The greatest debut in East Coast rap history: Ready to Die moves from birth to suicide note with novelistic detail, and Biggie's flow — conversational, exact, effortlessly musical — makes every block-corner scene cinematic. "Juicy" is hip-hop's definitive rags-to-riches single; "Suicidal Thoughts" its darkest closing scene. Essential, period.
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