I was bumpin a classic hip-hop album called Ready to Die while I rode the subway last night. I’ve always known Ready to Die as a hip-hop classic, but now I really understand. Not only is the production excellent (still sounds good almost 15 years later), but Biggie paints an incredibly vivid picture of his reality.
Biggie is the greatest rapper ever. There’s no denying it. I’ll leave an example before the debate starts (who you going to throw at me? Pac?). In this verse Biggie is detailing what he sees in his neighborhood after returning from a stint in prison. As the song title says “Things Done Changed”. After you read the verse — ask yourself if you can picture it.
Remember back in the days, when niggas had waves
Gazelle shades, and corn braids
Pitchin pennies, hunnies had the high top jellies
Shootin skelly, motherfuckers was all friendly
Loungin at the barbecues, drinkin brews
With the neighborhood crews, hangin on the avenues
Turn your pagers, to nineteen ninety three
Niggaz is gettin smoked g, believe me
Talk slick, you get your neck slit quick
Cause real street niggas ain’t havin that shit
Totin techs for rep, smokin blunts in the project hallways
Shootin dice all day
Wait for niggaz to step up on some fightin shit
We get hype and shit and start lighten shit
So step away with your fist fight ways
Motherfucker this aint back in the days
But you dont hear me though
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I’ve never been one to debate the greatest, but i do prefer him over most other so called GOAT’s. No doubt he was lyrically inclined and his flow and delivery were the envy of all rappers. Too bad he was shot down basically in his prime, but surely that adds to the legend. As far as favorite rappers go (my skewed version of greatest) he is def around the top. Agree with your thoughts on Ready to Die the more i listen to that album the more i appreciate it and it’s one of those classics that you can always go to when your not sure what you want to listen to.