fish did Jonah. But slowly and surely, the...

musc mu-165902: "Live From Bedford-Stuyvesant": B.I.G. Changes The Game On His Classic Debut

Sun, 22 Oct 2006 09:17:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author speeddemon531 - "Stereotypes of a black male/Misunderstood/But it's still all good". See, that line-taken from The Notorious B.I.G.'s first major hit, "Juicy" is supposed to lead you to believe that B.I.G led the hardscrabble life familiar to residents of the...

musc mu-165902: The Birth of Brooklyn's Finest (please sit down Jay-Z)

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 13:53:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author j0v1al - The Notorious B.I.G. stormed onto the commercial rap scene in 1994 when his video Big Poppa came out and received heavy play on MTV. An MC with the rare talent to spit long-winded verses off the top of his dome, he created the majority of this LP without...

musc mu-165902: Bigga than life

Wed, 18 May 2005 10:16:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jt14887 - Though Biggie's career in Rap music was short lived, he was definitely a talented MC, with extremely gifted talent and all this can be witnessed on Ready to Die , his best record. Before Sean "Puff Daddy" (now P. Diddy) Combs became commercial,...

musc mu-165902: Ready To Die – Gangsta Rap at its Finest

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:55:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stealers_in - The greatest rapper ever…a title frequently given to two of probably the most legendary, infamous lyricists of all time – 2pac and BIG. Their names are etched into the skulls of all major rap aficionados worldwide, as is their tragic...

musc mu-165902: Classic!

Tue, 16 Dec 2003 05:55:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nikefreak - Biggie was one of the greatest lyricists ever to live and this album shows the great skill he had. Why can he produce such great lyrics and rhyme with the smoothest flow? Well, listen to the album and you will know. First off, "Gimme the Loot" must...

musc mu-165902: Starving and Angry

Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:21:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jedi29 - Lets talk a review down memory line and discussed the late great Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut. First of all, this is a classic album. It’s just as good as Nas Illmatic or Jay Z with Reasonable Doubt. In fact I think its better than either...

musc mu-165902: Ready to Die, overhyped or classic?… Well if you didn’t know, now you’ll FIND OUT!!!

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:14:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author andrewtarr - Notorious B.I.G. The mere mention of this mans name is enough to evoke varied emotions among hip hop followers. Many (The Source, Canibus) consider Biggie to be the greatest emcee of all time. While others, simply perceive Biggie as an above...

musc mu-165902: 'Umm Biggie, this is for you...'

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:49:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aesopfable - Tupac or B.I.G a.k.a. Biggie, take your pick! For me it would be Tupac every time even though they both weren't incredible lyricists. Anyway, The Notorious B.I.G lived the life of crime on the streets of Brooklyn selling...

musc mu-165902: "Ready to Die" - Notorious B.I.G. was Ready to EXPLODE on the Rap Industry

Wed, 13 Nov 2002 20:44:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bigd99999 - Notorious B.I.G. -

Born Christopher Wallace, this young man from Brooklyn is now hailed as one of the greatest rappers and lyricists of all time. Though his incredible success didnt last, and his life was tragically cut short,...

musc mu-165902: When it came to Gangster Rap: Nobody did it better....

Thu, 1 Aug 2002 16:05:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sadgit - Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready to Die' is a masterpiece. Extremely well crafted and performed with an autobiographical structure to it, rather like Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'. It tells the story of Biggie Small's life.

First we begin with Biggie...

musc mu-165902: He's UNBELIEVABLE!

Wed, 25 Jul 2001 15:48:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stankwalrus - The Notorious B.I.G. was, without a doubt, the greatest lyricist who ever picked up a microphone,(sorry Rakim).Now, I know there are some Tupac fans who would hang me for that statement, but I stand by it.'Pac was the most introspective rapper I've ever...

musc mu-165902: Are You Ready?

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 11:14:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Robbie_Woody - I got this album because I am a big fan of rap and I like Biggie and 2pac a lot. There are some superb records on this album including Gimme the Loot, Juicy, Big Poppa and machine gun funk. This was the second album of biggies I bought after Life after...

musc mu-165902: It's hot

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 15:00:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ladydi7714 - Notorious Big is one of the greatest rappers of all times. All of his albums are hot. I recommend this album to any and every hip hop fan. On it he dropped such one more chance and ya know this is hot. No collection is complete with out Big in it. I...

musc mu-165902: A Classic At Heart

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 14:17:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 21Studios.com - Hmm, this must be a good album, released 6 years ago and people are still reviewing it? Well, it is a great album, showing Big's style true to the flow.

The intro is the set to the album, has Biggie being born. and a little play into his life...

musc mu-165902: Classic Hip Hop album

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:00:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Jamal2000 - I was searching tru channels one day when I heard the track "Juicy" on the radio and little did I know it was the man who really brought Eastcoast music back to the fore fronts of hip hop. From the delightful intro of the track where B.I.G...

musc mu-165902: Yeah, I'm ready

Fri, 9 Jun 2000 00:07:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ltrain - This is the first mainstream album released by the Notorious B.I.G. aka Christopher Wallace, aka Frank White, aka...these could go on forever. His other names just don't matter.

This is probably my favorite BIG album. As a founder of Bad Boy...

musc mu-165902: Ready to Die Lives

Sat, 6 May 2000 22:17:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author petemule - Ready to die is the first record that really got me into rap. I had heard it one the radio and I didn't hate it, but I wasn't a fan. Then I heard Juicy by The Notorious B.I.G. I loved that song and it is still one of my favorite songs of all time. It...

musc mu-165902: classic...

Mon, 6 Mar 2000 21:52:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author celmatic - The album that introduced us to the notorious one. I first stumbled on to this gem with the single 'Juicy'. I was listening to the Wake Up Show and heard a cat

rhyming distinctly "east-coast", but over "west-coast" beats. So I...