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內容簡介 從一名布魯克林街頭毒販搖身轉為東岸嘻哈饒舌巨星The Notorious B.I.G.,也讓吹牛老爹所開設的音樂廠牌Bad Boy,與德瑞博士一手創建的Death Row,成為全美嘻哈各居東西兩岸龍頭廠牌地位。但也如同他音樂作品裡所描述的衝突迭起的真實世界,在1997年3月9日成為槍下的犧牲者,得年僅25歲。短暫卻綻放才華的一生,讓The Notorious B.I.G.這個名字一抹神話般的色彩。生命雖然短暫,但他在1994年推出一人包辦整張專輯詞曲創作的首張專輯《Ready To Die》,帶有他最為人稱道的幽默感與觀察極其精闢的見解,只是專輯名稱竟巧合地預言日後邁向死亡的結局。全美開出600萬張的銷售量,駛入節奏藍調 嘻哈榜季軍+流行專輯榜Top15位置,獲得AllMusic+Blender+Pitchfork+滾石雜誌專輯指南+HipHopDX等傳媒全部滿分推崇,入選滾石雜誌「史上五百張經典專輯」名單、「死前必聽1001張專輯」一書中,超過20家傳媒心目中的史上經典之作!首支主打〈Juicy〉唱出金唱片佳績,接著單曲〈Big Poppa〉創下白金銷售並登記全美饒舌與舞曲榜冠軍+流行榜Top6+節奏藍調榜Top4,此曲選用在基努李維主演勵志小品「追夢高手」中;取樣Jackson 5經典〈I Want You Back〉的〈One More Chance〉,獲得全美饒舌榜+舞曲榜+節奏藍調 嘻哈榜三料冠軍!這張專輯不僅讓聲名狼藉先生成為出自東岸饒舌界第一位巨星,更成為90年代最為經典的饒舌寶典輯,不讓Dr. Dre領軍的西岸G-funk專美於前!TracklistA1. B.I.G. Live In Jamaica (Intro) 1:27A2. It Has Been Said (Featuring Eminem, Obie Trice, Diddy) 3:18A3. Spit Your Game (featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Twista) 4:10A4. Whatchu Want (featuring Jay-Z) 3:51A5. Get Your Grind On (featuring Big Pun, Fat Joe, Freeway) 5:24B6. Living The Life (featuring Bobby Valentino, Cheri Dennis, Faith Evans, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg) 4:21B7. The Greatest Rapper (Interlude) 0:08B8. 1970 Somethin' (featuring Faith Evans, The Game) 3:25B9. Nasty Girl (featuring Avery Storm, Jagged Edge, Nelly, Diddy) 4:46B10. Living In Pain (featuring 2Pac, Mary J. Blige, Nas) 4:01B11. I'm With Whateva (featuring Jagged Edge, Jim Jones (2), Juelz Santana, Lil' Wayne) 2:34C12. Beef (featuring Mobb Deep) 5:13C13. My Dad (Interlude) 0:10C14. Hustler's Story (eaturing Akon, Big Gee, Scarface) 5:47C15. Breakin' Old Habits (featuring Slim Thug, T.I.) 4:41C16. Ultimate Rush (featuring Missy Elliott) 3:47D17. Mi Casa (eaturing Charlie Wilson, R. Kelly) 4:12D18. Little Homie (Interlude) (Voice: Lil' Cease) 0:34D19. Hold Ya Head (featuring Bob Marley) 2:45D20. Just A Memory (featuring Clipse) 4:27D21. Wake Up (featuring Korn) 3:37D22. Love Is Everlasting (Outro) (voice: Voletta Wallace) 1:02E1. Want That Old Thing Back (featuring Ja Rule, Ralph Tresvant) 5:00E2. Running Your Mouth (featuring Busta Rhymes, Fabolous, Foxy Brown, Nate Dogg) 4:36"